General Ledger

In large or decentralized organizations, fixed asset management can pose complex challenges in administration, access, user-specific customization and system security. Compatibility with existing accounting and business management software can be of equal concern.

The Fixed Asset Accounting module is the leading fixed asset management software for medium-sized companies. Fixed Asset Accounting combines acknowledged depreciation expertise and user friendliness with the added power and functionality your situation demands. It was developed to meet the needs of your business, providing fast, dependable, customizable fixed asset management performance and data security.

FAS provides the additional ability to execute partial and whole transfers and disposals, conduct bulk disposals with automatic gain/loss calculations and track transfer activity with as little as a single keystroke.
Plus, it provides extra security features at the system level, company level and userdefined menu levels, such as complete audit histories on all changes made to the asset system. In addition, SmartLists provide user-defined values for each asset descriptor, ensuring a high level of consistency throughout the asset system. Finally, when combined with the rest of Sage MAS 90, We create a powerful, reliable, easy-touse, and secure total accounting management system for your entire organization.

FEATURES:


Easy to Use – Fixed Asset Accounting provides asset templates to help ensure that new assets can be created both quickly and accurately. Assets can also be created by copying an existing asset. This facility is very important for system usability.
Transfers and Disposals – With Fixed Asset Accounting, you can execute partial and whole asset transfers and disposals individually to userdefined depreciation schedules. For bulk disposals, the system also automatically calculates gain/loss on individual assets.
Group Manager – Group Manager lets you define groups of assets as you go. Definitions can be based on any characteristic including type, location, custodian and acquisition date. Depreciation, reporting, location change and disposal require only a few keystrokes to implement.
Asset Templates – Templates provide an easy way to create a new asset. When an asset is added, the selected template automatically fills out the asset information, reducing errors and improving efficiency. An unlimited number of assets can be created.
Asset Views – Asset Detail View allows you to view all details of a single asset from all seven books on a single screen. In Asset Group View, you can work with and view multiple templates simultaneously.
Asset Images – Pictures of an asset, purchase order, maintenance agreement, warranty, invoice and other documentation can be scanned into the file and viewed on screen at any time, providing a complete and readily accessible record of all asset data.
Asset Navigation and History – In addition to the system’s powerful query capabilities, Fixed Asset Accounting provides instant switching between Main and Disposal functions, a complete audit trail of the major events in an asset’s life, and the facility for attaching notes to record important details.
Extended Fields – Description fields can be up to 80 characters in length, and extended user fields can accommodate up to 25 characters, affording optimal space for easy and complete asset definition. Up to 100 characters can be entered for general ledger account numbers.
 • Automatic Calculations – Fixed Asset Accounting automatically creates AMT and ACE schedules using your choice of more than 20 methods of depreciation including MACRS 150% and 200%, ACRS, Straight Line, Modified Straight Line, Declining Balance and Sum-of-the-Years Digits. Other automatic calculations available range from Full Month Convention, Mid Quarter Convention and Half Year Convention to Section 179, ITC, Gain/Loss, Salvage Value and Tax Preference Amounts. The system also provides the flexibility to create customized methods in each company.
Accounting integrates with the General Ledger for comprehensive accounting management performance. And, for even more integration, assets can be added automatically when purchased or received, if used in conjunction with our system Accounts Payable and Purchase Order modules. The assets automatically transfer from the purchasing system into Fixed Asset Accounting using an asset template based on the purchased item type. After transfer, Fixed Asset Accounting can customize the asset information, if necessary.
Custom Report Writer – More than 20 standard reports are available, each allowing user-defined sort and range criteria on all fields. You can also create custom reports with built-in report helpers, produce custom consolidated reports that let you “roll up? data without changing the underlying database and specify totals-only reporting for standard reports.
Extra Security – Fixed Asset Accounting can assure complete security at user, user-defined menu, system and company levels, protecting important or proprietary data from unauthorized access or manipulation. This security feature also includes fully controlled access to user-definable SmartLists for fewer data entry errors.
Online Help – Instant context-sensitive online Help is always available. Furthermore, customizable Help for online corporate guidelines can be added easily.
Technical Support and Updates – A SupportPlus membership provides access to toll-free phone assistance, automatic free system enhancements and updates, automatic tax law updates, 24-hour access to SupportPlus Online and a wide array of other privileges and value-added benefits.

OTHER FEATURES:


• Enhanced history tracking which allows capture of critical “before and after? asset conditions.
• Seamless integration with the Asset Inventory module, for fixed asset tracking and reconciliation.
• Automatically add assets when purchased or received. (Requires Sage MAS 500 Purchase Order and/or Accounts Payable modules.)
• Custom Report Writer with graphics, drill down and batch reporting capabilities.
• Seven books ? all visible on one screen:
• Internal
• Tax
• ACE
• AMT
• State
• Two user-definable books
• Automatic creation of AMT and ACE schedules and over 20 methods of depreciation, including:
• MACRS 150% and 200% (formulas and tables)
• ACRS
• Straight Line
• Modified Straight Line (formulas and tables)
• Declining Balance
• Sum-of-the-Years-Digits
• Customized depreciation methods

FAS – Fixed Asset Inventory
FAS Asset Inventory provides complete fixed asset inventory tracking and reconciliation capabilities for Sage MAS 500. Using state-of-the-art bar code technology, including Windows CE devices, FAS Asset Inventory creates and tracks physical inventories of assets quickly and efficiently ? helping companies gain tighter controls over their fixed assets. adsf With Asset Inventory, you’ll have complete confidence in the accuracy of your fixed asset data. Because Asset Inventory simplifies the asset inventory process, you’ll also have more time to focus on patterns of loss, theft and misallocation, and implement loss prevention policies.
With seamless integration to FAS Asset Accounting, the Asset Inventory module performs the physical inventory reconciliation process on-screen with existing asset data. Fixed asset data can also be collected using a bar code scanner and labels, and then matched up to financial records where discrepancies are identified. You’re then prompted for decisions about discrepancies and can select automatic updates of your financial records.
Maintaining accurate physical inventories is essential to safeguarding fixed assets. The enforcement of loss prevention policies is aided further with the Check-In/Check-Out feature. You can constantly monitor mobile assets with this feature that shows who has possession of important assets, where they are, when they’re scheduled to return and when they’re overdue.
Having concise, up-to-the-minute records on such valuable items as laptop computers, cellular phones, PC components, medical equipment, and important files will significantly reduce your asset replacement costs. When combined with FAS Asset Accounting and the rest of Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200 or Sage MAS 500, Asset Inventory creates a powerful accounting management system to track your organization’s fixed assets better than ever before.

FEATURES:

Great Scalability
Enhanced history tracking allows capture of critical “before and after? asset conditions. Seamless integration with FAS Asset Accounting can perform physical inventory reconciliation with existing asset data.

Supports Two Inventory Types
Asset Inventory can handle baseline inventory ? to add new assets, and dynamic inventory ? to verify any data on existing assets.

Remote Computing
Although Asset Inventory supports industry-leading bar code readers, Windows CE and Palm operation systems devices make it easy to perform inventories with less expensive bar code readers containing more memory. The system can also track assets at remote locations, where inventories can be conducted by exchanging data via e-mail attachments.

Multi-site Asset Inventory
This module provides the ability to conduct multiple asset inventories concurrently at distributed sites and reconcile the data at one central location.

Import/Export Helper
The Import/Export Helper allows you to import data from or export data to the most popular spreadsheet and applications.

Virtual Reader
On-screen Virtual Reader lets you perform a test inventory ? and even add assets ? before you invest in hardware.

Check-In/Check-Out
Check-In/Check-Out feature with a Check-Out History constantly monitors assets on the move.

Viewing Options
To optimize flexible fixed asset management and fast navigation, you can quickly switch between Detail View and Group View.

Detail View
Asset Detail View provides complete information including property type, class, acquisition date, supplier, location, GL asset account, accumulated and expense account numbers, custodian and more.

Group View

Customize your Asset Group View with drag-and-drop convenience ? freeze “identifier? columns, display or hide columns to view the precise information you want, in the order you want to see it ? all while saving your custom settings automatically.

Asset Management Tools
Groups,Templates, SmartLists and Search-and-Replace features provide powerful asset management and streamlined inventory methodologies.

Easy Access
Asset tabs allow instant access to Asset History, Images and custom online Notes.

Smart Fields
Fifty-one fully customizable fields provide the ability to control data entry, notes and image support to describe each asset record.

Analyze Asset Data

Track fixed assets better than ever before, investigate lost or misplaced items, and document inventory reconciliation with information-packed reports. Reports can be run on any asset group, sorted by any field desired, and printed in your choice of portrait or landscape modes.

Standard and Custom Reports
A comprehensive selection of reports includes reconciliation, summary, past due, detail, exception, and check-in/check-out. You can also create custom reports through the Report Helper link to Crystal Reports.

Online Help
Instant context-sensitive online Help is always available. Furthermore, customizable help for online corporate guidelines can be added easily.

Technical Support and Updates

A SupportPlus membership provides access to toll-free phone assistance, automatic free system enhancements and updates, automatic tax law updates, 24-hour access to SupportPlus Online and a wide array of other privileges and value-added benefits.

MORE FEATURES:

• Use the latest bar code technology to automate asset inventory process.
• Seamless integration with the FAS Asset Accounting module.
• Track inventory at remote locations.
• Implement loss prevention policies.

Two Types Of Inventories Supported


• Baseline
• Dynamic

Two Types Of Viewing Options

• Asset Detail View
• Asset Group View (customizable)

Types Of Reports

• Reconciliation
• Summary
• Past Due
• Detail
• Exception
• Check-In/Check-Out