Hi Sandip
*Depreciation* , as you may be aware , is a process of expensing out your
asset based on its *usage *and *functionality*. Therefore,
it is customary to charge depreciation based on the *estimated useful life *of
the asset. This means that depreciation is basically dependent on the*
time*factor. However, there may be occasions when you have an asset
which has an
estimated life of 5 years but you are not , for some reason or the other,
using the asset during the third year. In such case , there is no need for
you to depreciate the asset in that year.
It is quite possible to stop depreciating an asset temporarily.
In every asset class ( in the depreciation area section of the asset class )
you would have a tab called as *time-dependent*. Please look for the
depreciation area(s) of your asset master record for this tab and you can
( as Brady007 rightly suggested ) change the depreciation key to 0000 (
which depreciates the asset with 0 % ) specifying the time interval ( viz.
01 Jan 2010 to 28 Feb 2010 , for example ) during which you would not want
depreciation to happen. Then you can make one more entry to start
calculating depreciation as before from 01.03.2010 by creating one more
time interval .
Though I have not tried it myself, you could possibly explore another
option. In the depreciation area section of the asset master record, you
would have a check box ( for each depreciation area ) known as asset
shut-down. May be you could activate this and depreciation calculate does
not happen as long as the asset remains shut down. This is common in
factories where a machine might have been shutdown for maintenance / repairs
for a few months and therefore being prevented from depreciating during such
shut down period. You could possibly try it out.
What ever method you try to use, please make sure that you do it with the
concurrence of your senior consultant ( especially if you are on a
production system).
Regards
VidhyaDhar
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 1:33 AM, sandippalit via sap-acct <
sap-acct@groups.ittoolbox.com> wrote:
> Posted by sandippalit
> on Jul 2 at 4:00 PM Hi Experts, i need ur help. Our Company is
> charging a depreciation over an asset. But now they told to keep that asset
> aside, no depreciation will be charge on it for that particular fiscal year.
> But after that particular period, again this asset will come into work and
> we can charge depreciation. the thing is that I'm already charging a
> depreciation on its useful life, as it is working currently. But is it
> possible that I can block charging depreciation on a particular asset for a
> particular period, and again I can charge depr. after that specified period
> when it will come into work. Plz, can any one help me out how to configure
> this so that i can block the asset from charging depr. for a particular
> period, again later we can charge depr. on it.
> Thanks in advance.
| __.____._ Copyright © 2010 Toolbox.com and message author.
Toolbox.com 4343 N. Scottsdale Road Suite 280, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
| |  VidhyaDhar
SAP Accounting Helper
Posted helpful replies on 5 threads in a group to earn a Bronze Achievement Related Content White Papers
In the Spotlight  _.____.__ |
Mark as helpful
