diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
index 8e0512801b..5c21954d6d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ use App\Helpers\StorageHelper;
 use App\Http\Requests\UploadFileRequest;
 use App\Models\Actionlog;
 use App\Models\AssetModel;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\StreamedResponse;
 
 class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
 {
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
      *@since [v1.0]
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      */
-    public function store(UploadFileRequest $request, $modelId = null)
+    public function store(UploadFileRequest $request, $modelId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (! $model = AssetModel::find($modelId)) {
             return redirect()->route('models.index')->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.does_not_exist'));
@@ -54,10 +56,8 @@ class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
      * @param  int $modelId
      * @param  int $fileId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($modelId = null, $fileId = null)
+    public function show($modelId = null, $fileId = null) : StreamedResponse | Response | RedirectResponse
     {
         $model = AssetModel::find($modelId);
         // the asset is valid
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
      * @param  int $modelId
      * @param  int $fileId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($modelId = null, $fileId = null)
+    public function destroy($modelId = null, $fileId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $model = AssetModel::find($modelId);
         $this->authorize('update', $model);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BulkAssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BulkAssetModelsController.php
index 672fc30079..36b21178b0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BulkAssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BulkAssetModelsController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Models\AssetModel;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 class BulkAssetModelsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -15,9 +16,8 @@ class BulkAssetModelsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.7]
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function edit(Request $request)
+    public function edit(Request $request) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $models_raw_array = $request->input('ids');
 
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ class BulkAssetModelsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.7]
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function update(Request $request)
+    public function update(Request $request): View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', AssetModel::class);
       
@@ -104,9 +103,8 @@ class BulkAssetModelsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function destroy(Request $request)
+    public function destroy(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('delete', AssetModel::class);
       
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
index c6a51f1b03..df3bc5dce5 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
-use App\Models\Category as Category;
+use App\Models\Category;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This class controls all actions related to Categories for
@@ -24,10 +26,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see CategoriesController::getDatatable() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         // Show the page
         $this->authorize('view', Category::class);
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see CategoriesController::store() method that stores the data
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         // Show the page
         $this->authorize('create', Category::class);
@@ -60,10 +58,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @see CategoriesController::create() method that makes the form.
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Category::class);
         $category = new Category();
@@ -90,10 +86,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @see CategoriesController::postEdit() method saves the data
      * @param int $categoryId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($categoryId = null)
+    public function edit($categoryId = null) : RedirectResponse | View
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Category::class);
         if (is_null($item = Category::find($categoryId))) {
@@ -111,11 +105,9 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @see CategoriesController::getEdit() method that makes the form.
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
      * @param int $categoryId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @since [v1.0]
      */
-    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $categoryId = null)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $categoryId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Category::class);
         if (is_null($category = Category::find($categoryId))) {
@@ -149,10 +141,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param int $categoryId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($categoryId)
+    public function destroy($categoryId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('delete', Category::class);
         // Check if the category exists
@@ -177,11 +167,9 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see CategoriesController::getDataView() method that generates the JSON response
      * @param $id
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @since [v1.8]
      */
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Category::class);
         if ($category = Category::find($id)) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CheckInOutRequest.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CheckInOutRequest.php
index 6dd7e4aba3..328553eb49 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CheckInOutRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CheckInOutRequest.php
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ trait CheckInOutRequest
 {
     /**
      * Find target for checkout
-     * @return SnipeModel        Target asset is being checked out to.
      */
-    protected function determineCheckoutTarget()
+    protected function determineCheckoutTarget() : ?SnipeModel
     {
         // This item is checked out to a location
         switch (request('checkout_to_type')) {
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ trait CheckInOutRequest
      * @param  SnipeModel $target Target with location
      * @return Asset        Asset being updated
      */
-    protected function updateAssetLocation($asset, $target)
+    protected function updateAssetLocation($asset, $target) : Asset
     {
         switch (request('checkout_to_type')) {
             case 'location':
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CompaniesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CompaniesController.php
index 646f2c4384..589832af72 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CompaniesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CompaniesController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use App\Models\Company;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Companies for
@@ -21,10 +23,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Abdullah Alansari] [<ahimta@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Company::class);
 
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Abdullah Alansari] [<ahimta@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Company::class);
 
@@ -52,10 +50,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      * @author [Abdullah Alansari] [<ahimta@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Company::class);
 
@@ -81,10 +77,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      * @author [Abdullah Alansari] [<ahimta@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
      * @param int $companyId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($companyId)
+    public function edit($companyId) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($item = Company::find($companyId))) {
             return redirect()->route('companies.index')
@@ -103,10 +97,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      * @since [v1.8]
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
      * @param int $companyId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $companyId)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $companyId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($company = Company::find($companyId))) {
             return redirect()->route('companies.index')->with('error', trans('admin/companies/message.does_not_exist'));
@@ -135,10 +127,8 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
      * @author [Abdullah Alansari] [<ahimta@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
      * @param int $companyId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($companyId)
+    public function destroy($companyId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($company = Company::find($companyId))) {
             return redirect()->route('companies.index')
@@ -165,7 +155,7 @@ final class CompaniesController extends Controller
             ->with('success', trans('admin/companies/message.delete.success'));
     }
 
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Company::class);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsController.php
index 43d2fbfab1..42f6c212db 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use App\Models\CustomField;
 use App\Models\CustomFieldset;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Custom Asset Fields for
@@ -25,10 +27,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('view', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      * @see CustomFieldsController::storeField()
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v5.1.5]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show()
+    public function show() : RedirectResponse
     {
         return redirect()->route('fields.index');
     }
@@ -60,10 +58,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      * @see CustomFieldsController::storeField()
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create(Request $request)
+    public function create(Request $request) : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
         $fieldsets = CustomFieldset::get();
@@ -82,10 +78,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      * @see CustomFieldsController::createField()
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(CustomFieldRequest $request)
+    public function store(CustomFieldRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -144,10 +138,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v3.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function deleteFieldFromFieldset($field_id, $fieldset_id)
+    public function deleteFieldFromFieldset($field_id, $fieldset_id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $field = CustomField::find($field_id);
 
@@ -176,10 +168,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($field_id)
+    public function destroy($field_id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if ($field = CustomField::find($field_id)) {
             $this->authorize('delete', $field);
@@ -202,10 +192,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param  int $id
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit(Request $request, $id)
+    public function edit(Request $request, $id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         if ($field = CustomField::find($id)) {
 
@@ -241,7 +229,7 @@ class CustomFieldsController extends Controller
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(CustomFieldRequest $request, $id)
+    public function update(CustomFieldRequest $request, $id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $field = CustomField::find($id);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsetsController.php
index 64ba9dfb1c..b68fa57767 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CustomFieldsetsController.php
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ use App\Models\AssetModel;
 use App\Models\CustomField;
 use App\Models\CustomFieldset;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
-use Redirect;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Custom Asset Fields for
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ use Redirect;
 class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
 {
 
-    public function index() 
+    public function index() : RedirectResponse
     {
         return redirect()->route("fields.index")
         ->with("error", trans('admin/custom_fields/message.fieldset.does_not_exist'));
@@ -34,11 +33,9 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @param int $id
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @since [v1.8]
      */
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $cfset = CustomFieldset::with('fields')
             ->where('id', '=', $id)->orderBy('id', 'ASC')->first();
@@ -70,10 +67,8 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -126,10 +121,8 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param  int  $id
      * @since [v6.0.14]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($id)
+    public function edit($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -147,10 +140,8 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param  int  $id
      * @since [v6.0.14]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    public function update(Request $request, $id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', CustomField::class);
 
@@ -175,10 +166,8 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @param  int $id
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($id)
+    public function destroy($id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $fieldset = CustomFieldset::find($id);
 
@@ -203,9 +192,8 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [Brady Wetherington] [<uberbrady@gmail.com>]
      * @since [v1.8]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function associate(Request $request, $id)
+    public function associate(Request $request, $id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $set = CustomFieldset::find($id);
 
@@ -232,7 +220,7 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v5.0]
      */
-    public function makeFieldRequired($fieldset_id, $field_id)
+    public function makeFieldRequired($fieldset_id, $field_id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', CustomField::class);
         $field = CustomField::findOrFail($field_id);
@@ -250,7 +238,7 @@ class CustomFieldsetsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v5.0]
      */
-    public function makeFieldOptional($fieldset_id, $field_id)
+    public function makeFieldOptional($fieldset_id, $field_id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', CustomField::class);
         $field = CustomField::findOrFail($field_id);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
index 2366503c64..fc01c496c2 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 
 /**
@@ -21,9 +22,8 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         // Show the page
         if (auth()->user()->hasAccess('admin')) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentsController.php
index 51de30c88e..5818435deb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentsController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use App\Models\Department;
 use App\Models\Company;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
@@ -26,10 +27,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @see AssetController::getDatatable() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index(Request $request)
+    public function index(Request $request) : View
     {
         $this->authorize('index', Department::class);
         $company = null;
@@ -46,10 +45,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Department::class);
         $department = new Department;
@@ -74,10 +71,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $id
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $department = Department::find($id);
 
@@ -96,10 +91,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see DepartmentsController::postCreate() method that validates and stores the data
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Department::class);
 
@@ -112,10 +105,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $locationId
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($id)
+    public function destroy($id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($department = Department::find($id))) {
             return redirect()->to(route('departments.index'))->with('error', trans('admin/departments/message.not_found'));
@@ -146,10 +137,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @see LocationsController::postCreate() method that validates and stores
      * @param int $departmentId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($departmentId = null)
+    public function edit($departmentId = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($item = Department::find($departmentId))) {
             return redirect()->back()->with('error', trans('admin/locations/message.does_not_exist'));
@@ -167,10 +156,8 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      * @see LocationsController::postCreate() method that validates and stores
      * @param int $departmentId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $id)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($department = Department::find($id))) {
             return redirect()->route('departments.index')->with('error', trans('admin/departments/message.does_not_exist'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
index f453e4998e..57ad35fea5 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Models\Depreciation;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Depreciations for
  * the Snipe-IT Asset Management application.
@@ -21,14 +22,10 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @see DepreciationsController::getDatatable() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Depreciation::class);
-
-        // Show the page
         return view('depreciations/index');
     }
 
@@ -38,10 +35,8 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @see DepreciationsController::postCreate()
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Depreciation::class);
 
@@ -56,10 +51,8 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @see DepreciationsController::postCreate()
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Depreciation::class);
 
@@ -87,10 +80,8 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @see DepreciationsController::postEdit()
      * @param int $depreciationId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($depreciationId = null)
+    public function edit($depreciationId = null) : RedirectResponse | View
     {
         // Check if the depreciation exists
         if (is_null($item = Depreciation::find($depreciationId))) {
@@ -110,11 +101,9 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @see DepreciationsController::getEdit()
      * @param Request $request
      * @param int $depreciationId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, $depreciationId = null)
+    public function update(Request $request, $depreciationId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         // Check if the depreciation exists
         if (is_null($depreciation = Depreciation::find($depreciationId))) {
@@ -146,10 +135,8 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param int $depreciationId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($depreciationId)
+    public function destroy($depreciationId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         // Check if the depreciation exists
         if (is_null($depreciation = Depreciation::withCount('models as models_count')->find($depreciationId))) {
@@ -175,10 +162,8 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
      * @see DepreciationsController::postEdit()
      * @param int $depreciationId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         if (is_null($depreciation = Depreciation::find($id))) {
             // Redirect to the blogs management page
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleAuthController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleAuthController.php
index 6f5d02fde9..d873491c5b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleAuthController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleAuthController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class GoogleAuthController extends Controller
         return Socialite::driver('google')->redirect();
     }
 
-    public function handleGoogleCallback()
+    public function handleGoogleCallback() : RedirectResponse
     {
         try {
             $socialUser = Socialite::driver('google')->user();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
index 9cb68e3a7a..a85cabf246 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Models\Group;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to User Groups for
@@ -22,11 +23,9 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @see GroupsController::getDatatable() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index(): View
     {
-        // Show the page
         return view('groups/index');
     }
 
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @see GroupsController::postCreate()
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function create(Request $request)
+    public function create(Request $request) : View
     {
         $group = new Group;
         // Get all the available permissions
@@ -56,9 +54,8 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net]
      * @see GroupsController::getCreate()
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         // create a new group instance
         $group = new Group();
@@ -80,9 +77,8 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @see GroupsController::postEdit()
      * @param int $id
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function edit($id)
+    public function edit($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $group = Group::find($id);
 
@@ -104,9 +100,8 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @see GroupsController::getEdit()
      * @param int $id
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, $id = null)
+    public function update(Request $request, $id = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (! $group = Group::find($id)) {
             return redirect()->route('groups.index')->with('error', trans('admin/groups/message.group_not_found', ['id' => $id]));
@@ -132,10 +127,8 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      * @see GroupsController::getEdit()
      * @param int $id
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function destroy($id)
+    public function destroy($id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (! config('app.lock_passwords')) {
             if (! $group = Group::find($id)) {
@@ -154,10 +147,9 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param $id
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      * @since [v4.0.11]
      */
-    public function show($id)
+    public function show($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $group = Group::find($id);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
index dcdd937429..c498f09926 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use App\Models\Asset;
 use App\Models\Location;
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
-
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Locations for
  * the Snipe-IT Asset Management application.
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see LocationsController::getDatatable() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         // Grab all the locations
         $this->authorize('view', Location::class);
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see LocationsController::postCreate() method that validates and stores the data
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Location::class);
 
@@ -62,10 +58,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @see LocationsController::getCreate() method that makes the form
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Location::class);
         $location = new Location();
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
         $location->zip = $request->input('zip');
         $location->ldap_ou = $request->input('ldap_ou');
         $location->manager_id = $request->input('manager_id');
-        $location->user_id = Auth::id();
+        $location->user_id = auth()->id();
         $location->phone = request('phone');
         $location->fax = request('fax');
 
@@ -100,10 +94,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @see LocationsController::postCreate() method that validates and stores
      * @param int $locationId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($locationId = null)
+    public function edit($locationId = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Location::class);
         // Check if the location exists
@@ -121,11 +113,9 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @see LocationsController::getEdit() method that makes the form view
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
      * @param int $locationId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @since [v1.0]
      */
-    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $locationId = null)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $locationId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Location::class);
         // Check if the location exists
@@ -163,10 +153,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $locationId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($locationId)
+    public function destroy($locationId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('delete', Location::class);
         if (is_null($location = Location::find($locationId))) {
@@ -202,9 +190,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $id
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function show($id = null)
+    public function show($id = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $location = Location::find($id);
 
@@ -215,7 +202,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
         return redirect()->route('locations.index')->with('error', trans('admin/locations/message.does_not_exist'));
     }
 
-    public function print_assigned($id)
+    public function print_assigned($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
 
         if ($location = Location::where('id', $id)->first()) {
@@ -240,9 +227,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $locationId
      * @since [v6.0.14]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function getClone($locationId = null)
+    public function getClone($locationId = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Location::class);
 
@@ -263,7 +249,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
     }
 
 
-    public function print_all_assigned($id)
+    public function print_all_assigned($id) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         if ($location = Location::where('id', $id)->first()) {
             $parent = Location::where('id', $location->parent_id)->first();
@@ -282,9 +268,8 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v6.3.1]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postBulkDelete(Request $request)
+    public function postBulkDelete(Request $request) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $locations_raw_array = $request->input('ids');
 
@@ -315,9 +300,10 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v6.3.1]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
+
      */
-    public function postBulkDeleteStore(Request $request) {
+    public function postBulkDeleteStore(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
+    {
         $locations_raw_array = $request->input('ids');
 
         if ((is_array($locations_raw_array)) && (count($locations_raw_array) > 0)) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ManufacturersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ManufacturersController.php
index 78b7a04407..8e979e3896 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ManufacturersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ManufacturersController.php
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use App\Models\Actionlog;
-use App\Models\Asset;
 use App\Models\Manufacturer;
-use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
-use Redirect;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Manufacturers for
@@ -29,13 +27,10 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see Api\ManufacturersController::index() method that generates the JSON response
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('index', Manufacturer::class);
-
         return view('manufacturers/index');
     }
 
@@ -45,10 +40,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see ManufacturersController::store()
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Manufacturer::class);
 
@@ -62,10 +55,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @see ManufacturersController::create()
      * @since [v1.0]
      * @param ImageUploadRequest $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Manufacturer::class);
         $manufacturer = new Manufacturer;
@@ -92,10 +83,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @see ManufacturersController::update()
      * @param int $manufacturerId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function edit($manufacturerId = null)
+    public function edit($manufacturerId = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         // Handles manufacturer checks and permissions.
         $this->authorize('update', Manufacturer::class);
@@ -116,11 +105,9 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @see ManufacturersController::getEdit()
      * @param Request $request
      * @param int $manufacturerId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $manufacturerId = null)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $manufacturerId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Manufacturer::class);
         // Check if the manufacturer exists
@@ -157,10 +144,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $manufacturerId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function destroy($manufacturerId)
+    public function destroy($manufacturerId) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('delete', Manufacturer::class);
         if (is_null($manufacturer = Manufacturer::withTrashed()->withCount('models as models_count')->find($manufacturerId))) {
@@ -197,10 +182,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @param int $manufacturerId
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($manufacturerId = null)
+    public function show($manufacturerId = null) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Manufacturer::class);
         $manufacturer = Manufacturer::find($manufacturerId);
@@ -220,10 +203,8 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v4.1.15]
      * @param int $manufacturers_id
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function restore($id)
+    public function restore($id) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('delete', Manufacturer::class);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 6791cab303..f1e3c257c5 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
-
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to User Profiles for
  * the Snipe-IT Asset Management application.
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getIndex()
+    public function getIndex() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('self.profile');
         $user = auth()->user();
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postIndex(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function postIndex(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('self.profile');
         $user = auth()->user();
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v4.0]
      */
-    public function api(): \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
+    public function api(): View
     {
         // Make sure the self.api permission has been granted
         if (!Gate::allows('self.api')) {
@@ -97,21 +96,17 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
     /**
      * User change email page.
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function password()
+    public function password() : View
     {
         $user = auth()->user();
-        
         return view('account/change-password', compact('user'));
     }
 
     /**
      * Users change password form processing page.
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function passwordSave(Request $request)
+    public function passwordSave(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         if (config('app.lock_passwords')) {
             return redirect()->route('account.password.index')->with('error', trans('admin/users/table.lock_passwords'));
@@ -178,9 +173,8 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getMenuState(Request $request)
+    public function getMenuState(Request $request) : void
     {
         if ($request->input('state') == 'open') {
             $request->session()->put('menu_state', 'open');
@@ -195,9 +189,8 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @author A. Gianotto
      * @since [v6.0.12]
-     * @return Illuminate\View\View
      */
-    public function printInventory()
+    public function printInventory() : View
     {
         $show_user = auth()->user();
 
@@ -215,9 +208,8 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @author A. Gianotto
      * @since [v6.0.12]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function emailAssetList()
+    public function emailAssetList() : RedirectResponse
     {
 
         if (!$user = User::find(auth()->id())) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
index 16c2c33893..3752c36bb4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Models\Accessory;
 use App\Models\Actionlog;
 use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
+use App\Models\Category;
 use App\Models\AssetMaintenance;
 use App\Models\CheckoutAcceptance;
 use App\Models\CustomField;
@@ -14,17 +16,16 @@ use App\Models\License;
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Notifications\CheckoutAssetNotification;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use League\Csv\Reader;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\StreamedResponse;
 use League\Csv\EscapeFormula;
 use App\Http\Requests\CustomAssetReportRequest;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
-
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Reports for
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     * @since [v1.0]
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
     */
-    public function getAccessoryReport()
+    public function getAccessoryReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     * @since [v1.0]
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
-    public function exportAccessoryReport()
+    public function exportAccessoryReport() : Response
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $accessories = Accessory::orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')->get();
@@ -104,9 +105,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     *
     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
     * @since [v1.0]
-    * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
     */
-    public function getDeprecationReport()
+    public function getDeprecationReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $depreciations = Depreciation::get();
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     * @deprecated Server-side exports have been replaced by datatables export since v2.
     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
     * @since [v1.0]
-    * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
-    public function exportDeprecationReport()
+    public function exportDeprecationReport() : Response
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         // Grab all the assets
@@ -197,12 +196,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v4.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function audit()
+    public function audit() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
-
         return view('reports/audit');
     }
 
@@ -212,9 +209,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     *
     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
     * @since [v1.0]
-    * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
     */
-    public function getActivityReport()
+    public function getActivityReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -226,9 +222,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v5.0.7]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function postActivityReport(Request $request)
+    public function postActivityReport(Request $request) : StreamedResponse
     {
         ini_set('max_execution_time', 12000);
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
@@ -328,9 +323,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getLicenseReport()
+    public function getLicenseReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $licenses = License::with('depreciation')->orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')
@@ -346,9 +340,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     * @deprecated Server-side exports have been replaced by datatables export since v2.
     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
     * @since [v1.0]
-    * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
-    public function exportLicenseReport()
+    public function exportLicenseReport() : Response
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $licenses = License::orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')->get();
@@ -398,9 +391,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
     * @see ReportsController::postCustomReport() method that generates the CSV
     * @since [v1.0]
-    * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
-    public function getCustomReport()
+    public function getCustomReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $customfields = CustomField::get();
@@ -414,9 +406,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @see ReportsController::getCustomReport() method that generates form view
      * @since [v1.0]
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function postCustom(CustomAssetReportRequest $request)
+    public function postCustom(CustomAssetReportRequest $request) : StreamedResponse
     {
         ini_set('max_execution_time', env('REPORT_TIME_LIMIT', 12000)); //12000 seconds = 200 minutes
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
@@ -681,15 +672,15 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
             }
 
             if (($request->filled('created_start')) && ($request->filled('created_end'))) {
-                $created_start = \Carbon::parse($request->input('created_start'))->startOfDay();
-                $created_end = \Carbon::parse($request->input('created_end'))->endOfDay();
+                $created_start = Carbon::parse($request->input('created_start'))->startOfDay();
+                $created_end = Carbon::parse($request->input('created_end'))->endOfDay();
 
                 $assets->whereBetween('assets.created_at', [$created_start, $created_end]);
             }
 
             if (($request->filled('checkout_date_start')) && ($request->filled('checkout_date_end'))) {
-                $checkout_start = \Carbon::parse($request->input('checkout_date_start'))->startOfDay();
-                $checkout_end = \Carbon::parse($request->input('checkout_date_end',now()))->endOfDay();
+                $checkout_start = Carbon::parse($request->input('checkout_date_start'))->startOfDay();
+                $checkout_end = Carbon::parse($request->input('checkout_date_end',now()))->endOfDay();
 
                 $actionlogassets = Actionlog::where('action_type','=', 'checkout')
                                               ->where('item_type', 'LIKE', '%Asset%',)
@@ -700,9 +691,9 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
             }
 
             if (($request->filled('checkin_date_start'))) {
-                $checkin_start = \Carbon::parse($request->input('checkin_date_start'))->startOfDay();
+                $checkin_start = Carbon::parse($request->input('checkin_date_start'))->startOfDay();
                         // use today's date is `checkin_date_end` is not provided
-                $checkin_end = \Carbon::parse($request->input('checkin_date_end', now()))->endOfDay();
+                $checkin_end = Carbon::parse($request->input('checkin_date_end', now()))->endOfDay();
 
                 $assets->whereBetween('assets.last_checkin', [$checkin_start, $checkin_end ]);
             }
@@ -713,8 +704,8 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
             }
 
             if (($request->filled('last_audit_start')) && ($request->filled('last_audit_end'))) {
-                    $last_audit_start = \Carbon::parse($request->input('last_audit_start'))->startOfDay();
-                    $last_audit_end = \Carbon::parse($request->input('last_audit_end'))->endOfDay();
+                    $last_audit_start = Carbon::parse($request->input('last_audit_start'))->startOfDay();
+                    $last_audit_end = Carbon::parse($request->input('last_audit_end'))->endOfDay();
 
                     $assets->whereBetween('assets.last_audit_date', [$last_audit_start, $last_audit_end]);
             }
@@ -1015,11 +1006,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     /**
      * getImprovementsReport
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function getAssetMaintenancesReport()
+    public function getAssetMaintenancesReport() : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -1029,11 +1019,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     /**
      * exportImprovementsReport
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function exportAssetMaintenancesReport()
+    public function exportAssetMaintenancesReport() : Response
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         // Grab all the improvements
@@ -1090,13 +1079,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     /**
      * getAssetAcceptanceReport
      *
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
-
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function getAssetAcceptanceReport($deleted = false)
+    public function getAssetAcceptanceReport($deleted = false) : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $showDeleted = $deleted == 'deleted';
@@ -1132,11 +1118,9 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * sentAssetAcceptanceReminder
      *
      * @param integer|null $acceptanceId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function sentAssetAcceptanceReminder(Request $request)
+    public function sentAssetAcceptanceReminder(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -1190,11 +1174,9 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * sentAssetAcceptanceReminder
      *
      * @param integer|null $acceptanceId
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function deleteAssetAcceptance($acceptanceId = null)
+    public function deleteAssetAcceptance($acceptanceId = null) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -1213,11 +1195,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     /**
      * Exports the AssetAcceptance report to CSV
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    public function postAssetAcceptanceReport($deleted = false)
+    public function postAssetAcceptanceReport($deleted = false) : Response
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $showDeleted = $deleted == 'deleted';
@@ -1284,7 +1265,7 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    protected function getCheckedOutAssetsRequiringAcceptance($modelsInCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance)
+    protected function getCheckedOutAssetsRequiringAcceptance($modelsInCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance) : View
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $assets = Asset::deployed()
@@ -1304,11 +1285,11 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    protected function getModelsInCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance($assetCategoriesRequiringAcceptance)
+    protected function getModelsInCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance($assetCategoriesRequiringAcceptance) : array
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
-        return array_pluck(Model::inCategory($assetCategoriesRequiringAcceptance)
+        return array_pluck(AssetModel::inCategory($assetCategoriesRequiringAcceptance)
                                  ->select('id')
                                  ->get()
                                  ->toArray(), 'id');
@@ -1321,7 +1302,7 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    protected function getCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance()
+    protected function getCategoriesThatRequireAcceptance() : array
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
@@ -1334,11 +1315,10 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
     /**
      * getAssetsCheckedOutRequiringAcceptance
      *
-     * @return array
      * @author  Vincent Sposato <vincent.sposato@gmail.com>
      * @version v1.0
      */
-    protected function getAssetsCheckedOutRequiringAcceptance()
+    protected function getAssetsCheckedOutRequiringAcceptance() : array
     {
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index 0fa3084109..8f1324e938 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function getSetupIndex()
+    public function getSetupIndex() : View
     {
         $start_settings['php_version_min'] = false;
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @return bool This method will return true when exceptions (such as curl exception) is thrown.
      * Check the log files to see more details about the exception.
      */
-    protected function dotEnvFileIsExposed()
+    protected function dotEnvFileIsExposed() : bool
     {
         try {
             return Http::timeout(10)
@@ -153,12 +154,11 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * Save the first admin user from Setup.
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
-     *
      * @since [v3.0]
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postSaveFirstAdmin(SetupUserRequest $request)
+    public function postSaveFirstAdmin(SetupUserRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
+    {
     {
         $user = new User();
         $user->first_name = $data['first_name'] = $request->input('first_name');
@@ -214,10 +214,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v3.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getSetupUser()
+    public function getSetupUser() : View
     {
         return view('setup/user')
             ->with('step', 3)
@@ -230,10 +228,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v3.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getSetupDone()
+    public function getSetupDone() : View
     {
         return view('setup/done')
             ->with('step', 4)
@@ -247,10 +243,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v3.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getSetupMigrate()
+    public function getSetupMigrate() : View
     {
         Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
         if ((! file_exists(storage_path().'/oauth-private.key')) || (! file_exists(storage_path().'/oauth-public.key'))) {
@@ -270,10 +264,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index() : View
     {
         $settings = Setting::getSettings();
 
@@ -286,10 +278,9 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getEdit()
+    public function getEdit() : View
+
     {
         $setting = Setting::getSettings();
 
@@ -302,10 +293,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getSettings()
+    public function getSettings() : View
     {
         $setting = Setting::getSettings();
 
@@ -318,10 +307,9 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postSettings(Request $request)
+    public function postSettings(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
+
     {
         if (is_null($setting = Setting::getSettings())) {
             return redirect()->to('admin')->with('error', trans('admin/settings/message.update.error'));
@@ -375,10 +363,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getBranding()
+    public function getBranding() : View
     {
         $setting = Setting::getSettings();
 
@@ -391,10 +377,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View | \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postBranding(ImageUploadRequest $request)
+    public function postBranding(ImageUploadRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         // Something has gone horribly wrong - no settings record exists!
         if (is_null($setting = Setting::getSettings())) {
@@ -493,10 +477,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
      */
-    public function getSecurity()
+    public function getSecurity() : View
     {
         $setting = Setting::getSettings();
 
@@ -509,10 +491,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      *
      * @since [v1.0]
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function postSecurity(Request $request)
+    public function postSecurity(Request $request) : RedirectResponse
     {
         $this->validate($request, [
             'pwd_secure_complexity' => 'array',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetModelRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetModelRequest.php
index 9872be4d26..eee32933e2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetModelRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetModelRequest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
 use App\Models\Category;
-use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 
 class StoreAssetModelRequest extends ImageUploadRequest
 {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ class StoreAssetModelRequest extends ImageUploadRequest
      */
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
-        return true;
+        return Gate::allows('create', new AssetModel);
     }
 
     public function prepareForValidation(): void