Ownership/Depreciation (Fleet Equipment)


The Ownership/Depreciation tab enables you to display and define data related to the ownership and depreciation of equipment units.

The Fleet Equipment screen supports location level and department-level access control, so you must belong to a user group with the applicable authorizations to make changes or updates.

Detail View Header

The field in the top section of this tab defines the data that displays.

Equipment ID

Identifier of the equipment unit currently selected in the grid or that you are defining. This field has a list box. The equipment unit year, manufacturer, and model display to the right of the ID.

When you insert an equipment unit with an asset category that supports automatic numbering and this field is blank, The system generates an equipment ID that follows the format specified in the Custom ID structure field on the Data -> Equipment Units -> Setup -> Asset Categories screen. If you specify an ID and the equipment’s asset category supports automatic numbering, the ID is not overwritten.

Whether an asset category supports automatic numbering is specified on the Data -> Equipment Units -> Setup -> Asset Categories screen.

New equipment unit

Press the New equipment unit button to activate the New Equipment Wizard, which steps you through entering the basic data elements associated with a new equipment unit.

Detail View

The data in the fields in the bottom section of this tab define the ownership and depreciation information. Unless otherwise indicated, these fields are required.

Depreciation method

Depreciation method for this equipment unit. In insert or update mode, this field has a list box. The default value for this field are specified on the Data -> Equipment Units -> Setup -> Options screen. Depreciation is computed during end-of-period processing. This field is optional.

The methods supported, and the processing choice that computes depreciation for each method, are as follows:

Depreciation

The following fields, which are used for depreciation, are optional.

Life months

Number of months to represent the life of the equipment unit. If the Depreciation method field specifies STRAIGHT LINE, depreciation is calculated on only those units for which this field has a value other than zero. If the Depreciation method field specifies any other value, this field is not used in the calculation.

Months remaining

Number of months remaining from the Life months field. If the Depreciation method field specifies STRAIGHT LINE, depreciation is calculated on only those units for which this field has a value is other than zero, and this value is decremented each month. Depreciation stops when this value reaches zero. If the Depreciation method field specifies any other value, this field is not used in the calculation.

Salvage value

Salvage value to remain after full depreciation of the equipment unit. If the Depreciation method field specifies STRAIGHT LINE and there is a value in the Life months field, the unit is depreciated to zero salvage value. If the Depreciation method field specifies any other value, this field is not used in the calculation.

Salvage value pct

Percentage of original cost to treat as salvage value. Salvage value percent is used for end of year calculations, and not for regular depreciation calculations. Refer to the Computation of Replacement Cost page to see how this is calculated.

Current declining balance

Current value of the declining balance for the unit. This information is used only if the Depreciation method field specifies BRITISH DECLINING.

Accumulated depreciation

The sum of all months of depreciation. This field is display only.

Daily depreciation

The value of the daily depreciation. This field is display only.

Ownership

This field has a list box:

Leased unit

Age in months

Age of the equipment in months (equal to current date minus in-service date divided by 30). If the equipment has been sold, the age is calculated as the difference in months between the disposition date and the actual in-service date. If the equipment does not have an in-service date, this field remains blank. This field is display only.