June 2014 – Fixed Asset Inventory Projects

Verasset completes several fixed asset inventory projects bringing the second quarter to a close. A few highlights from this month; Verasset completes a fixed asset inventory and reconciliation project for a Ford Dealership. The scope of work entailed conducting a...

Mobile and Stationary RFID Readers

In our last blog post, we discussed the standardized recording of information encoded into the chip of an RFID tag. We will now explore how this information is captured for processing. End users access information encoded into the chip by detecting an RFID tag using...

Reconciliation Entry 9 – Conclusion

Generally speaking, a fixed asset register is intended to be used for depreciation reporting – not for tracking physical assets. Consequently, the vast majority of registers either don’t accommodate the detail needed to track assets or the personnel who maintain a...

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 7 – Additions

In order to reconcile capitalized fixed assets, Verasset must first conduct a physical inventory count. Prior to beginning the physical verification task, we compile a list of asset types that will be included in the physical inventory. The results from the physical...

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....