Depreciation is used to allocate the cost of fixed assets, such as machinery and equipment, over their depreciable life. For each fixed asset, you must define how it will be depreciated.
There are two ways to post depreciation:
Manually, using the FA G/L journal or the FA journal.
Automatically, by running the Calculate Depreciation batch job.
The program can calculate daily depreciation, thus allowing you to calculate depreciation for any period. You can therefore analyze current operating results on, for example, a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
The program uses a standard year of 360 days and a standard month of 30 days in the calculation.
If a fixed asset is used by several departments, periodic depreciation can be automatically allocated to these departments according to a user-defined allocation table.
You can cancel incorrect depreciation entries. This can be done with the Cancel FA Ledger Entries batch job. After this, you can post the correct amount of depreciation by running the Calculate Depreciation batch job again.
When you correct errors, they are posted as FA error ledger entries.
Indexation is used to adjust values for general price-level changes. The Index Fixed Assets batch job can be used to recalculate the depreciation amounts.
Posting Depreciation Manually by Using FA G/L Journals
Filling In and Posting FA G/L Journals
Posting Depreciation Manually by Using FA Journals
Filling In and Posting FA Journals
Calculating Depreciation Automatically
Viewing Depreciation Ledger Entries
Canceling and Recalculating Depreciation
Viewing FA Error Ledger Entries
Fixed Assets Depreciation Methods