SAP has quite a history in the fixed assets area of how an asset is assigned to a cost center. Obviously, we don't want to assign an asset to one that is locked since the month-end depreciation run will post depreciation expense and promptly be rejected because of it. Read...
Depreciation Calculation Differences Between the Old and New Depreciation Engines
Considering a move to S/4HANA from ECC, or considering activating the New Depreciation Calculation Program in ECC and want to know what you're getting into? Read more!
Handling US Tax Depreciation in SAP (Part 7): Tax Forms 4562 & 4797
Can SAP support specific US IRS Tax Forms such as 4562 and 4797? Yes, and no.
Group Assets: What is SAP Doing in S/4HANA?
If you have to deal with UOP depreciation and SAP Group Asset functionality, you'll want to read this to see what SAP is cooking up.
Group Assets: What are They?
Ever wondered what exactly a group asset was and how it's different from a regular asset?
How to Copy/Insert a New Depreciation Area Into Existing Assets With RAFABNEW (Part 2)
After reviewing the merits and situations of adding new depreciation areas into a live system in the previous blog, this one will go through the nuts-and-bolts of executing the transaction. It's demo time!
How to Copy/Insert a New Depreciation Area Into Existing Assets With RAFABNEW (Part 1)
Are all of your depreciation areas correct? Do you trust them to provide the right values (asking the tax group specifically!!!)? Are you implementing a new ledger in the GL? Is this an archiving project? Based on how you answer each of those questions it may be necessary to create...
How to Reconcile Fixed Assets to the G/L (Part 4)
The final blog in a series about how to identify, research, and ensure that the fixed asset subledger always ties to the GL.
How to Reconcile Fixed Assets to the G/L (Part 3)
The third installment in the AA-to-GL Reconciliation blog series talks about some other useful SAP programs that can help you get through this issue.
How to Reconcile Fixed Assets to the G/L (Part 2)
Have you found an Asset-to-GL reconciliation issue in your ECC system? How do you confirm it? More importantly, how do you fix it? SAP has some built-in program to assist but there are several more you can download that assist with this effort!