Depreciable? | - This field is used to specify if the Fixed Asset is depreciable or not.
| - If the Fixed Asset is tagged with an Asset Type that has the "Depreciable?" flag configured, this field will automatically populate based on the Asset Type.
- This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Acquisition Date | - This field is used to specify the date the fixed asset was purchased.
| - This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Date in Service | - This field is used to specify the date the Fixed Asset was put into service. This date will be used to as the starting date when creating a Fixed Asset's depreciation schedule.
| - This field can differ from "Acquisition Date"
- This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Disposition Date | - This field is used to specify the date that the Fixed Asset was disposed.
| - This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Purchase Price | - This field is used to specify the Purchase Price of the Fixed Asset.
| - This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Cost Basis | - This field is used to specify the cost basis of the Fixed Asset that will be used to calculate the depreciable amount.
| - For Schools that include Salvage Value in the calculation of their depreciable amount, the salvage value will need to be manually subtracted from the purchase price and printed in the cost basis field to be included in the calculation.
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Business Use | - This field is used to specify the percentage of the Fixed Asset that will be used for business purposes. This field is used in the calculation of the Fixed Assets Depreciable Amount.
| - This field defaults to 100%, so it does not affect the depreciable amount unless updated.
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Sec 179 Deduction | - This field is used to specify the amount of Section 179 Deduction that should be applied to the Fixed Asset, if applicable.
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Depreciable Amount | - This field is used to display the depreciable amount for the Fixed Asset.
| This field is automatically calculated as: (Cost Basis * % Business Use) - Sec 179 Deduction = Depreciable Amount |
Salvage Value | - This field is used to specify the expected salvage value of the Fixed Asset, if applicable.
| - For Schools that include Salvage Value in the calculation of their depreciable amount, the salvage value will need to be manually subtracted from the purchase price and printed in the cost basis field to be included in the calculation.
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Selling Price | - This field is used to specify the selling price of the Fixed Asset, if applicable.
| - This field is viewable from both the General Tab and the Asset Depreciation tab. Updating this field on one tab will update on the other tab as well.
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Ready to Depreciate? | - This field specifies if the Fixed Asset is Ready to Depreciate. This field will automatically update based on if the requirements for depreciation are being met.
| - If this field is not flagged as "Yes", then book depreciation cannot be created.
- In order for a Fixed Asset Record to be considered Ready to Depreciate, the following fields must be populated:
- Depreciable?: Flagged as "Yes"
- Date in Service: Must be populated
- Cost Basis: Must have a non-zero value
- Depreciable Amount: Must have a non-zero value.
- Depreciation Convention: Must be populated
- Book Life: Must have a non-zero value
- Asset GL Account: Must be populated
- Accumulated Depreciation GL Account: Must be populated
- Depreciation Expense GL Account: Must be populated
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Book Depreciation Method | - This field is used to specify the depreciation method for the Fixed Assets depreciation schedule.
| - Veracross only supports straight-line depreciation.
- This field will automatically populate based on the Depreciation Method of the Depreciation/Property Class assigned to the Fixed Asset.
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Book Depreciation Convention | - This field is used to specify the depreciation convention for the Fixed Assets depreciation schedule.
| - This field will automatically populate based on the Depreciation Method of the Depreciation/Property Class assigned to the Fixed Asset.
- This field is informational and does not influence the generation of book depreciation transactions.
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Book Life | - This field is used to specify the number of years the Fixed Asset should be depreciated.
| - This field will automatically populate based on the Recovery Period of the Depreciation/Property Class assigned to the Fixed Asset.
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Total Book Depreciation | - This field is used to display the total amount of depreciation that is on the Fixed Asset's depreciation schedule.
| - This field is a total of both unposted (scheduled) AND posted depreciation transactions that are on the Fixed Assets depreciation schedule.
- This field is not the total amount of depreciation that has been posted for the Fixed Asset.
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Depreciation Mismatch | - This field is used to display the variance between the "Depreciable Amount" field and the "Total Book Depreciation" field
| - A depreciation mismatch appears when the "Depreciable Amount" field and the "Total Book Depreciation" field do NOT equal each other. This means that their is either not enough depreciation scheduled for the Fixed Asset, or there is too much depreciation scheduled.
- A negative depreciation mismatch means there is too much depreciation scheduled for the Fixed Asset.
- A positive depreciation mismatch means there is not enough depreciation scheduled for the Fixed Asset.
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Posted Book Depreciation | - This field is used to display the total amount of depreciation that has been posted for the Fixed Asset.
| - Each depreciation transaction on a depreciation schedule will also be flagged as posted? yes once it has been posted.
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Current Book Value | - This field is used to display the current book value of the Fixed Asset.
| - The Current Book Value is calculated as: Depreciable Amount - Posted Book Depreciation
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Create Book Depreciation? | - This field is used to create the depreciation schedule for the Fixed Asset.
| - This action cannot be run unless the Fixed Asset is flagged as "Ready to Depreciate" Yes.
- This field will automatically toggle back to "No" after the depreciation schedule has been generated.
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Asset GL Account | - This field is used to specify the Asset GL Account for the Fixed Asset.
| - If the Fixed Asset is tagged with an Asset Category that has an Asset GL Account configured on it, this field will automatically populate based on the Asset GL Account on the Asset Category
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Asset GL Base | - This field is used to display the Asset GL Base of the Asset GL Account.
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Accumulated Depreciation GL Account | - This field is used to specify the Accumulated Depreciation GL Account for the Fixed Asset.
| - If the Fixed Asset is tagged with an Asset Category that has an Accumulated Depreciation GL Account configured on it, this field will automatically populate based on the Accumulated Depreciation GL Account on the Asset Category
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Accumulated Depreciation GL Base | - This field is used to display the Accumulated Depreciation GL Base of the Accumulated Depreciation GL Account.
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Depreciation Expense GL Account | - This field is used to specify the Depreciation Expense GL Account for the Fixed Asset.
| - If the Fixed Asset is tagged with an Asset Category that has a Depreciation Expense GL Account configured on it, this field will automatically populate based on the Depreciation Expense GL Account on the Asset Category
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Depreciation Expense GL Base | - This field is used to display the Depreciation Expense GL Base of the Depreciation Expense GL Account.
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