What is the journal entry for sale of a fixed asset, including payoff of a mortgage loan and net gain on the transaction? I'm going to show you a way to record the sale of a financed asset uh in QuickBook so you can record the gain rate record the cash you get.You can use the Check or Expense option to record the asset that you purchased. Make sure to set up the account on your Chart of Accounts first. Should I use a Journal entry again and get rid of the asset and diminish my Loan to 0 and only then dispose the Fixed asset? I have a client in the US who has sold off a part of their business. This is technically an asset sale but I cannot do the typical journal entries. Required: Show the journal entries to record this asset disposal transaction. Answer: Loss on Sale of Machinery Journal Entry. Journalize entries for sale of assets.