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FIXED ASSETS SOFTWARE
Straight Line Book Depreciation
by Financial Data Support Systems, Inc.
for Windows® PC, laptop, workstation, networks
Software to maintain
     •  Fixed Assets
          with or without salvage value
     •  Monthly straight line book depreciation
     •  Allocate selected or all records to branch and cost centers
     •  Archive monthly historical status for future retrieval
 

Scroll down for highlights, samples, free demo and price.
Services offered for your existing file.
 

Subsidiary ledgers with P&L, balance sheet reporting for
     •  FF&E
          Furniture
          Fixtures and
          Equipment 
     •  Leasehold improvements
     •  Buildings
     •  Land (typically not depreciated, merely tracked)
     •  Vehicles and accessories
     •  Near-threshold items such as pricier calculators, printers ....
     •  Other assets requiring straight line book depreciation over 1 to 999 month terms
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Do you ever have to ....
Increase or decrease the amount being depreciates?
     The Adjustment Screen automatically handles additional payments and refunds.

Add a record that should have been added last month?
     Prior month expense for a record can be included with the current month.

Add a record that shouldn't begin depreciating right away?
     An alternate begin date defers doing so to a future "in service" month.

Change a term?  Write off immediately?
     The Adjustment screen automatically handles these, too. 

Allocate expense to several branches or departments?
     The Allocation module distributes expense using one or more methods.
 

Features not found in many other systems
Easy to use set up screen with field entry documentation
System generated ID number or assign your own
Terms of 1 through 999 months
"How" the record will depreciate is displayed as data is entered
     Description, date, amount and term are the only items needed
Default values create new records quickly and consistently
Copy (dupe) an existing record - only change values that differ
               ( very handy when setting up renewals )
Copy a single field value from all existing values
Calculation Methods at the record level (defaults to your preference):
     Straight line method
     Sum of the years digits, Rule of 78's for any term
     Actual date to date (partial first and last months)
View and copy depreciation expense for future months, fiscal or calendar year
     Send all or selected results to Excel
User defined codes can be used for Vendor, Type and other reporting
     Link records to aggregate by common purpose, such as a computer network
Tables for meaningful subtotal descriptions, such as Vendor names
 

Convert Your Records
Even if you inherited a junker file, we can probably convert your existing records.
     Retain current book value or
     Recalculate book value from day one
We have Excel import routines with random column conversion factors
Be up and running with a solid system by tomorrow!
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Complete monthly processing in a single step!

•  Trial Balance report for reconciling to general ledger
      Record listing in date order with depreciation calculations
      Subtotals for cost, monthly expense, accumulated and book value
      Subtotals provided for each:
             General ledger expense account including branch, department, other centers
             General ledger accumulated account
             Report totals
      View and print:
             Records and subtotals
             Subtotals only

•  Journal Voucher debit and credit column posting source document
       Posting transactions can be:
             General ledger subtotals or
             Individual records
       Transactions can be created:
             For current or a previous month
             More than once
             As reversal entries (undo)

•  General ledger posting file
       Transactions can be formatted for any system
             Upload the file to your general ledger system
             Paste contents to a spreadsheet or elsewhere

No close out required.
     Discover an error afterward?  Merely fix and rerun.
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History and File Archiving
View and print reports for any prior month and year.
       Reports can be sent to Excel.  Email requested information to your CPA/auditor.
       Reports can span a year and show general ledger annual expense for each month.

Exception handling
Are you ever out of balance?
     The History Audit Report shows monthly changes to each general ledger account.

On Demand Reports
Calculate depreciation expense and book value:
     As of any month or year end period
     For a range of future months
Include:
     All records
     Selected records
          Select records using filters available for all fields and values
          Sort and create subtotals on desired field values
Examples:
     Report all records that will have a zero balance as of December 31st.
     Report all new records for the previous quarter with cost > $1,000.00.
     Report all records in three expense accounts, send report to Excel.
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More highlights
Full set of accounting and managerial reports
Use this database version or maintain records in an Excel template
History and archiving:
     - Historical month by month for each record - calculations and edit change activity.
     - Reproduce any report from a previous month or year.
     - Audit Report of add, edit, delete by general ledger account.
     - Annual reporting for entire year - copy to Excel, email to auditors.
We can convert your existing data records
FASB and GAAP compliant.
 

Allocating
Allocate monthly depreciation expense to branch, department, cost center accounts.
      - Post as direct expense, allocate selected records, allocate all records.
      - Allocate using one or more methods, such as:
      - Same percentage to each branch (evenly).
      - Percentage you've determined.
      - Varying percentage by branch and which branches are included.
      - Workstation count, number of employees, square feet, revenue, other.
      - Unlimited methods of any type that can be expressed as numbers.
       - Share a method between records and different general ledger accounts.
      - Allocating is simple:
        Merely substitute the cost center portion of a general ledger account number with a Method.
        Cost centers can be located at the beginning, middle or end of an account number.
 

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Price
The demos include a price list (amortize the cost for less than $8 a month).
To request prices via email, click support@fdssi.com
Download a free demo with prices
Click an underlined demo.
     Save anywhere on your C: drive. 
     Then double click the saved file to launch Microsoft's setup Wizard.
     Run the demo using the newly added FDSSI Desktop icon.   Add some of your records to the samples.
     When done, right click the icon to delete and remove everything.

Fixed Assets click to download this demo
Same,  with allocating expense to cost centers click to download this demo
Reports only: Click to attach a file with your records and have us return sample reports in Excel.
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Toll free 1-800-245-8444 or email Support@FDSSI.com
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