Depreciation Calculation

Access this report using Reports>Fixed Assets>Depreciation Calculation.

Use this report to print the untransferred calculated, adjusted, and disposed depreciation. The information contained in this report is derived from the calculations and adjustments made using Activities>Fixed Assets>Calculate Depreciation, Review/Adjust Depreciation, and Enter Disposals.

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Column Description

Calculation ID

The ID assigned for the calculation using Activities>Fixed Assets>Calculate Depreciation.

Calculation Date

The date assigned for the calculation using the Calculate Depreciation form.

Date

The date based on the depreciation type. The only date displayed is for Calculated Depreciation. This date is not available for Adjusted Depreciation (A) or Disposed Depreciation (D).

Acquisition Code

Represents a group of assets acquired at the same time. It was selected on the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Assets>Asset tab.

Location Code

Represents the location of an asset. It was selected on the Asset tab.

Responsibility Code

Represents the group or person responsible for the asset. It was selected on the Asset tab.

Valuation Code

Represents the method used to determine the value of the asset, such as cost, donated, and fair market value. It was selected on the Asset tab.

Category

The category associated with the Asset ID. Categories were created on the Asset tab.

Asset ID

The ID assigned to the asset on the Asset tab.

Description

The description assigned to the asset on the Asset tab.

Status

The status assigned to the asset on the Asset tab.

Acquisition Date

The date the asset was obtained. This date was entered on the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Assets>Asset tab.

Cost or Basis

The cost or basis of the asset. This amount was entered using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Assets> Depreciation tab.

Salvage

The salvage value of the asset (the expected net recovery when the asset is sold at the end of its useful life). This value was entered on the Depreciation tab.

Amount to Depreciate

The amount to depreciate (the sum of the Cost minus the Salvage Value). This value was calculated on the Depreciation tab.

Life

The life of the asset. It displays in months, not years. This number was selected on the Depreciation tab.

Last Depreciation Date

The date when the asset was last depreciated. This date was entered on the Depreciation tab.

Asset Type

The ID assigned to the asset type. Asset types were created using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Asset Types form.

Depreciation Code

The code selected on the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Asset Types form. The depreciation code could be a standard code or a custom code that was created using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Custom Depreciation Codes form.

Switch Depreciation Code

The alternate depreciation code you selected on the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Asset Types form.

Method

The calculation method for the depreciation code-FA, PD, PN, TD, or TN. This method was selected using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Fixed Assets>Custom Depreciation Codes>Calculation Method tab.

Depreciation Type

The depreciation type. The report displays a C for Calculated Depreciation, an A for Adjusted Depreciation, or a D for Disposed Depreciation. For more information on depreciation types, see the Activities>Fixed Assets>Review/Adjust Depreciation form.

Depreciation Description

The description based on the Depreciation Type. If it is an Adjusted Depreciation, the description was entered on the Review/Adjust Depreciation form. If it is a Calculated or Disposed Depreciation, the system assigns the appropriate description.

Depreciation Date

This date is system generated. The calculation date entered using the Activities>Fixed Assets>Calculate Depreciation form determines the depreciation date, along with the Fiscal Year-Ending date (File>New Organization). For example, if the ending date is 12/31/20xx, the depreciation date is set for the end of every month.

Distribution Code

The distribution code for the asset type selected on the Asset Type tab.

Expenditure Account

The expenditure code for the asset type ID selected on the Asset Type tab.

Accumulated Depreciation Account

The general ledger asset account (FAO account type) for accumulated depreciation. This code was selected on the Asset Types form.

Accumulated Depreciation Amount

The amount for the accumulated depreciation that was entered using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Assets>Depreciation tab.

Taxable

A designation of Yes or No, depending on if the Taxable check box was selected using the Maintain>Fixed Assets>Assets>Asset tab.

Amount

The amount based on the depreciation type. For example, if the depreciation was adjusted on the Review/Adjust form, the amount displays here. Otherwise it is based on the Calculated or Disposed Depreciation amount.

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