tapsregistrering
Tapsregistrering is the systematic recording of losses or wastage within an organization, intended to support financial accounting, risk management, and compliance. It covers events such as inventory shrinkage, damaged goods, write-offs, fraud losses, and other operational losses. The term is commonly used in Danish- and Norwegian-speaking contexts as part of internal control and governance processes.
Purpose and scope: A tapsregister provides a consolidated view of losses for financial reporting, insurance claims,
Process: Loss events are detected and reported by involved departments. A responsible person assesses and quantifies
Data and records: Common fields include date, amount, currency, description, category, location, department, cause, incident reference,
Relation to other concepts: Tapsregistrering complements incident reporting, risk assessment, and internal control, and often integrates
See also: internal control, risk management, incident reporting, insurance claim, inventory management.