Global tax cost/rate copy

Global tax cost/rate copy is used to perform global changes to the asset purchase tax cost and tax depreciation rate.

The user can select a group of assets that require the tax values updated.

  • copy purchase cost to tax cost
  • copy purchase depreciation rate to tax depreciation rate

Selections allow for a straight copy or copy only if the tax details are zero. Thus if any field is already filled and you wish to skip it select the third option.The change is carried by a nominated asset group and only for those assets with a purchase date greater than the entered date.

  1. In the menu, expand Other Modules Fixed Assets > Entry and double-click Global Tax Cost/Rate Copy. FAO015 Global Tax Cost/Rate Copy panel appears.  
  2. Enter the following information for the required changes.
Field   Description
Asset group  Indicate the particular group to which an asset belongs.  Leave the field blank to select all Asset Groups. 
Effective date   This date on which the change will become effective is mandatory.  
Copy purchase cost The Tax Depreciation Method is mandatory. Refer to Company Depreciation Methods for further information. 
Copy depreciation rate The company depreciation rate field is the percentage figure used relevant to the company situation.  The depreciation type and rate are based on the asset group selected when adding the asset. 
  1. Click OK to save the changes.