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No. A deferred gain is shown as a liabilty. If it had not been deferred it would be shown as capital. Whatever is received by the seller is an asset (cash or note receivable, etc). Since this new asset is more than the basis of the asset that was sold, one must have a credit in order to balance the books.

Example Sale of land with a basis of $400,000 for a sales price of $900,000. The deferred gain is $500,000.

Note receivable 900,000

Land 400,000

Deferred Gain 500,000

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