Learn about fixed assets in accounting, including types like property and equipment, and how they're recorded on balance ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee ...

Fixed assets are items used by businesses to help produce income and often have significant value. Fixed assets differ from other business expenses such as paper or ink because the items are used over ...

Among the important characteristics of accounting information is the clarity of the financial data being reported and evaluated by owners and managers. Sometimes, a few simple numbers may paint the ...

The fixed asset custodian plays an important role in maintaining the accuracy of the data contained within the University's fixed asset system. The Office of the Comptroller relies on the custodians ...

Ask most people about the developments in the software markets for fixed asset management, and the responses will fall into two areas - the move toward a Web-based application service provider model ...

In the previous article of this series, we took a look at one of the components of a balance sheet - 'Source of funds' and what its key constituents are. In the next few articles, we will take a look ...