Changing cursor movement in the Depreciation tab for MACRS assets

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When you enter MACRS assets in the asset module, the cursor in the Depreciation tab advances from the Life field of the Tax column to the Sec 179 Expense field of the Tax column. For some MACRS assets, you will need to enter information in the ADS Life field of the AMT column, which is skipped by default.

To have the cursor move to this field for all MACRS assets before proceeding to the Sec 179 Expense field, perform the following steps.

  1. Choose Setup > User Preferencesasset module to set user preferences.)
  2. In the Data Entry tab, mark the Visit ADS Life field for MACRS assets checkbox.
  3. Click OK.

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