On April 1, 2020, Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $430,000 cash as compensation for the

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On April 1, 2020, Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $430,000 cash as compensation for the forced sale of the company’s land and building, which stood in the path of a new state highway. The land and building cost $60,000 and $280,000, respectively, when they were acquired. At April 1, 2020, the accumulated depreciation relating to the building amounted to $160,000. On August 1, 2020, Estafan purchased a piece of replacement property for cash. The new land cost $90,000, and the new building cost $400,000.


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Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions on April 1 and August 1, 2020.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1119503668

17th edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfiel

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