Glossary

Acquisition

Acquisition refers to an asset that is acquired in the current accounting period.

Acquisition Cost

Acquisition Costis the Unit Cost multiplied by the Quantity.  

Asset

Any item ofeconomic valueowned by an individual orcorporation.

Asset Life

The Asset Life is the length of time you are expecting to keep the asset before retiring it.

Book Value

Book Valueis the current value of an item after depreciation has been applied and is the sum of the Total Cost plus Improvements minus the Total Depreciation amount.

Capitalized

A capitalized asset is a GASB-reportable asset that may be depreciable or non-depreciable.

Current Depreciation

Current Depreciationis the depreciation that has been applied in the current fiscal year.

Depreciable

Depreciable indicates that an asset’s decrease in value is  to be recorded as an expense over the life of the asset.

Depreciable YTD

Depreciable YTDis an asset’s decrease in value that is recorded as an expense for the current fiscal year.

Improvements Cost

Improvement Costis the cost of improvements to the asset that increase its overall value.

Non-Capitalized

A non-capitalized asset is an asset tracked for inventory only and is generally non-depreciable.

Unit Cost

Unit Costis the cost of a single item.

Salvage Value

Salvage value is the estimated resale value of an asset at the end of its useful life. It is subtracted from the Total Cost when calculating depreciation.

Total Cost

Total Costis the cost of the Asset, including the original acquisition cost and any improvements.  It is calculated by the Quantity multiplied by the Unit Cost plus Improvements.

Total depreciation

Total Depreciationis the depreciation that has been applied over the life of the asset.  It is calculated by the Age (months) of the asset and multiplyingby the Monthly Depreciation.