| | The Fixed Asset record Details tab |
| Description | To help you record details of company assets, their value and any depreciation, you can create fixed asset records in Sage 50 Accounts Professional. The Details tab of an asset record holds a description of the asset plus details such as purchase information and the asset location or the employee it's allocated to. Let's take a look. |
| Resolution | Access a fixed asset record - On the menu bar click Modules, click Fixed Assets, then click New or double-click the required asset record. Read more >
 TIP: To create a new fixed asset record based on an existing one, from the list view select the asset, then click Duplicate.
Find out more about the fixed asset record > Fixed asset record Details tab | Asset Reference | Enter the asset reference. You can enter up to 8 characters. | | Description | Enter a description of the asset. You can enter up to 3 lines each containing up to 60 characters. | | Serial Number | If required, enter the serial number. Enter up to 60 characters. | | Location / Employee | Enter the location or employee where the asset is allocated. For example, if the asset is a company car you can enter the employee name who uses the vehicle. You can enter up to 15 characters. | | Date Purchased | Enter the date on which the asset was purchased.
The date is for reference purposes only. It isn't used in the depreciation calculation to back date depreciation and doesn't act as a start date for the depreciation. | | Supplier A/C | If required, enter the supplier's account reference.
This is for reference purposes only. No transactions are posted to the supplier's activity. | | Assets | From the drop-down list choose the relevant asset category.
Assets Categories and the text label for the box can be amended within the Configuration Editor. | |
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