6950 Loss on Disposal of Assets

The loss recognized when you sell or scrap a fixed asset for less than its net book value.

In Solo Superstars

Computed by the Fixed assets page when disposal proceeds fall short of cost minus accumulated depreciation.

Example

Scrap a laptop with 300 of book value left for nothing: debit 6950 300.

Codes shown are the defaults a new workspace starts with. Yours may be renamed or renumbered — check Accounting › Chart of accounts. See the full default chart.

Also called

  • loss on sale

Related

  • Disposal — Selling, scrapping or giving away a fixed asset. Removes its cost and accumulated depreciation and books any gain or loss.
  • Gain / loss on disposal — The difference between what you got for a fixed asset and its net book value. Gain is other income; loss is other expense.
  • 4950 Gain on Disposal of Assets — Income recognized when you sell or scrap a fixed asset for more than its net book value.
  • Chart of accounts — The list of buckets your money can be sorted into: assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, expenses. New workspaces start with a default set you can rename or extend.
  • Default chart — The chart of accounts every new workspace starts with, numbered the way QuickBooks users expect. Yours may have been renamed or extended since.

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