# ASC 610-30-05: Other Income — Gains and Losses on Involuntary Conversions — 05 Overview and Background

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## ASC 610-30-05: 05 Overview and Background

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This Subtopic clarifies the accounting for involuntary conversions of nonmonetary assets (such as property or equipment) to monetary assets (such as insurance proceeds). Examples of such conversions are total or partial destruction or theft of insured nonmonetary assets and the condemnation of property in eminent domain proceedings.

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The terms _nonmonetary_ and _monetary_ as used in this Subtopic have the same meaning as those terms have in Topic 845.

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Although this Subtopic provides specific guidance for gains and losses resulting from involuntary conversions, the majority of other guidance for gains and losses is included in the Derecognition Section of the relevant asset or liability Topic.