You should expense the equipment out as an asset and the other side of the JE will be the liability account (creating the beginig balance). The journal entry to record the purchase is shown here.Recognize that a business can borrow to purchase assets using an installment loan. THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of September. Prepare journal entries (in general journal form) to record the following. 1. The purchase of the assets. 2. The tradein value will not be part of the final journal entry but needs to be entered as a credit to balance the entry based on the limited info you provided. Select Processes > General Journal Entries. Consider all costs at time of acquisition or construction.