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Record Your Assets

By: John Hivern

Assets constitute of two major components - cash and physical assets. While asset management is a fairly easy task, most of us - especially those who own small businesses - do not pay much heed to this essential task. The necessity of good practice dawns on us only when the tax season is round the corner.

Healthy habits with regards to book keeping and accounting practices will always save you time and money in the long run. When dealing with your cash accounts and assets, you need to keep exact track of income and spending - irrespective of how small or insignificant the dollar value may be. Every cent added up over a period of time can make a vast sum.

If you need to submit tax to the government a good accounting practice and asset management is extremely important. You may think something may be totally insignificant, but if you get audited, even years past of slight indiscretions can come back to haunt you.

Good record keeping will also benefit you any time you need to apply for a loan or grant. You will have to know each of your assets and provide documentation and accurate records. Besides securing the loan, these practices will also identify you as a responsible member of the business community.

Often, small business owners tend to overlook certain items, not realizing that they are actually assets. Anything worth money, or that can be sold, is considered an asset. For instance, most of us know that our computer equipment is an asset, but we may overlook the desk or even the chair we're sitting on. Take a look around and see if you've missed any assets in your reconciliation.

Reporting and managing your physical assets consists of several events. One of these is depreciation. You can easily understand depreciation when you think about a car. You already know that if you bought a car in 2000 for $15,000, you won't be able to sell it for that much in 2005. In fact, the first time you drive it, the value decreases. That's what depreciation is. Other things may decrease its value, such as mileage, wear and tear, and accidents. Everything except property is an asset subject to depreciation. Property usually increases in value over time.

Therefore, small businesses need to cater to depreciation in value of the office equipment and most other equipment that has been purchased when undertaking asset valuation and management. While this process sounds overwhelming, it actually is fairly easy when assisted with the required tools and guides.

There are several types of software programs available that can help you with your asset management and book keeping. Most software is fairly user friendly and comes with good documentation so you can set it up specifically for your business with ease. If you would rather hand your asset management and accounting over to someone else entirely, you may want to consider consulting a chartered accountant.

The key to staying on top of things is to take the task of asset management and book keeping with the intensity and seriousness it deserves. Not only can small businesses benefit from properly documenting their assets, but there can be serious repercussions if they do not. Correct asset management practices is an absolute essential.

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John Hivern is the owner and operator of FTP Assets, the #1 source on the internet for information about Asset Management & Protection. For more articles on Asset Management & Protection why not visit: www.ftpasset.com/articles
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