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International Accounting Standard 16, dealing with property, plant and equipment (PPE).
''Working capital management.''


Issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.  
(NWC days).


Net working capital days measures the length of time in days - positive or negative - between paying creditors and receiving cash from customers.


IAS 16 requires an entity to recognise an item of property, plant or equipment as an asset if, and only if:


*It is probable that the future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity; and
It is sometimes known as the ''working capital cycle''.
*The cost of the asset can be measured reliably.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Capitalise]]
* [[Cash conversion cycle]]
* [[Fixed assets]]
* [[Creditors]]
* [[IAS 38]]
* [[Net working capital]]
* [[International Financial Reporting Standards]]
* [[Operating cycle]]
* [[Other comprehensive income]]
* [[Order to cash cycle]]
* [[Property, plant and equipment]]
* [[Working capital management]]
* [[Reporting entity]]


 
[[Category:The_business_context]]
== External link ==
[[Category:Cash_management]]
[https://www.iasplus.com/en/standards/ias/ias16 IAS 16 - IAS Plus]
[[Category:Liquidity_management]]
 
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Latest revision as of 10:37, 15 July 2021

Working capital management.

(NWC days).

Net working capital days measures the length of time in days - positive or negative - between paying creditors and receiving cash from customers.


It is sometimes known as the working capital cycle.


See also