What is the types of assets?

by Nirmala 2010-04-06 14:45:25

There are three types of assets
1. Fixed assets
Those assets which will be used by the company for a long period of time.
a) Tangible assets: those assets which we can see and touch and exp Land & Buildings, Plant & Machinery,Furniture, fixtures and fittings
b) Intangible assets: Those assets which we can't see and touch like Goodwill, Patents, Copyrights, Trade Mark etc
2. Current assets
Those assets which can be easily converted into cash within one year like cash in hand, cash at bank, Bills receivable, stock etc
3. Fictitious assets:
its not the actual assets , its the expenditure occurred at the tine of commencement of firm ( capital expenditure )like preliminary expenses, discount on issue on debenture/shares, underwriting commission etc

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