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AR 710-4 — PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY
AR 710-4: property book accounting, organizational supply, responsibility for property. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 710-4 addresses property accountability. Its contents cover organizational supply operations, property book accounting, responsibility for property, disposition, and inventories. Soldiers searching for hand receipts or leaders taking over equipment need to distinguish accountability records from the separate question of financial liability after a loss.
The verified edition includes an appendix on best practices for hand receipt holders and chapters on assigning responsibility and evaluating inventories. Those sections provide a useful path into a large publication. Start with the property involved and the responsibility being transferred, then review the relevant official procedures and records with supply personnel. AR 735-5 addresses property loss and financial liability, while AR 750-1 addresses maintenance. GreenBook can help organize follow-up tasks, but it is not a property book system and cannot transfer custody, certify an inventory, or determine an individual's liability.
- Property book accounting
- Organizational supply
- Responsibility for property
- Hand receipts
- Inventories and disposition
Who commonly uses it
Hand receipt holders, supply personnel, commanders, and leaders preparing inventories or responsibility transfers.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 12: Assigning Responsibility for Property
- Appendix D: Best Practices for Hand Receipt Holders
Common questions
What regulation covers Army property accountability?
AR 710-4 covers property accountability, including property book procedures, responsibilities, and inventories. Read the official edition for the property and transaction involved.
Which reference covers liability after property loss?
AR 735-5 addresses property loss and financial liability. Accountability and liability are connected but distinct questions, so consult both when appropriate.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 710-4
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-4
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2026-04-15
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2026-04-15
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 710-4, 12/26/2023. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
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Related publications
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- Equipment accountability and PMCS guide
Keep a working picture of equipment and faults alongside official supply and maintenance records.