FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING CAN BE FLEXIBLE Available to Purchase

As from this year all but the smallest companies are required to include lists of fixed assets in their current cost accounting. Whatever method used, the recording and processing of fixed assets registers is a complex matter in which the accountant is almost inevitably dependent upon the computer. Laura Tatham, who has been writing about computer‐related subjects for many years, has been delving into the subject and here describes two of the software packages which are available for fixed asset accounting.