Depreciation area 5 years - 7 years

[Former Member]

Dear all,

I have a doubt about depreciation areas. In my case two depreciation areas in a fixed asset.

• Depreciation area '01' - use life 5 years - begin 01.01.2013
• Depreciation area '04' - use life 7 years - begin 01.01.2015

The problema is that depreciation ara '01' Works since 2013 and depreciation area '04' Works since 2015 (new).

I would like to get the attached table (please see attached file), but with my configuration is not posible. Depreciation area '04' is not working well.

I use a depreciation key with straight-line depreciation and base method with type of depreciation 'N' and Depreciation method 'D'.

All it is working when the fixed asset is new (created in 2015) but I have problems when the fixed asset is old (created before 2015).

Could anybody with this similar situation help me, please?

Thanks a lot for your collaboration.

Kind Regards.

Ana.

[former_member198650 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ana,

Check the validity start maintained in the multi level method of the depreciation key, it should be 2 i.e.from ordinary depreciation start date.

Regards,

Mukthar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mukthar,

I have tried with multi level method but it is not working well.

Fiscal Year   Acquisition value  Ordinary deprec.        Net book value

2013             2472,9                       494,58- (20%)             1978,32

2014             2472,9                       494,58-                    1483,73

2015             2472,9                       370,94- (incorrect)     1112,80

2016             2472,9                      370,94-                      741,86

2017             2472,9                       370,94-                       370,92

2018             2472,9                       370,92-

2019             2472,9

With multi level method in 2015 year I don't get the correct Ordinary depreciation

370,94 ( = 2472,9 * 15 / 100 ). I would like to get 318,40 ( = 1483,73 * 21,45 /100).

But 21,45% depends on Year of Acquisition

2012 will be 27,32 %

2013 will be 21,45 %

2014 will be 18,18 %

2015 will be 15%

My multi-level method works

Acq.year  Year    Per   Percent Rem life   Reduct.

9999         1        12     20% 

9999          999    12    15%

Do you know how I can do it with all those condicions ( 27,32%, 21,45%, 18,18%,...) ?

Thanks for your kind collaboration.

Ana.

[former_member198650 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ana,

You want to calculate depreciation with different rates for various years. If yes, then maintain the multi level method as shown below.

cq.year  Year    Per   Percent Rem life   Reduct.

9999         1        12     20% 

9999         2        12     27.32

9999         3         12     21.45

9999         4          12     18.18

9999       999                 15%

Regards,

Mukthar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mukthar,

I have solved the problem with multilevel method

This is for acquisitions in 2013.

Acq. Year

9999           1               12    24        20%

9999           2               12    24        25%

9999           3               12    24        33,33%

9999           4                12   24        50,00%

9999            9999         12   24        100,00%

Do you know if it is posible to have a depreciation key with more than two Multilevel methods?

Thanks.

Regards.

Ana.

[former_member198650 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ana,

You can use only one multi level method for each of the dep.key. You cannot use multiple multi level methods, instead you can create a change over method for the existing dep.key and create another depreciation key and assign the multi level method for it.

Regards,

Mukthar