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This chapter contains the following sections (each section starts on a new page): Prior Month Adjustments Prior Year Adjustments Important If you are entering your fixed asset data for the first time, the relevant chapter is 'Entering / copying data from another spreadsheet'. Assumed Knowledge For 'Prior Year Adjustments': This section assumes you are already familiar with how to protect and unprotect worksheets in your version of Excel.
This will move the row of the asset to the correct position on the fixed asset page with regard to its date of purchase:
Enter the depreciation brought forward for the asset: Go to the accumulated depreciation brought forward cell (column AU) of the fixed asset. Unprotect the worksheet (there is no password). Enter the accumulated depreciation brought forward. Protect the worksheet (without a password).
To move the asset to the correct position on the fixed asset page: Click the button 'Sort by date'.
The previous section 'Prior Month Adjustments' explains in more detail the use of the 'Sort by date' button to move the asset to the correct position. If you need to edit a fixed asset that has been registered in a prior year Open the fixed asset program for the current accounting period. If an adjustment to the fixed asset cost is required you will need to edit the cost brought forward. If an adjustment to the fixed asset depreciation is required you will need to edit the accumulated depreciation brought forward. To edit the cost brought forward: Go to the cost brought forward cell (column AL) of the fixed asset. Unprotect the worksheet (there is no password). Change the cost brought forward. Protect the worksheet (without a password).
To edit the accumulated depreciation brought forward: Go to the accumulated depreciation brought forward cell (column AU) of the fixed asset. Unprotect the worksheet (there is no password). Change the accumulated depreciation brought forward. Protect the worksheet (without a password).