About this Course
Topics covered include:
Basic understanding of accounting for fixed assets;
The accounting cycle for fixed assets;
Posting transactions to record the acquisition of fixed assets;
Determining the useful life of a fixed asset;
Calculating and posting depreciation;
Posting transactions for the sale or disposition of a fixed asset.
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
Define what a fixed asset is;
Recognize how to Post transactions for the acquisition of fixed assets;
Identify the useful life of an asset;
Recognize how to calculate depreciation;
Recognize how to post transactions for the disposition of fixed assets;
Differentiate depreciation methods;
Recognize types of fixed assets are depreciated over 10 years for tax purposes;
Identify the 2018 & 2019 limit for bonus depreciation;
Recognize true statements regarding asset impairment;
Identify components of the COSO internal control framework;
Recognize types of intangible assets.