by Verasset | Feb 12, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Asset Reconciliation, Asset Reconciliation Verification, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Depreciation, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Fixed Asset Register
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...
by Verasset | Feb 3, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Asset Reconciliation, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Depreciation, Fixed Asset Inventory, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Fixed Asset Register, Latest News, Physical Inventory
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...
by Verasset | Jan 31, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Inventory, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Latest News, Physical Inventory
There is a fine line between what information is helpful to capture, versus what is practical. To better understand this, there are two competing factors in conducting a successful physical inventory. These are ACCURACY and TIMING. Accuracy is the single most...
by Verasset | Jan 28, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Asset Reconciliation, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Inventory, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Fixed Asset Register, Latest News, Physical Inventory
The ideal scenario is to maintain a single shared database (asset database) whereby assets are tracked and managed. This data source would also serve to align (or link) information related to each asset with other information sources, such as purchasing, shipping and...
by Verasset | Jan 22, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Asset Reconciliation, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Depreciation, Fixed Asset Inventory, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Fixed Asset Register, Latest News, Physical Inventory
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...
by Verasset | Jan 20, 2014 | Asset Life Cycle, Capital Asset Management, Fixed Asset Depreciation, Fixed Asset Inventory, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Asset Reconciliation, Fixed Asset Register, Latest News, Physical Inventory
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...