Accumulated Depreciation in Forecasts

In forecast periods, you forecast accumulated depreciation using these options:

Forecasting Accumulated Depreciation

Forecasting the ending balance of the Accumulated Depreciation account results in Accumulated Depreciation on Retirements being calculated as:

Operation	Accumulated Depreciation (beginning)	Input	$70
+	Depreciation Expense	Input	30
-	Accumulated Depreciation (ending)	Input	90
	Acc Depreciation on Retirements	Calc	$10

Forecasting Accumulated Depreciation on Retirements

Forecasting Accumulated Depreciation on Retirements results in the Accumulated Depreciation account balance being calculated as:

Operation	Accumulated Depreciation (beginning)	Input	$70
+	Depreciation Expense	Input	30
-	Acc Depreciation on Retirements	Input	10
	Accumulated Depreciation (ending)	Calc	$90

Default. This method assumes all Retirements are fully depreciated, enabling you to independently forecast actual amounts of depreciation associated with retirements and the amount of depreciation expense in all future periods.