What is a fixed asset?
How can I include the cost of assets in project budgets?
What is depreciation?
The two main methods of depreciation
We don’t use depreciation. What can we do?
Where are my assets?
Fixed assets are physical things that your organisation owns, such as electronic equipment, real-estate or vehicles
When you buy a fixed asset to use on a project, it might not be possible to include the total purchase value at once
The two most used methods of depreciation are called ‘straight-line’ and ‘diminishing balance’
The most common way of accounting for the value of fixed assets is depreciation, and some of the key concepts are outlined in this article. But your organisation should choose the approach that works best for you!