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Key Difference – Monetary vs Nonmonetary Assets An asset is a resource with economic value that is owned or controlled by a company. Monetary and nonmonetary assets are one important classification of assets. The key difference between monetary and nonmonetary assets is that monetary assets can be readily converted into a fixed amount of […]
Financial Assets vs Physical Assets Assets are commonly known as anything with a value that represent economic resources or ownership that can be converted into something of value such as cash. Financial assets and physical assets, both represent such ownerships of value, even though they are very different to each other based on their […]
Liability vs Asset Ask anyone in your circle about the assets he has, and invariably the answers would include home and car. But, is your car and asset for you? Or for that matter, your home, which you have bought after taking a loan from a bank? Most people remains confused and cannot answer this […]
Capital vs Asset Words like capital and asset are very frequently encountered by accountants and those involved in preparing financial statements of businesses. These are related concepts because of which sometimes people get confused whether it is capital or an asset that is the correct term to be utilized in the financial statement. There is […]
Book Value vs Market Value Balance sheet of a company is like a medical report of a person and it clearly indicates the health of the company. A profitable balance sheet shows that the company is in good shape and the vice versa. There are several critical things mentioned in the balance sheet and book […]
Tangible vs Intangible Tangible and Intangible are terms very commonly used in accounting to refer to two types of assets. Difference between tangible and intangible is simple as tangible is something that has a physical existence and can be seen whereas intangible is something that cannot be seen. For example water is tangible while air […]
Depreciation vs Amortization Depreciation and Amortization are two terms that are commonly seen and used in accounting and finance but are often misunderstood. While both refer to the same process of estimation of an asset’s useful life, there is a difference between depreciation and amortization which this article intends to make clear. All items, whether […]
