How would you classify 'excess' property?

• A. Excess property is overstocked or not currently required and earmarked for disposal, transfer, or redistribution.
• B. Excess property is property that is in active use and fully utilized with no surplus.
• C. Excess property is damaged beyond repair and must be discarded immediately.
• D. Excess property is property that is leased to another unit.

Answer: (A)

Excess property is the surplus a unit does not currently require. It is overstocked or not required at the moment and earmarked for disposal, transfer to another unit, or redistribution to meet demand elsewhere. This classification signals that the asset can be removed from the unit’s inventory and redirected to higher-priority needs, keeping the property books accurate and assets available where they’re needed most. It differs from property in active use, which is currently needed for operations, from property damaged beyond repair, which is unserviceable and set for separate disposal, and from property leased to another unit, which is a temporary loan arrangement rather than a designation of excess.