Sunday, February 24, 2013

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Assets that have a useful life of more than 1 year and are used in the continuing operations of the organization.

Property - Any assets, including cash, title to which is ordinarily transferable between persons.

Plant Assets - Tangible non-current assets that are used in the operation of the business.
Examples are:
  1. Land
  2. Building
  3. Machinery 
  4. Employee parking lot
Equipment - A fixed-assets units, usually movable, accessory or supplemental to such larger items as buildings and structures; Examples are:
  1. Lighting fixture
  2. Lockers
  3. Communication devices
  4. Air conditioners.
Machinery and fixtures - Are not generally classified as equipment, although they fall under the definition. Example are:
  1. Delivery equipment
  2. Office equipment
  3. Factory equipment

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