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Preparing for asset retirement.

Randall W Luecke1, Alan Reinstein

  • 1School of Business, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. randall.luecke@csagroup.org

Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
|May 9, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Organizations must recognize asset retirement obligations when incurred, even if far before retirement. This includes future hazardous material disposal costs for assets like medical equipment.

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Area of Science:

  • Accounting Standards
  • Financial Reporting
  • Environmental Liability

Background:

  • Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143 mandates liability recognition for asset retirement obligations.
  • Obligations may be incurred long before an asset's planned retirement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explain the requirements of SFAS No. 143 regarding asset retirement obligations.
  • To highlight the timing of liability recognition for future disposal costs.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of SFAS No. 143 requirements.
  • Examination of practical implications for organizations.

Main Results:

  • Organizations must recognize a liability at the time the asset retirement obligation is incurred.
  • Future costs, such as for hazardous medical equipment disposal, are included.

Conclusions:

  • SFAS No. 143 necessitates proactive financial recognition of future asset retirement costs.
  • Compliance requires accounting for environmental legal obligations associated with asset disposal.

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