Accounting of asset

NANDAKUMAR.B (ACCOUNTS MANAGER) (38 Points)

16 January 2010  

Vehicle purchased by an organisation for the use of senior executive of the organisation.A voluntary contribution is received from the executive towards the cost of the asset.What is the accounting treatment of this contribution in the books of the organisation ? .Can we credit it into the "Asset " account so that the value of the asset is reduced to that extent.