Maintain Period Control Method

Purpose & Objective Using period control methods, you can specify that the depreciation start date for all acquisitions in the
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Prd.C.Meth Description
0001 01/01/02/02
0002 04/06/02/02
0003 01/06/02/02
0004 06/06/02/02
0005 06/06/08/08
0006 03/03/03/03
0007 04/06/02/02
0008 01/06/02/02
0009 06/06/02/02
0010 03/03/03/06
0011 07/07/07/06

Period Control Name for Period Control

1 Pro rata at period start date

2 Pro rata upto mid-period at period start date

3 Pro rata at mid-period

4 First year convention at half year start date

5 Year start date/Mid-year/Year-end (Austria)

6 At the start of the year

7 At mid-year

8 At the end of the year (=Start date of following year)

9 At mid-quarter

10 At the first quarter

11 Next month
12 Next quarter
13 Next half-year
14 Modified half-year rule
15 First-year convention at retirement (Korea)

16 First day same month, second till last day, next month (MX)
17 Current month (US, half months)
21 Monthly compound interest
22 Quarterly compound interest
23 Semi-annual compound interest
24 Annual compound interest
preciation start date for all acquisitions in the year is set to the first day of the period.
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Acq Add Ret Trn

1 1 2 2
4 6 2 2
1 6 2 2
6 6 2 2
6 6 8 8
3 3 3 3
4 6 2 2
1 6 2 2
6 6 2 2
3 3 3 6
11 11 11 11

Depreciation start /end is always at the beginning of the period in which the Acquisition
or retirement take place. the posting will be considered from the start date of the posting
period.

For transactions upto the middle of the period, the depreciation start or end date is
dated from the beginning of the period. Transactions ater mid-period however, are dated
from the beginning ot the next period

the depreciation start or end date is dated from the beginning of the Mid Period.

This means that only half of the full-year depreciation is allowed in the first year, while
the remaining balance is deducted in the final year of the depreciation schedule, or the
year that the property is sold
the system calculates a whole years depreciation for transactions on the first day of a
fiscal year; half year's depreciation for transactions up to the middle of the year, and no
depreciation for transactions after mid year

The posting is considered from the start of posting year, no matter what the posting date
is
 The posting is considered from the middle of the posting year, no matter what the
posting date is.

starts depreciation from following year

 The posting is considered from the mid quater, no matter what the posting date is.

 The posting is considered only from first quarter, no matter what the posting date is.

posting will not be considered until the start of next period.

posting will not be considered until the start of next Quater.
posting will not be considered until the start of half year.
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Acq Acquisition
Add Addittion
Ret Retirement
Trn Transfer