diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
index 8b81947d2a..637d13d61d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectlist(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->authorize('view', AssetModel::class);
 
         $assetmodels = AssetModel::select([
             'models.id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
index 3a21e80290..4d5a1b2a4f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ class CompaniesController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectlist(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->authorize('view', Company::class);
 
         $companies = Company::select([
             'companies.id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
index a899708ee7..7acd3f5976 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectlist(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->authorize('view', Department::class);
 
         $departments = Department::select([
             'id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
index 21c99810a1..9b35148cc0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectlist(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->authorize('view', Manufacturers::class);
 
         $manufacturers = Manufacturer::select([
             'id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
index 288b6b3c2d..96a1efe224 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class SuppliersController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectlist(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->authorize('view', Supplier::class);
 
         $suppliers = Supplier::select([
             'id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index 810d610d67..125c91bd7d 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
         $setting->labels_fontsize = $request->input('labels_fontsize');
         $setting->labels_pagewidth = $request->input('labels_pagewidth');
         $setting->labels_pageheight = $request->input('labels_pageheight');
+        $setting->labels_display_company_name = $request->input('labels_display_company_name', '0');
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index 75c8343267..1dafcfd450 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
   */
     protected $injectUniqueIdentifier = true;
 
+    // We set these as protected dates so that they will be easily accessible via Carbon
     protected $dates = [
         'created_at',
         'updated_at',
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
      * @param User $user
      * @param User $admin
      * @param Carbon $checkout_at
-     * @param null $expected_checkin
+     * @param Carbon $expected_checkin
      * @param string $note
      * @param null $name
      * @return bool
@@ -710,7 +711,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
    */
     public function scopeInModelList($query, array $modelIdListing)
     {
-        return $query->whereIn('model_id', $modelIdListing);
+        return $query->whereIn('assets.model_id', $modelIdListing);
     }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/Notifications/CheckoutNotification.php b/app/Notifications/CheckoutNotification.php
index a0f44baf10..8a5512aa91 100644
--- a/app/Notifications/CheckoutNotification.php
+++ b/app/Notifications/CheckoutNotification.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class CheckoutNotification extends Notification
                 'first_name' => $target->present()->fullName(),
                 'item_name' => $item->present()->name(),
                 'checkout_date' => $item->last_checkout,
-                'expected_checkin' => $item->expected_checkin,
+                'expected_checkin' => $item->expected_checkin->format('Y-m-d'),
                 'item_tag' => $item->asset_tag,
                 'note' => $this->params['note'],
                 'item_serial' => $item->serial,
diff --git a/database/migrations/2017_11_08_123942_labels_display_company_name.php b/database/migrations/2017_11_08_123942_labels_display_company_name.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e4d018ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2017_11_08_123942_labels_display_company_name.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class LabelsDisplayCompanyName extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('labels_display_company_name')->default(0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function ($table) {
+            $table->dropColumn(
+                'labels_display_company_name'
+            );
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/labels.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/labels.blade.php
index 9e3994037b..cbfb1f4449 100644
--- a/resources/views/hardware/labels.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/labels.blade.php
@@ -112,28 +112,32 @@
       @endif
 
     <div class="qr_text">
-        <div class="pull-left">
         @if ($settings->qr_text!='')
+        <div class="pull-left">
             <strong>{{ $settings->qr_text }}</strong>
             <br>
-        @endif
         </div>
+        @endif
+        @if (($settings->labels_display_company_name=='1') && ($asset->company))
         <div class="pull-left">
+        	C: {{ $asset->company->name }}
+        </div>
+        @endif
         @if (($settings->labels_display_name=='1') && ($asset->name!=''))
+        <div class="pull-left">
             N: {{ $asset->name }}
-        @endif
         </div>
-        <div class="pull-left">
+        @endif
         @if (($settings->labels_display_tag=='1') && ($asset->asset_tag!=''))
-            T: {{ $asset->asset_tag }}
-        @endif
-        </div>
         <div class="pull-left">
-        @if (($settings->labels_display_serial=='1') && ($asset->serial!=''))
-            S: {{ $asset->serial }}
+            T: {{ $asset->asset_tag }}
+        </div>
+        @endif
+        @if (($settings->labels_display_serial=='1') && ($asset->serial!=''))
+        <div class="pull-left">
+            S: {{ $asset->serial }}
+        </div>
         @endif
-         </div>
-
     </div>
 
     @if ((($settings->alt_barcode_enabled=='1') && $settings->alt_barcode!=''))
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_cost.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_cost.blade.php
index c1fdca4e2a..3f94ac64f4 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_cost.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_cost.blade.php
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 <!-- Purchase Cost -->
 <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('purchase_cost') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
-   <label for="purchase_cost" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('general.purchase_cost') }} </label>
-   <div class="col-md-2">
-       <div class="input-group">
-           <span class="input-group-addon">
+    <label for="purchase_cost" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('general.purchase_cost') }}</label>
+    <div class="col-md-9">
+        <div class="input-group col-md-3" style="padding-left: 0px;">
+            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="purchase_cost" id="purchase_cost" value="{{ Input::old('purchase_cost', \App\Helpers\Helper::formatCurrencyOutput($item->purchase_cost)) }}" />
+            <span class="input-group-addon">
                 @if (isset($currency_type))
-                {{ $currency_type }}
+                    {{ $currency_type }}
                 @else
-               {{ $snipeSettings->default_currency }}
-               @endif
-           </span>
-           <input class="col-md-2 form-control" type="text" name="purchase_cost" id="purchase_cost" value="{{ Input::old('purchase_cost', \App\Helpers\Helper::formatCurrencyOutput($item->purchase_cost)) }}" />
-           {!! $errors->first('purchase_cost', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
-       </div>
-   </div>
+                    {{ $snipeSettings->default_currency }}
+                @endif
+            </span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-md-9" style="padding-left: 0px;">
+            {!! $errors->first('purchase_cost', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_date.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_date.blade.php
index 6e721bcbe5..783f654b65 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_date.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/purchase_date.blade.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <label for="purchase_date" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('general.purchase_date') }}</label>
    <div class="input-group col-md-3">
         <div class="input-group date" data-provide="datepicker" data-date-format="yyyy-mm-dd"  data-autoclose="true">
-            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_date') }}" name="purchase_date" id="purchase_date" value="{{ Input::old('purchase_date', $item->purchase_date) }}">
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_date') }}" name="purchase_date" id="purchase_date" value="{{ Input::old('purchase_date', $item->purchase_date->format('Y-m-d')) }}">
             <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i></span>
        </div>
        {!! $errors->first('purchase_date', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/labels.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/labels.blade.php
index 68ee1ba61c..e3409c4c11 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/labels.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/labels.blade.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                                 {{ Form::label('labels_per_page', trans('admin/settings/general.labels_per_page')) }}
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-9">
-                                {{ Form::text('labels_per_page', Input::old('labels_per_page', $setting->labels_per_page), array('class' => 'form-control','style' => 'width: 100px;')) }}
+                                {{ Form::text('labels_per_page', Input::old('labels_per_page', $setting->labels_per_page), ['class' => 'form-control','style' => 'width: 100px;']) }}
                                 {!! $errors->first('labels_per_page', '<span class="alert-msg">:message</span>') !!}
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-2 form-group">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_fontsize', Input::old('labels_fontsize', $setting->labels_fontsize), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_fontsize', Input::old('labels_fontsize', $setting->labels_fontsize), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.text_pt') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_width', Input::old('labels_width', $setting->labels_width), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_width', Input::old('labels_width', $setting->labels_width), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.width_w') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group" style="margin-left: 10px">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_height', Input::old('labels_height', $setting->labels_height), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_height', Input::old('labels_height', $setting->labels_height), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.height_h') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_display_sgutter', Input::old('labels_display_sgutter', $setting->labels_display_sgutter), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_display_sgutter', Input::old('labels_display_sgutter', $setting->labels_display_sgutter), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.horizontal') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group" style="margin-left: 10px">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_display_bgutter', Input::old('labels_display_bgutter', $setting->labels_display_bgutter), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_display_bgutter', Input::old('labels_display_bgutter', $setting->labels_display_bgutter), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.vertical') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -115,21 +115,21 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group">
                                 <div class="input-group" style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_top', Input::old('labels_pmargin_top', $setting->labels_pmargin_top), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_top', Input::old('labels_pmargin_top', $setting->labels_pmargin_top), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.top') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_right', Input::old('labels_pmargin_right', $setting->labels_pmargin_right), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_right', Input::old('labels_pmargin_right', $setting->labels_pmargin_right), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.right') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group" style="margin-left: 10px; ">
                                 <div class="input-group" style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_bottom', Input::old('labels_pmargin_bottom', $setting->labels_pmargin_bottom), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_bottom', Input::old('labels_pmargin_bottom', $setting->labels_pmargin_bottom), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.bottom') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_left', Input::old('labels_pmargin_left', $setting->labels_pmargin_left), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pmargin_left', Input::old('labels_pmargin_left', $setting->labels_pmargin_left), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.left') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pagewidth', Input::old('labels_pagewidth', $setting->labels_pagewidth), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pagewidth', Input::old('labels_pagewidth', $setting->labels_pagewidth), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.width_w') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-3 form-group" style="margin-left: 10px">
                                 <div class="input-group">
-                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pageheight', Input::old('labels_pageheight', $setting->labels_pageheight), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+                                    {{ Form::text('labels_pageheight', Input::old('labels_pageheight', $setting->labels_pageheight), ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
                                     <div class="input-group-addon">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.height_h') }}</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -168,17 +168,21 @@
                             <div class="col-md-9">
                                 <div class="checkbox">
                                     <label>
-                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_name', '1', Input::old('labels_display_name',   $setting->labels_display_name),array('class' => 'minimal')) }}
+                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_name', '1', Input::old('labels_display_name',   $setting->labels_display_name),['class' => 'minimal']) }}
                                         {{ trans('admin/hardware/form.name') }}
                                     </label>
                                     <label>
-                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_serial', '1', Input::old('labels_display_serial',   $setting->labels_display_serial),array('class' => 'minimal')) }}
+                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_serial', '1', Input::old('labels_display_serial',   $setting->labels_display_serial),['class' => 'minimal']) }}
                                         {{ trans('admin/hardware/form.serial') }}
                                     </label>
                                     <label>
-                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_tag', '1', Input::old('labels_display_tag',   $setting->labels_display_tag),array('class' => 'minimal')) }}
+                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_tag', '1', Input::old('labels_display_tag',   $setting->labels_display_tag),['class' => 'minimal']) }}
                                         {{ trans('admin/hardware/form.tag') }}
                                     </label>
+                                    <label>
+                                        {{ Form::checkbox('labels_display_company_name', '1', Input::old('labels_display_company_name',   $setting->labels_display_company_name),['class' => 'minimal']) }}
+                                        {{ trans('admin/companies/table.name') }}
+                                    </label>
                                 </div> <!--/.CHECKBOX-->
                             </div> <!--/.col-md-9-->
                         </div> <!--/.form-group-->