SAP ERP Financials and FICO Handbook

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for 2007. Now the user wants to disclose this asset in his books of account from
January 2008.
This issue can be handled in two different ways, depending upon user requirements,
i.e., from which date the user wants to calculate depreciation expenses.
1. If the user wants to calculate depreciation from January 2008, then post the
asset acquisition using transaction code F-90 with reference to a vendor or
using transaction code F-91 through a clearing account.
2. If the user wants to charge depreciation starting from the original purchase
date, then post the acquisition through transaction code ABNAN. Then enter
that date, 07/01/2007 in this example, in the Orig. val.dat field as shown in
Figure 3.10.
FIGURE 3.10 Using transaction code ABNAN
Issue No.: 47
The user is configuring the depreciation key. He has a unique requirement for
calculating depreciation for the month of acquisition as well as retirement. Here
is the requirement:
If the asset is purchased from the 1st to the 15th of a month, the depreciation
should be calculated for the full month. If the assets are purchased after the 15th
of a month, then no depreciation for the month of purchase is calculated. However,
depreciation should be calculated for the full month for subsequent months.