Depreciation (SAP Business One)

The reduction of the Book value of an asset over its useful life for both tax and accounting purposes. Managed accordingly in SAP Business One. In SAP Business One you can Depreciation planned, posted, automatically or manually.

In SAP Business One various methods are available to manage depreciation and amortisation efficiently:

Automatic amortisation

Amortisation typesDifferent types of depreciation can be defined, such as straight-line, declining-balance or activity-based. The respective depreciation type is stored in the asset class and determines how depreciation is calculated for each period.
Amortisation runThis process posts all planned depreciation up to a specific date. The run can be executed individually for each depreciation area.

Manual depreciation

In addition to automatic amortisation, manual recognition is also possible. This is used, for example, in the event of unforeseen impairments or special depreciation.

Important aspects of depreciation and amortisation

asset classesYou structure the fixed assets and define the depreciation type, among other things.
Assessment areasSAP Business One allows you to map different depreciation areas to show the value of fixed assets for different purposes. Each area can use its own depreciation method.
Account determinationAccount determination is used to determine which G/L accounts are used for depreciation postings.
Plant master dataAll relevant information on the system is stored here, such as the system class, the purchase value and the useful life.