just about any company ’s balance sheet‚ somewhere between the ’Current Assets ’ and ’Current Liabilities ’ sections is a collection of long-lived‚ revenue-producing assets broken up into two categories - ’Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment ’ (PP&E) and ’Intangible Assets ’. PP&E often contains such non-current assets as land and buildings‚ motor vehicles‚ office equipment‚ computers‚ and plant and machinery. Intangible Assets is a much broader category including anything from copyrights and patents
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Assets 2 (Intangible Assets) Based on Week 4 Due Week 5 (due 25th March) NOTE: Provide references for your answers and quote where you have written something that is word-for-word from a source Textbook Questions (15 marks): Challenging Question 29 (5 marks) Inglis Ltd has a number of taxi licences that are shown in the financial statements at cost. Can these licences be revalued to fair value and‚ if so‚ do they also need to be subject to periodic amortisation? Yes‚ if these taxi licenses
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Tangible and Intangible Assets Jennifer Geolfos July 19‚ 2012 ACC291 Mary Larsen Tangible and Intangible Assets Tangible and intangible assets include everything listed under total assets on the balance sheet. “Assets consist of resources a business owns‚” (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2010‚ p. 12). Tangible assets would include land‚ land improvements‚ buildings‚ and equipment. These types of asset would be classified as fixed assets. “Intangible assets are rights‚ privileges‚ and
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Current and noncurrent assets There are two main categories that assets can fall in‚ and those are current assets and noncurrent assets. Assets are valuables such as cash‚ inventory‚ trademarks‚ and property. Current and noncurrent assets differ from one another in several ways. The main difference among current assets and noncurrent assets is the time it takes for them to liquidate when needed. The order of liquidity is presented on the balance sheet in the order of the amount of time it takes
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ECONOMIC AND ACCOUNTING ASSETS Assets are the resources of a business organization that were acquired in a market transaction and that will provide future economic benefits to the organization. It is important to understand the distinction between assets that are recorded and those that are not. The definition of assets above reflects two criteria: they (1) were acquired in a market transaction‚ and (2) will provide future economic benefits to the corporation. Accountants typically rely heavily
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and Noncurrent Assets Current Assets A current asset is an asset such as cash‚ receivables‚ or inventory that can be converted into cash‚ consumed‚ or sold within a year’s time or a normal operating business cycle. These assets are listed on a company’s balance sheet as cash‚ unexpired insurance‚ accounts receivable‚ supplies‚ etc. and are expect to leave the balance sheet in the near future. Current assets get used up quickly and are used to pay current liabilities. Current assets are involved in
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Long-Lived Assets Long-term assets are defined as resources with economic lives of more than a year that a business possesses and uses in generating revenue. The cost of long-term assets is recognized as an expense in the accounting periods in which the assets are used. The cost of all Long-Lived Assets that decline in value will through use and/or the passage of time will have their cost allocated to the periods that receive benefit. So‚ if a piece of machinery is expected to have an economic
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CHAPTER 6 ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT: DETERMINING AND MEASURING INTEREST RATES AND CONTROLLING INTEREST-SENSITIVE AND DURATION GAPS Goals of This Chapter: The purpose of this chapter is to explore the options bankers have today for dealing with risk – especially the risk of loss due to changing interest rates – and to see how a bank’s management can coordinate the management of its assets with the management of its liabilities in order to achieve the institution’s goals. Key Topic In This Chapter
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Current Asset Management Profitability and liquidity are the two ultimate twin goals of any firm. But these two often give rise to conflicts since liquid assets give the lowest returns. If firms don’t care about profit‚ they can’t endure for a longer period. Likewise‚ if they don’t care about liquidity‚ they may face insolvency or worse‚ bankruptcy. Thus‚ there must be a trade off between the two objectives. For these reasons‚ working capital management which involves the relationship between current
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Net Assets Value per Units Continue Assets 1- Cash:- A- Cash in Bank. (Bank Statement from Bank All Accounts KD-USD-EURO-YEN ) . B- Cash on hand. (Any Amount takes Management Fund Real Estate Maintenance Expenses in the Building). C- Unclear Cheques. (Any Check Not Respond By Bank). 1-Total Cash 2- Investment:- A- Investment in Real Estate. (Cost Building + Evaluation
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