1. Selecting a Document Type

First you select a document type to create invoice received for purchasing fixed assets/real estates. Click the corresponding item in the Goods | Receiving | Document menu.

You can also open the register using by clicking the shorcut; icon, set in the quickbar.

2. Purchasing a Fixed Asset

Fixed assets can be purchased by using documents of receiving (creating document of receiving). Here you have to take care that you set appropriate tax type. The appropriate tax type IDs are those starting in O.

Example: On February 20th, 2007 you are invoiced by the company Alpha Trade Ltd. for the fixed asset you purchased - that is, a computer in the worth of €2,400. It is planned that it will be put to use the next day.

2.1. Entering Invoice Received

2.2. Transfer to Fixed Assets

Click wizard to directly transfer the fixed asset from document of receiving to the Fixed Assets register.

A form is opened where you can enter depreciation category and activation date. Mark the fixed asset to transfer to the Fixed Assets. For detailed treatment see Transfer to Fixed Assets.

Clicking Transfer to Register shifts it to the Fixed Assets register.

Using letters (not only numbers) in assigning identifiers, the next available inventory number will not be offered automatically trying to enter a new fixed asset.

2.3. Fixed Assets

3. Purchasing Real Estate

Real estate can be purchased in the same way as fixed assets. The only difference being that here you use tax type IDs starting in R.

2.1. Entering Invoice Received

2.2. Transfer to Fixed Assets

Click wizard to directly transfer the fixed asset from document of receiving to the Fixed Assets register.

A form is opened where you can enter depreciation category and activation date. Mark the fixed asset to transfer to the Fixed Assets.

Related topics:

• Manually Entering a Fixed Asset