Terminology of the Asset Life Cycle – Entry 4

While information can take many forms and be used for many reasons, our focus will be placed on the bare minimum required to track, manage and report on capitalized fixed assets.  It is equally important to identify several terms we will use. These include purchase...

Control Points in the Fixed Asset Life Cycle – Entry 3

Within this series, we will follow the flow of two practices: Purchasing and Shipping/Receiving, within the typical fixed asset life cycle. The procedural focus will be deliberately narrow. We are using these two stages within the life cycle as they represent control...

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...