GPTip42day - Should I be using Daily or Periodic Depreciation Period in Fixed Assets Book Setup?

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The answer depends on if you want depreciation calculated based on the number of days in each period or equally for each period of the year.

Financial>Setup>Fixed Assets>Book

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Depreciation Period

Select the depreciation period. A yearly depreciation rate is calculated for each asset at the beginning of each year.

Daily depreciation results in the yearly rate being allocated based on the number of days in a period. For companies using accounting periods of 4-week, 4-week, 5-week quarters, daily should be used. Periods that are longer will receive more depreciation.

Periodic depreciation results in the yearly rate being allocated equally for each period in the year.

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