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AY6
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Hi, Can you please guide me how to add the Fixed Assets in Quick Books? And all things Loop with Fixed Assets like Depreciation, Booking Invoice & List of Fixed Assets.

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Best answer February 15, 2021

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Maybelle_S
QuickBooks Team

Fixed Assets i

Glad to have you here in the Community, @AY6.

 

I can help you add fixed assets in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

 

We'll have to create first an asset account in QBO. This where we track the current value and depreciation of your assets.

 

Here's how:

  1. Go to the Accounting menu, and then choose Chart of Accounts.
  2. Click New at the upper right corner.
  3. From the Account Type drop-down arrow, choose Fixed Asset or Other Assets.  
  4. In the Detail Type drop-down arrow, select the option that nearly describes the asset. 
  5. Enter the account name. 
  6. Put a checkmark beside Track depreciation of this asset checkbox. 
  7. Assign an Original Cost and enter the As Of date of the purchase.  
  8. Click Save and Close.

Once done, record the Asset by using a Journal entry. I'll guide you how:

 

  1. Go to the +New button.
  2. Under Other, select Journal entry.
  3. Set the Asset's purchase date as the Date of the entry. 
  4. On the first line select the Asset account then record the item and enter the purchased value as a Debit
  5. For the second line, use the same amount.
    • If the Asset's purchase needs to be recorded in your Bank Registers for historical reconciliations or any other reason, Credit the Bank Account.
    • If the Asset's purchase won't be listed in your books, Credit the Opening Balance Equity account, representing an Asset that was brought into the company on the book's starting date.
  6. Click Save and close

For additional information on this, I recommend checking the following articles:  

Also, here's a link for your reference on how to depreciate assets in QBO: Depreciate assets.

 

Keep me posted if you have other questions. I'm always here to help. Have a great day!

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Maybelle_S
QuickBooks Team

Fixed Assets i

Glad to have you here in the Community, @AY6.

 

I can help you add fixed assets in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

 

We'll have to create first an asset account in QBO. This where we track the current value and depreciation of your assets.

 

Here's how:

  1. Go to the Accounting menu, and then choose Chart of Accounts.
  2. Click New at the upper right corner.
  3. From the Account Type drop-down arrow, choose Fixed Asset or Other Assets.  
  4. In the Detail Type drop-down arrow, select the option that nearly describes the asset. 
  5. Enter the account name. 
  6. Put a checkmark beside Track depreciation of this asset checkbox. 
  7. Assign an Original Cost and enter the As Of date of the purchase.  
  8. Click Save and Close.

Once done, record the Asset by using a Journal entry. I'll guide you how:

 

  1. Go to the +New button.
  2. Under Other, select Journal entry.
  3. Set the Asset's purchase date as the Date of the entry. 
  4. On the first line select the Asset account then record the item and enter the purchased value as a Debit
  5. For the second line, use the same amount.
    • If the Asset's purchase needs to be recorded in your Bank Registers for historical reconciliations or any other reason, Credit the Bank Account.
    • If the Asset's purchase won't be listed in your books, Credit the Opening Balance Equity account, representing an Asset that was brought into the company on the book's starting date.
  6. Click Save and close

For additional information on this, I recommend checking the following articles:  

Also, here's a link for your reference on how to depreciate assets in QBO: Depreciate assets.

 

Keep me posted if you have other questions. I'm always here to help. Have a great day!

Maybelle_S
QuickBooks Team

Fixed Assets i

Hi, AY6.

 

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about adding the fixed asset account you had the other day. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at any time.

 

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!

AY6
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

Hello, 

 

Thank you for help, appreciate the efforts 🌷

Eharper
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

I need to enter fixed assets in Quickbooks Desktop Pro Pluss 22 that have a zero balance (have already been paid but are a fixed asset to the company? 

 

Eharper
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

I need to enter fixed assets in Quickbooks Desktop Pro Pluss 22 that have a zero balance (have already been paid but are a fixed asset to the company? 

 

Ethel_A
QuickBooks Team

Fixed Assets i

I'm here to help you record fixed assets in your QuickBooks Desktop account, @Eharper.

 

First, we have to create an asset account to track the current and depreciation of your assets.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Accountant tab, and then choose Chart of Accounts.
  2. From the Account dropdown, choose New.
  3. From the Add New account: Choose Account Type page, and choose Fixed Asset (major purchases).
  4. Click Continue.
  5. From the Add New Account page, enter the necessary details. 
  6. In the Detail Type drop-down arrow, select the option that nearly describes the asset.
  7. Enter the account name.
  8. Click Save and Close.

 

Once done, you can record the asset through Journal entry.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Company menu and select Make General Journal Entries.
  2. Fill out the fields to create your journal entry. Make sure your debits equal your credits when you’re done.
  3. Select Save or Save & Close.

 

Also, you may find these articles helpful:

 

 

Keep me posted if you have other questions about fixed assets. I'm always here to help. Have a great day!

HP21
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

How do I then account for depreciating these assets & clearing the opening balance equity?

Note: Just moved to QB 1/2023 Trying to get my previously purchased and depreciated (2021-2022) assets to reflect accurately on Balance Sheet

ThePaperhood
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

Hi, this is very helpful. Thank you. I have one question about this process. Would you include the sales tax paid at the time of purchase of the asset in the debit line of the of this journal entry? Or should the sales tax paid be entered as a separate journal entry? Any help you can provide on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sumner
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

I do not get an option to track the depreciation of the asset? I'm on quickbooks online 

megan_coda
Level 2

Fixed Assets i

I believe QuickBooks online does not have this feature at all

Bryan_M
QuickBooks Team

Fixed Assets i

Hey there, @megan_coda.

 

I can see how it's beneficial for you to track the current and depreciation of your assets in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

 

Upon meticulously reviewing my resources, I see that you're correct, that there's no feature in QBO that can track it. I'd recommend sending a feature request to our Product Development Team. This way, they'll see your suggestion and consider adding it for future program updates.

 

To get you going, I'll write down the steps below.

 

  1. Access your QuickBooks Online company.
  2. On the top right corner, click the Gear icon.
  3. Below the Profile column, select Send Feedback.
  4. Enter a brief description of your feature request.
  5. Once you're ready, press Send.

 

Furthermore, I'll share this article with you, after you set up your asset, you can record their depreciation manually: Depreciate assets in QuickBooks Online.

 

I'm delighted to have you here today. You can leave a comment below if you need help managing your assets or accounts in QBO. I'll be here, ready to help you. Take care!

megan_coda
Level 2

Fixed Assets i

Thanks but there is no point raising a new (basic) feature - you can't even match international currency bills in the banking screen in QBO - issue was raised over 3 years ago and no action 

 

 

dianmys
Level 1

Fixed Assets i

It seems they took off this option from setting Account panel recently, I used to track the depreciation of my Machinery & Equipment, they gave me the option to add the original cost and Depreciation value, and date, and They generated the Journal Entry for you after add all the data. Now It seem we have to do it Manually.  

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