# Purchase of Vehicles and Equipments

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/purchase-of-vehicles-and-equipments/6061>\
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**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/purchase-of-vehicles-and-equipments/6061 "2016-06-15T04:35:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/purchase-of-vehicles-and-equipments/6061/2 "2016-06-15T04:46:42Z")

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You would enter them as Fixed Assets - read the guides here

> [@Purchasing fixed asset](https://forum.manager.io/t/purchasing-fixed-asset/5504):
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> To enter a fixed asset you purchased, firstly you need to create the fixed asset. Go to Fixed Assets tab. Click New Fixed Asset button. Enter details of the fixed asset. Click Create button. Once you create the fixed asset, you will notice the purchase cost is zero. This is because under double-entry accounting you cannot simply enter the purchase cost without entering the actual purchase or payment transaction. Purchase of the fixed asset can be recorded under following tabs: Cash Account…

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> [@Depreciating fixed asset](https://forum.manager.io/t/depreciating-fixed-asset/5505):
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> To depreciate a fixed asset, go to the Fixed Assets tab. Click on the figure in the Accumulated Depreciation column. This will transfer you to the depreciation register for the selected asset. You can now use the New Depreciation Entry button to enter the depreciation expense amount.

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> [@Disposing fixed asset](https://forum.manager.io/t/disposing-fixed-asset/5506):
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> To dispose of fixed assets, go to the Fixed Assets tab, click the Edit button on the asset disposed of and check, Disposed fixed asset, then enter the date of disposal. This will transfer the book value of an asset to the Loss on disposal expense account and the book value on the balance sheet will be reduced to zero.

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