Replacement proposal accounting

Ankit (Auditor) (51 Points)

27 May 2011  

dear all..

help me out in this situation..

my company is having a machine, suppose wdv is 100

now it is outdated and a new machine is purchased, for say500 and the new machine is purchased in exchange of the old machine.

bill received is of 450(reducing50 on account of exchange of old asset ) but the bill does not anywhere show that there is an exchange.

What shud be the accounting treatment of the new and the old asset.