Calculate depreciation (FA502000)

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By using this window, you can project depreciation and depreciate fixed assets.

You can view the calculated depreciation on the Depreciation history tab of the Fixed assets (FA303000) window.

Button Description
Process Initiates the process specified in the Action field for the fixed assets you have selected in the table.
Process all Initiates the process specified in the Action field for all fixed assets listed in the table.
Schedules

In the drop-down list you have the following options:

  • Add

    This opens the Automation schedules (SM205020) window as a pop-up. Here you can create and add automation schedules. För mer information, se Schedule processing.

    Once a schedule is added to this window, the following options are also available:
  • History

    • In the dialog box that opens, select the schedule whose history you want to view, and specify the date range for which you want to view the history. Click History in the dialog box to view the history of schedule execution.
    This opens the Automation schedules (SM205020) window as a pop-up. In the Schedule ID field, select the schedule.

  • Delete
  • Delete all
  • View

In this area, you can specify the criteria to select the records to be displayed in the table.

Element Description
To period

The financial period that ends the period range for which you want to calculate depreciation expenses.

If no value is specified, the Calculate only option is selected by default in the Action field, and this field is unavailable for editing.
Action The following options are available:

  • Calculate only:

    Calculates depreciation expenses for the assets selected in the table or for all assets shown in the table (depending on whether you click Process or Process a ll in the window toolbar).

    For each fixed asset, you can view the amounts in the Calculated column on the Depreciation history tab of the Fixed assets (FA303000) window.

  • Depreciate:

    Calculates depreciation expenses and generates Calculated+ transactions for the assets selected in the table or for all assets shown in the table (depending on whether you click Process or Process all in the window toolbar).

    Once these transactions are released, their type automatically changes to Depreciation+.

    For each fixed asset, you can view the amounts in the Depreciated column on the Depreciation history tab of the Fixed assets (FA303000) window.
Branch The branch of the company to which the assets to be displayed are assigned.
Asset class The fixed asset class to which the assets to be displayed are assigned.
Parent asset The parent asset to which the assets to be displayed are assigned. A fixed asset can have only one parent asset.
Book The book to which the assets to be displayed are assigned.

In the table, you can view the list of fixed assets that meet the criteria specified in the top part.

For all listed assets or only those you select, you can perform actions to calculate depreciation and create (and, optionally, release) the related transactions.

Column Description
Branch The branch of the company where the asset is located.
Fixed asset The fixed asset, by its identifier.
Description The description of the asset.
Asset class The fixed asset class to which the fixed asset belongs.
Parent asset The parent asset to which the fixed asset is assigned.
Book The book to which the fixed asset is assigned.
Current period

The financial period starting from which the asset can be depreciated.

If this column is empty, the acquisition transaction of the asset has not been released yet; hence, you cannot depreciate the asset.
Basis

The depreciable basis, which is the amount that is allocated over the useful life of the asset.

This is a system-generated value; the amount of the depreciable basis depends on the depreciation method applied.
For some methods, the basis can be equal to the acquisition cost minus the salvage amount.
Also, you can adjust the basis amount based on the percentage of business use, and the bonus amount.
Receipt date The date of the purchase receipt document, or the date when the asset was acquired.
Useful life, years The period of time, in calendar years, during which the asset is supposed to be used.
Fixed assets account The Fixed assets account (an asset account) used to post the actual costs of the fixed asset.
Fixed assets sub. The subaccount for the associated Fixed assets account.
Tag number

The tag number of the asset.

In the Fixed assets preferences (FA101000) window, the tag number can be the same as the asset ID.
Account class The class of the fixed assets account.

Related concepts

About depreciation of fixed assets

About depreciation suspension

Related tasks

Calculate depreciation

Depreciate an asset

Suspend asset depreciation

Related windows

Fixed assets (FA303000)