The roadmap

Fixed Assets Accountant

The fixed asset register from capitalization to disposal, with depreciation and impairment.

6 applied lectures in this track

Built forFor someone preparing to work as a Fixed Assets Accountant.

When you need it

The fixed asset register from capitalization to disposal, with depreciation and impairment.

The decision it supports

See the role's complete levels, choose a starting point, and know the practical evidence that closes each level before moving on.

What you receive

Fixed Assets Accountant roadmap and evidence file

The track produces a reviewable journal entry, a reconciliation that closes the difference, a written analysis supported by figures.

An example you can inspect

First-level example: Capitalize or expense

When a cost is capitalized and when it is charged to the period. Then What belongs in an asset's initial cost. It closes with a reviewable journal entry.

Continue the workflow

These are the role's levels in full. Find your starting point to see where you enter.

Your record and readiness

Find your starting point

  1. 1Capitalize or expense
    • When a cost is capitalized and when it is charged to the period.
    • What belongs in an asset's initial cost.

    Capitalisation policy: judgement before threshold83 minutes

    Asset initial cost: from invoice to readiness88 minutes

    Closes with a journal entry

  2. 2Depreciation and the register
    • Depreciation methods and choosing a useful life.
    • Agreeing the fixed asset register to the general ledger.

    Depreciation methods: component, pattern and estimate88 minutes

    Fixed-asset register: identity, movement and reconciliation88 minutes

    Closes with a reconciliation

  3. 3Impairment and disposal
    • Impairment indicators and measuring the loss.
    • The disposal entry and its effect on profit or loss.

    Asset impairment: from indicator to recoverable amount94 minutes

    Asset disposal: from handover to gain or loss89 minutes

    Closes with an analysis