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...

Risk Mitigation

Businesses face many risks every day. One major risk relates to managing and deploying large amounts of money while creating value for shareholders. Business property, equipment and assets represent a significant investment of money. Management of this investment...

Considerations for Conducting Effective Fixed Asset Reconciliation

Over the last decade, we have found that at a minimum 50% of fixed asset information is either inaccurate or incomplete. Therefore, the only reliable way to verify and validate fixed asset information is to conduct a physical inventory. All fixed asset inventory data...

Reconciling the Fixed Asset Register

Tracking and managing assets is an important and usually daunting task for an organization, regardless of size. Fixed assets can be defined as property that a firm owns and uses in the production of its income. Examples of fixed assets include, but are not limited to,...