092 Equipment Rental

Expenses

Fixed

Synopsis

Account 092, Equipment Rental is established to record the cost of Renting Equipment for the dealership other than Telephone expenses, which are recorded in Account 074, Telephone.  The monthly rent or monthly provision is posted to this account.

Debits

Credits

  1. Cost of Renting Equipment other than lease and rental units

  2. Amounts charged other departments by the lease and rental department for the use of daily rental units, including those furnished to customers at no charge

 

 

Example 1

Record the monthly rental of $3,872 for the telephone system.  The $3,872 is distributed to each department as shown in the example below.

Journal: Cash Disbursements and Purchases

Entry:

 

Debit

Credit

Account 092-01

Equipment Rental – New Vehicles Department

$813

 

Account 092-02

Equipment Rental – Used Vehicles Department

$581

 

Account 092-03

Equipment Rental – Lease & Rental Department

$77

 

Account 092-05

Equipment Rental – Mechanical Department

$736

 

Account 092-06

Equipment Rental – Body Shop Department

$387

 

Account 092-07

Equipment Rental – Parts & Accessories Department

$697

 

Account 092-09

Equipment Rental – General & Administrative

$581

 

Account 300

Accounts Payable – Trade Creditors

 

$3,872

Distribution of Expenses

 

Departmental Distribution

092 Equipment Rental

New Veh.

Used Veh.

Lease & Rental

Mechanical

Body Shop

Parts & Access.

Gen & Admin.

 

01

02

03

05

06

07

09

General office furniture and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expense

Parts bins

 

 

 

 

 

Total expense

 

Postage meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expense

Used car lot signs

 

Total expense

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture and equipment used in new vehicle department

Total expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental of vehicles for company use other than as lease and rental units

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Vehicles assigned

Dealership identification sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expense

Charges by the lease and rental department for use of a daily rental unit furnished to a service customer at no charge

 

 

 

 

Department benefited

 

Department benefited

 

 

Comments

When the need arises to Rent specialized Equipment the rental cost is charged to the Department that benefits from the usage of the equipment.  If two (2) or more Departments share the equipment, then the rental cost should be pro-rated to each respective Department based on usage.