Dr. Unrealized loss on investment in Company B (P&L)
Cr. Investment in Company B (B/S)
[Debit] Cash / bank xxxx [Credit] Sale of donated asset xxxx
Debit fixed assetsCredit donations / retained earnings
Debit loss accountCredit cash / bank
no entry needed
[Debit] Cash [Credit] Donations
[Debit] Cash / bank xxxx [Credit] Sale of donated asset xxxx
Debit fixed assetsCredit donations / retained earnings
Debit loss accountCredit cash / bank
no entry needed
Journal entry is the basic transaction to record the business transaction and without journal entry no record can be maintained.
[Debit] Cash [Credit] Donations
[Debit] Donated Car [Credit] Owner equity or retained earnings
A journal records what you're findings are
You record he credit entry for transaction (a) 5/1 in the journal as
debit equipmentcredit donation
[Debit] Donated Assets [Credit] Retained Earning / OE
To record a journal entry in QuickBooks, go to the Company menu, select Make General Journal Entries, enter the date and journal entry number, choose the accounts to debit and credit, input the amounts, and save the entry.