General Tab of the Asset Management Settings Form
Use the General tab to configure the capitalization minimum, asset period, asset item source, and fixed asset gains (losses) for Asset Management.
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If you have multiple companies, Asset Management entries are only applied to the active company. You must configure Asset Management for each company.
If you use multiple currencies, the account's currency must match the functional currency assigned to the asset through the active company.
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Capitalization Minimum | Enter the dollar value that represents the maximum amount of the asset that will not be capitalized.
If necessary, your firm can create a workflow that triggers an alert based on the amount entered for the capitalization minimum. For example, if the asset's amount is less than the minimum amount that you establish, the appropriate team members receive an alert. |
Asset Periods Per Year | Select the number of asset periods per year to synchronize the asset calendar with the fiscal calendar. This setting applies only if your instance of
Vantagepoint is set up for 13 periods and allows you to select either 12 or 13 asset periods per year.
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Asset Item Source | Asset Management works in conjunction with the Equipment hub. The Equipment hub stores the capital items that the Asset Management application tracks, depreciates, and reports on. Capital items are generated in the Equipment hub in one of the following ways:
Use the
Asset Item Source options to specify how capital items are entered:
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Fixed Asset Disposal Gain/(Loss) Setup Section | When you dispose of an asset that is not fully depreciated, it is removed from the asset register and then recognized as either a gain or a loss. If there is value remaining at the time of disposal, it may be offset by the gain that occurred by selling the asset. If the asset is fully depreciated and is disposed of, there is no gain or loss. |
For example, if a printer's useful life ends after three years and the printer is fully depreciated, it could be sold for $150. This would result in a gain on the sale of the asset. Or, if the printer's useful life is defined as three years but the printer is thrown away after two years, the remaining depreciation value would be removed, resulting in a loss. In this section, select the general ledger account, project, phase, and/or task used to record the gain or loss. The Project field is required if you use Organization Reporting and maintain separate balance sheets by organization. | |
Default Overhead Project Section | The
Default Overhead Project field displays in either of these scenarios:
Use these fields to define the overhead project, phase, and task to prefill for an asset item that is created automatically from an accounts payable voucher line item. The overhead project, phase, and task that you enter in these fields prefill in the Project, Phase, and Task fields in the line item grid on the AP Vouchers form in Transaction Entry when you have also entered the information on the AP Vouchers form that is required to automatically create an asset item from the AP voucher line item. You see the overhead project, phase, and task for the asset item on the General tab of the Equipment hub. |