Reconciliation Entry 8 – Establishing Conventions for Bundled FAR Entries

In the last entry, we touched upon register adjustments related to additions. Potential adjustments can also be associated with (but are not limited to): Removal of an asset that could not be verified during the physical count (referred to as a write down or write...

Reconciliation Entry 6 – Bundled Entries in the Fixed Asset Register

Reconciling physical assets to ledger entries, also known as matching, can take on a variety of forms. In fact, the reason to reorganize and categorize asset registers as an initial first step is to aid later on when attempting to compare and match records to assets....

ReconciliationMethods

As discussed earlier in this blog series, the first step in reconciliation consists of exact matching of physical assets to logical records using unique identifiers, such as the manufacturer serial number. Once all possible matches are made using this means,...

Fixed Asset Reconciliation and Verification – Part 1

A typical Verasset service engagement entails conducting a physical inventory of fixed assets, asset tagging, capturing information, and reconciling the installed fixed assets to financial records such as a fixed asset register. We begin by thoroughly planning the...

Physical Inventory Entry 4 – Defining and Automating the Data Collection Process

When planning the data capture attributes of a physical inventory, there are various levels of optimization and automation that can streamline the process. First and foremost, pre-populating mobile inventory data collection devices with existing data sources (such as...

Optimizing the Asset Life Cycle Entry #6 – Disconnect in the FAR Entry

In order to purchase new assets, a purchase order is created and submitted to a vendor. As the vendor delivers against the purchase order, packing lists and invoices are generated and remitted to the company making the purchase. The packing list is usually affixed to...