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[Cloves Almeida <cjalmeida@xxxxxxxxx>]

GG,

I can't speak on the legislation but IIRC, depreciation is an ongoing 
expense and, by accrual principal, it should be calculated as often as 
possible.

One important thing, though, is the possibility to reevaluate an asset 
according to market pricesand re-base the depreciation to that value 
instead of the original purchasing price.

Grzegorz Grzelak (Cirrus.pl) escreveu:
> Hello I am working on account_asset improvement. I am rather rewriting
> it. It should be ready in one month for stable extra. Specification is
> mainly in:
>
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/openobject-addons/+spec/fixed-assets
>
> and relevant bug report.
>
> I have a big doubt about Time method.
>
> Question 1. Please answer if any country uses depreciation intervals
> like 12, 6, 3 or 2 month not synchronizing them with end of year? I
> mean: Is the country where you buy asset in September 2010, you choose
> depreciation interval one year or half year and depreciation posting is
> made in September 2011 or in March 2011?
>
> I see in english accounting guides (only I can read) that it is like in
> PL that even if you choose year or half year depreciation first
> depreciation posting is made in last period of the year (December or 4
> quarter). It seems it should be common.
>
> Question 2. I don't seem but: Is any country where depreciation
> calculation starts from different period than next to purchase period? I
> mean maybe not from next period but from the same period as purchase
> period or starts from exact date of purchase (production etc.).
>
> All the best.
> GG.
>