Clouddex
Fixed asset and depreciation audits for manufacturers who need a register they can defend
We help New South Wales manufacturing SMEs reconcile plant registers, review useful lives, and close year-end asset packs — from 49 Boland Drive, South Ballina.
Primary engagement: Fixed Asset Register Audit
Most manufacturers reach us when the register no longer matches the floor — ghost assets, missing tooling, or an ERP migration that copied every line “to be safe.” We reconcile what is on the books with what still earns revenue.
Fixed Asset Register Audit
Line-by-line review, floor verification of material assets, and a remediation backlog finance can schedule before year-end. From AUD $3,200.
Related work we take on
When the register is sound but lives, capitalisation, or year-end movements need attention, we extend into schedules, capex classification, and close packs.
Depreciation Schedule Review
Check useful lives, residual values, and method choices against how your factory assets actually wear.
Capex Classification Audit
Separate repairs, overhauls, and capital additions so capitalisation policy matches plant reality.
Year-End Asset Rollforward
Close additions, disposals, and depreciation movements into a clean year-end pack for your accountant.
What finance leads say after the first reconciliation
Feedback from manufacturers who needed a register their accountant and plant manager could both trust.
“We cleared forty-two ghost lines before year-end. The register finally matched what was still running on the floor.”— Finance manager, coastal NSW fabrication SME
“The depreciation review gave our accountant a life schedule they could defend — not a generic template.”— Owner-operator, plastics manufacturing, Northern Rivers
Notes from the register desk
Practical writing on ghost assets, useful lives, and year-end packs for Australian manufacturers.
Ghost assets: why manufacturing registers quietly inflate
Retired lines, scrap tooling, and ERP migration leftovers stay on the books long after they leave the floor.
Useful lives that match how the factory actually runs
A three-shift press and a single-shift press should not share the same default life without a reason.
Repair or capital: decisions that start on the shop floor
Overhauls, component swaps, and like-for-like replacements need a clear capitalisation test before invoices hit the ledger.