For each fixed asset, you must set up a card containing information about the asset. You can set up buildings or production equipment as a main asset with a component list, and you can group them in various ways, such as by class, department, or location. A depreciation book must be set up and assigned to each fixed asset before you can acquire it.
When a fixed asset is set up and a depreciation book assigned, you must acquire the fixed asset. To acquire a fixed asset, you record its acquisition cost in the relevant G/L account, bank account, or vendor by posting an acquisition transaction from the Fixed Asset G/L Journal page. You can use the Assisted Fixed Asset Acquisition page to create and post the required general journal lines automatically.
The salvage value is the residual value of a fixed asset when it can no longer be used. You can post the salvage value at the same time as you post the acquisition cost. For more information, see Depreciate or Amortize Fixed Assets.
Indexation is used to adjust values for general price-level changes. The Index Fixed Assets batch job can be used to calculate the acquisition costs at replacement costs.
The following procedure describes how to create a fixed asset and then acquire it by using the Assisted Fixed Asset Acquisition page to create and post the required fixed asset G/L journal lines. You can also create and post the journal lines manually. For more information, see To post a fixed asset acquisition manually with the fixed asset G/L journal.
Choose the icon, enter Fixed Assets, and then choose the related link.
Choose the New action, and then fill in the fields on the General FastTab as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.
On the Depreciation Book FastTab, fill in the fields as necessary. This step assigns a depreciation book to the fixed asset.
If you need to assign more than one depreciation book to the fixed asset, choose the Add More Depreciation Books action. For more information, see To assign a depreciation book to a fixed asset.
When all fields required to acquire a fixed asset are filled in, the You are ready to acquire the fixed asset. Acquire notification appears at the top of the page.
Choose the Acquire action in the notification.
Follow the steps on the Assisted Fixed Asset Acquisition page to complete the automatic acquisition of the fixed asset.
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You can also post acquisition cost as credits. In that case, remember that the value in the Acquisition Cost Incl. VAT field must be with a minus sign to indicate a credit.
When you choose Finish, the Book Value field on the Fixed Asset Card page is filled, indicating that the fixed asset has been acquired at the specified acquisition cost.
You can group your fixed assets into main assets and their components. For example, you may have a production machine that consists of many parts that you want to group in this manner.
Both the main asset and all its components must be set up as individual fixed asset cards. After you have set up a component list, Business Central automatically fills in the Main Assets/Component and Components of Main Asset fields on the fixed asset cards.
The following procedure describes how to acquire a fixed asset manually by creating and posting lines on the Fixed Asset G/L Journal page. You can also acquire a fixed asset automatically by using the Assisted Fixed Asset Acquisition page. For more information, see step 5 in To create a fixed asset and acquire it automatically.
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You can also post acquisition cost as credits. In that case, remember that the value in the Amount field must be with a minus sign to indicate a credit.
Tip
If you fill in the Insurance No. field in the fixed asset G/L journal when you post an acquisition cost, then Business Central will also post the acquisition cost of the fixed asset to the insurance coverage ledger. For more information, see Insure Fixed Assets.
If you make an error when posting an acquisition cost, you can remove the entry with the Cancel FA Entries batch job and then post the correct acquisition entry. The erroneous entries are transferred to the FA Error Ledger Entries page.
For example, if you post an acquisition with the wrong date, you must correct it as soon as possible because the fixed asset posting date is used for many calculations.
Important
You cannot use the Reverse Transactions function for fixed asset entries.
You can post the salvage value together with the acquisition cost from a fixed asset journal.
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This process might require that you personalize the Fixed Asset Journals page by adding the Salvage Value field. By default, the field is not displayed on the page. For more information, see Personalize Your Workspace.
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If a salvage value exists for a fixed asset, then that value will be used in depreciation posting instead of the value in the Ending Book Value field on the FA Depreciation Books page. For more information, see To manage the ending book value.
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