Property Accountability
Policies and Procedures for Property Accountability
Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 10 June 2002
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SUMMARY of CHANGE
AR 735–5 Policies and Procedures for Property Accountability This revision-o Changes the term "sensitive items" to "controlled inventory item" (paras 1429a(2) and 14-29a(4)(a)). Changes the dollar value of discrepancies that are not reported on inventory adjustment reports (IARs) from $50.00 to $1,000.00 in extended line item value (para 14-29a(4)). Changes the requirement for causative research on IARs from inventory discrepancies resulting in adjustment from over $500.00 to over $1,000.00 in extended line item value (para 14-29c). Changes the goal for inventory adjustments (both gains and losses) for all IARs from less than 2.5 percent of the dollar value to less than 5 percent of the dollar value of the requisitioning object (RO) during the fiscal year (paras 14-29e and 14-29g). Adds condition code changes, re-identification, and pseudoreceipts to administrative IARs that are not included in the total when determining whether the goal of 5 percent has been achieved (para 14-29h(5),(6) and(7)). Adds the terms “causative research” and “controlled inventory items” to the glossary (glossary, sect II). Revision dated 31 January 1998-Identifies the statutory authority and DoD accounting policy that policies and procedures contained in this regulation are based on (para 1-4). Expands the basic requirements for conducting inventories to include property on hand at USAMC Accountable Supply Distribution Activities and Depots, supplies stored by a supply support activity, supplies at the user level accounted for on property book records, real property, and Army War Reserve 3 stocks (para 2-6). Adds, under responsibility, a new type of responsibility, i.e., custodial responsibility, providing the definition and obligations (para 2-8d). Identifies installed carpeting