Creighton University
Accounting Procedures
PROCEDURE TITLE: | Accounting for Asset Inventory | PROCEDURE NUMBER: | FAPR 03 |
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DATE ISSUED: | July 1, 1993 | DATE REVISED: | April 8, 2011 |
OVERVIEW
Just as it is important to record all assets acquired by Creighton, it is equally important to update the financial system whenever there is a disposal or change in location of a fixed asset. The disposal process should be coordinated through the Purchasing Department, as specified in the Purchasing Policy & Procedure Manual in section 4.6, but the attached procedures are provided as additional guidance.
REQUIRED FORM(S)
PROCESSING STEPS
DISPOSALS
When the department determines that a tagged asset is to be disposed, it should initially contact the Purchasing Department (See FAPL 04) to discuss disposal alternatives, including sale, re-assignment to another department, donation to a charitable organization, or scrapping. Once an alternative is determined, an Asset Disposal/Move Form should be completed by the Department and forwarded to the Controller's Office. Without this notification, the department will continue to be responsible for the equipment as reported in the inventory system.
MOVES
If a fixed asset is being moved from one room to another, to another building, to/from storage, or to another department, the Department should complete an Asset Disposal/Move Form. Whe completed the form should sent directly to the Property Accounting Assistant in the Controller's Office after the move has been completed.