When a fixed asset is capitalized at the time of installation, it simply means that the asset's total cost is gradually "depreciated," or amortized over future periods instead of expensing the total ...

If you run a business that uses depreciable fixed assets and you prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, impairment of an asset can impact your ...

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TO PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH GUIDANCE ON WHEN and how to recognize a liability for asset retirement obligations, FASB issued Statement no. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. The statement ...

Charities blend nonprofit missions with for-profit strategies for clarity in financial reporting. Understanding the statement of activities helps track net assets in charities. Calculate a charity's ...

Until recently, lenders have taken a “less is more” approach to collecting asset documentation, and understandably so. The process of requesting, reviewing and (often) re-requesting statements can be ...

Charities and other nonprofit organizations are known best for the charitable causes they serve, but increasingly, they are using strategies and techniques borrowed from the for-profit business world.