Hello!
I am going to setup and import fixed assets in D365 from an external system.
I will first enter the separated items and add them to fixed items groups. I will also
enter information about depreciations periods, the accounts for posting profiles etc.
Since most of the fixed assets are available in another system they have already been
entered the accounting and some of them have accumulated depreciations for more than 2 years.
The balance sheet and P/L are also entered in D365 already, meaning that the accounts values are in the ledger.
What would the best way of entering the acquisition and accumulated depreciations on each fixed item be?
To reverse bookkeeping and then run deprecitions? That is the way I want to avoid consider periods on hold.
Another way I am thinking about is to do the posting of the accounting to get the correct NBV using statistical account to not affect the ledgers?
That is the way I think can be the easiest and safest way, but there might be an even better way for this?
Any suggestions from others in the group?
If there are any links with practical examples I would be glad to receive this.
I've done this both ways. Importing the assets and running depreciation from acquisition date to current date is actually easier but it requires the setup of many historical fiscal years.
Most clients opt to import the assets, acquire them, and then post accumulated depreciation via depreciation journal, which establishes Net Book Value as of cutover date. You don't have to use a statistical account for the offset. You can use a suspense account for the depreciation offset (and acquisition offset, for that matter), then post a clearing entry after migration or you can set the Posting profiles to debit/credit the same account temporarily and then update the posting profiles after migration is complete.
Either way works equally well.
For Migration, you may check this blog.
You may not run the depreciation but to post the journal as one line for depreciaton like acquisition
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