7.3.4.3
Capital Assets
Shasta Head Start Child Development, Inc. will classify all assets with an initial purchase value of $5,000 or greater and a useful life greater than one year as a capital asset. These assets will be included on the company’s capital asset inventory schedule.
Capital Inventory Management
All managers responsible for company assets will be provided access to the capital asset electronic inventory binder share file. It is the responsibility of the manager to ensure the accuracy of the inventory file is maintained. All inventory changes occurring during the fiscal year must be documented by a capital asset addition, capital asset retirement, or capital asset transfer form.
Every two years an inventory will be taken of all capital assets. This inventory will be conducted by the Fiscal department and a report will be issued outlining any discrepancies identified during the inventory count. The report will be certified by the Chief Financial Officer and will include the date the inventory was completed, and the accounting records adjusted for any corrections.
Capital Assets Additions
- The Purchasing Agent completes and saves a capital asset addition form for all capital assets received to the shared folder. Large outdoor items may not have a tag, make note of this in the comments section
- The Purchasing Agent gives an asset tag to the Manager when a capital asset is received. It is the responsibility of the Manager to affix a VISIBLE inventory tag to each capital assets addition
Capital Asset Transfers
- A transfer is the moving of an asset from one location to another location
- The Manager with the asset listed in their capital assets schedule and the receiving manager will complete a form together saving it to the shared folder
- Complete a maintenance request to transfer the asset to the other location if necessary
Capital Asset Retirement
- A retirement is an asset that is no longer operational or has become obsolete. Only items on the capital assets schedule are retired
- The Manager with the asset listed in their capital assets schedule meeting the retirement criteria should contact accounting to verify the retirement of an asset
- Once verified by accounting, the manager should fill out the capital asset retirement form and save a copy to the share folder, complete a maintenance request for disposal of the asset
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