{"id":63370,"date":"2026-08-05T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myntwork.com\/en-us\/?page_id=51054"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:15:37","slug":"capital-expenditure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myntwork.com\/en-us\/resources\/glossary\/capital-expenditure\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Expenditure (CapEx)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Capital Expenditure (CapEx)<\/strong> is expenditure on assets or improvements expected to provide benefit over more than one accounting period.<\/p>\n<h2>What it means in a workplace context<\/h2>\n<p>Purchased furniture may be treated as CapEx depending on policy, thresholds and applicable accounting rules.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>It affects budgets and approval routes and is often compared with leasing or other financing structures.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions to ask<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What decision or requirement does Capital Expenditure (CapEx) support?<\/li>\n<li>Which evidence or record is required?<\/li>\n<li>Who owns the information and keeps it current?<\/li>\n<li>How does it affect furniture selection, service or future change?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Applying the concept<\/h2>\n<p>When Capital Expenditure (CapEx) is part of a commercial comparison, state the term, ownership position, payment assumptions, included services and end-of-term route. Confirm organisation-specific treatment with advisers.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Myntwork resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/leasing-finance\/\">Leasing &amp; Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/leasing-finance\/office-furniture-leasing\/\">Office Furniture Leasing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/leasing-finance\/buying-vs-leasing-office-furniture\/\">Buying vs Leasing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Using the term in furniture management<\/h2>\n<p>Furniture management can make Capital Expenditure (CapEx) easier to apply by linking products, locations, documents, service actions and lifecycle events. The level of detail should be proportionate to product value, operational risk and the decisions the organisation needs to make.<\/p>\n<p>Review records after a move, repair, refurbishment or reporting cycle. 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