• Tangible assets are items that have a real physical form, the value of which may depreciate over time.

  • Tangible assets are accounted for on the balance sheet, as a rule, as long-term assets.
  • Tangible assets are usually less liquid than intangible assets, i.e. items that you cannot touch.
  • Although tangible assets usually have real value, they also carry potentially higher costs or risks such as storage, insurance, and obsolescence.
  • Examples of tangible assets include land, buildings, equipment or inventory.