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Tools
Are small tools fixed assets or expenses? I purchased a blade that cost $70. These tools I need for machines to run production.
most of the time is a different tool. It could be industrial needles or different parts for machines, and costs vary from $5.00 - $200
I have an account set up as:
Expense - Repairs and Maintenance
It is different but it might fall under the same account category. If I build an extra room inside my warehouse, I purchased all the materials, and to me sounds like it could be an expense although a fixed asset because in the end it became a small room/building.
- wall & roof sheathing.
- Framing materials.
- Fasteners.
- Interior and exterior finishing materials.
- Plumbing materials and fixtures.
- Materials for the electrical system.
- Windows and doors.
And if we paid a licensed electrician and plumber to do couple job in the warehouse would the transaction be recorded as
contract labor - expense
or Expense - Repair and maintenance?.
Thank you in advance.
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Does the purchase effect the value of the asset? I would say no to blades and needles, thus an expense: repairs and maintenance; or, small tools - things you would not depreciate and have no effect on the long term value of the fixed asset to which they are being applied. The combination of the construction materials equates into a fixed asset and would be entered into the fixed asset account. Now, I would hope that the building is worth more than the sum of the materials - talk to your accountant about how to factor this in.