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Asset

In financial accounting, an asset is any resource owned or controlled by a business or an economic entity. It is anything (tangible or intangible) that can be used to produce positive economic value. Assets represent the value of ownership that can be converted into cash (although cash itself is also considered an asset). The balance sheet of a firm…

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Asset

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples78
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Asset

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related to Formal definition · 8
Asset → America, An, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, IFRS, International Financial Reporting Standards, The, United States, US GAAP
related to Accounting · 7
Asset → An, CF, Control, In, It, The, The IFRS
related to Fixed assets · 7
Asset → Accumulated, Also, IT, PP, These, They, This
related to Tangible assets · 7
Asset → As, Depreciation, Industrial, Many, Tangible, The, This
related to Characteristics · 5
Asset → An, CON, E17, It, The
related to Intangible assets · 5
Asset → Intangible, These, They, US GAAP, Websites
related to Current assets · 4
Asset → Current, In, On, Such
related to Long-term investments · 4
Asset → Investments, Long-term, Often, This
see also · 4
Asset → Application, Assets, AUM, Market
is a · 3
Asset → asset that can reasonably be expected to be sold, asset that irreversibly declines in value over time, present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events

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assets current accounting tangible intangible financial economic value cash balance sheet investments also fixed used include business equipment goodwill resource

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Assetis apresent economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events0.90text
Assetis aasset that can reasonably be expected to be sold0.90text
Assetis aasset that irreversibly declines in value over time0.90text
twelve months.ClassificationUnder International Financial Reporting Standardsinstance ofQuick assets are those that can be quickly turned into cash if necessary and may not be used for a substantial period of time0.80text
an asset is classified as current if it is expected to be realizedinstance ofQuick assets are those that can be quickly turned into cash if necessary and may not be used for a substantial period of time0.80text
soldinstance ofQuick assets are those that can be quickly turned into cash if necessary and may not be used for a substantial period of time0.80text
or consumed in the entity's normal operating cycleinstance ofQuick assets are those that can be quickly turned into cash if necessary and may not be used for a substantial period of time0.80text
bondsinstance ofInvestments in securities0.80text
common stockinstance ofInvestments in securities0.80text
or long-term notesInvestments in fixed assets not used in operationsinstance ofInvestments in securities0.80text
manufacturinginstance ofSectors0.80text
medicalinstance ofSectors0.80text

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