Select Assets dialog (for mass dispositions)

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Use this dialog to select the assets you want to include in a mass disposition.

The Select Assets dialog lists all of the assets available for the mass disposition, according to the current focus criteria. You can focus the asset list according to any application-defined or custom associations that maintain lists using the Focus asset listing group box at the bottom of this dialog. Double-click an asset in the left pane to move it to the right (Assets selected) pane.

To open this dialog, open the Asset List window and do one of the following:

  • Choose Tasks > Mass Dispositions.
  • Click the Mass Disposition button in the Asset List window.
  • For new mass dispositions: Click the Add button in the Mass Disposition dialog, enter a description, and click Continue. After you have selected all of the assets that belong to the current mass disposition, click Continue to open the Enter Disposal Information dialog in which you can enter the type of disposal and date of disposal, as well as any other required sale information.
  • For existing mass dispositions: Highlight the desired mass disposition in the Mass Disposition dialog, click the Edit button, and then click the Select Assets button. After you have selected all of the assets that belong to the current mass disposition, click Continue to open the Enter Disposal Information dialog in which you can enter the type of disposal and date of disposal, as well as any other required sale information.

To view important information about selecting assets for mass dispositions, see Restrictions for selecting assets for a mass disposition.

Fields & buttons

Tip: Click a column heading to sort the list of assets.

Assets available to select

Lists all of the assets that are available for selection, according to the focus criteria. For example, you can focus the list to include only those assets that are assigned to a specific group and/or location using the Focus asset listing group box at the bottom of this dialog.

Assets selected

Lists the assets that have been selected for this mass disposition.

Focus asset listing group box

Use the association fields in this group box to limit the number of assets that are available for selection.

  • To include all assets that are assigned to a particular association, select (All [association]) from the drop-down list.
  • To include only assets that are assigned to a particular association value, select that value from the drop-down list.
  • To include all assets that have not been assigned to a particular association, select (No [association] association) from the drop-down list. For example, if you want to include in the list all assets that are not assigned to a location, select (No Location association) from the drop-down list.

Section 179 assets group box

If you are disposing of Partnership or S Corporation assets and want to include section 179 assets in the list of available assets, mark the Include Section 179 assets as available assets checkbox and select an option to allocate disposal information based on tax cost or tax adjusted basis.

Note: This group box is available only for Partnership and S Corporation assets.

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