Post Capitalisation

Question

Hi,
While posting an entry to asset for Post capitalisation by Tcode ABNON, i got little confusion.
Which dates are to be used in the following input fileds?
Document Date
Positng Date
Orig Val date
I am sure that, by posting this transaction system will automatically calculates the depreciation for the closed period and debits the dep exp GL account with the related dep key and percentage rate....
Please clarify me if iam wrong...
Thanks,
Srinu

Answer 1

Hi, please read following:
Post-Capitalization (Write-Up to APC)  
Purpose
Post-capitalization, in this context, represents subsequent corrections to the acquisition and production costs of a fixed asset. An example of when you need this type of correction is if you neglected to add expenditures and costs linked with the acquisition or assembly of an asset to its APC in a fiscal year that is now closed.
Process Flow
The system posts gross post-capitalizations, meaning with historical depreciation amounts. The system newly calculates depreciation from closed fiscal years on the basis of the capitalization date entered in the asset master record.
The system then posts the historical APC as an acquisition to the asset balance sheet account, and the accumulated depreciation from past fiscal years to the accumulated depreciation account. The system also posts extraordinary revenue in the amount of the difference between the APC and the accumulated depreciation.
If you want to post net (enter the value adjustment manually), that is, you have already reduced the posting amount by the historical depreciation, you can use transaction ABNA to post without entering historical depreciation values. The system then posts the acquisition only in the amount of the net book value to the asset balance sheet account, and extraordinary revenue of the same amount.
Posting Post-Capitalization  
Choose Postings ® Post-Capitalization.
Check whether you need a new master record for the post-capitalization. You need to create a new asset main number or sub-number for post-capitalization in the following cases:
You forgot to capitalize a complete asset.
The asset amount for the post-capitalization should have a different capitalization date than the asset that is already capitalized.
If you do not need a sub-number, skip the next step.
If necessary, create an additional sub-number or a new asset main number (choose New asset).
Enter the asset on the Transaction data tab page.
Enter a posting amount.
Check the proposed date specifications, and make any necessary changes.
Enter the acquisition data (posting amount or quantity). Choose Multiple account assignment in order to make multiple account assignments.
Enter or check the additional posting information (such as offsetting account) on the Additional details tab page. The system automatically determines the transaction type (400) when you save. Or you can enter transaction type 401 on the Additional Details tab page. When you use transaction type 401, depreciation in the current fiscal year is always calculated starting with the start of the fiscal year, regardless of the asset value date. If this is what you always want to happen all the time, you should set transaction type 401 as the default transaction type for post-capitalization.
Enter a text for the posting document on the Note tab page, if you wish.
Using this transaction, it is not possible to:
Manually enter different amounts for different depreciation areas
Have the system propose depreciation areas for certain transaction types
If you need to use one of these functions, then use transaction ABNA.
The following example shows a post-capitalization and the calculation of the accumulated depreciation:
Post-capitalization: 10000
Useful life: 10 years
Depreciation key: Straight-line from net book value
Hist. dep. start date: 7/1/YYYY
Posting date: 4/1/YYYY + 3
Asset value date: 1/1/YYYY + 3
Manual calculation of depreciation from 7/1/YYYY to 12/31/YYYY + 2:
500 (YYYY) + 1000 (YYYY + 1) + 1000 (YYYY + 2) = 2500