Fixed assets are assets that are staples of your business, like property, equipment, and plants. These assets are tangible and depreciable, and typically last for longer than one year. Understanding ...

Fixed assets sometimes represent the largest single investments for a business, so every business owner should take the time to develop fixed asset policies and procedures. Fixed asset policies should ...

Typically, a company reduces the value of its fixed assets steadily over time as its real estate, equipment, and other assets are used in the normal course of business. Sometimes, however, unexpected ...

Fixed assets are expensed over their expected lifespan, distinct from regular assets expensed immediately. A fixed asset capitalization policy clarifies how assets are treated financially within a ...

The Fixed Assets Management staff manages all financial reporting of fixed assets, including equipment, land, buildings, infrastructure (sidewalks, exterior lighting, piers, and docks, etc.), ...

Publicly traded corporations are required to publish quarterly balance sheets that allow shareholders to compare a company’s assets with its liabilities. It’s also a good practice for private ...

A business must possess enough funds to pay current financial obligations at all times to ensure continuity of business operations. Fixed-assets-to-net-worth ratio is an accounting tool that shows you ...

Allysia Finley’s “The Biden Economy Is ‘Glorious’—if You’re Wealthy” (Life Science, Nov. 4) paints too rosy a picture of return on investment during the Biden administration by adopting a narrow ...

Learn how carrying value signifies asset value on balance sheets, using formulas and examples to assess depreciation and amortization accurately.

Sustainable investors and sustainability-oriented issuers face an asset class data gap. Sustainability standards setters have designed frameworks for public equities because to date, most ESG data and ...