Brian Beers is a digital editor, writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and content expert with 15+ years of experience writing about corporate finance & accounting, fundamental analysis, and investing.

Tangible assets are physical items a company or individual owns that have monetary value and can be touched or felt. This distinguishes them from intangible assets, such as patents and copyrights, ...

Here are a few examples of line items on a balance sheet. Total assets should equal total liabilities and shareholders' equity. This is because of the way accounts are credited and debited under ...

Examples of intellectual property include patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, or unique ideas. While some of these assets are recorded on a company's balance sheet, the true market ...

Costs can be capitalised when they are recorded on the balance sheet as an asset. For example, the cost of new factories might be capitalised, in recognition of the long-term value they will bring ...

The inaugural Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit brought together industry leaders to explore key trends shaping private credit and fund finance.