Switching from Sage Fixed Assets
A Sage Fixed Assets register converts with every book intact.
The books map one to one and the export carries prior depreciation. The work is in the details below.
| Source field | Fixed Asset Desk field | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Internal book | Book | Mapped |
| Tax book | Federal | Mapped |
| State book | State | Mapped |
| AMT book | AMT | Mapped |
| ACE book | User-defined book 1 | Mapped |
| Prior accumulated (all books) | Prior depreciation by book | Loaded as filed |
| Property type / est. life | Class / life | Table |
| Averaging convention | Convention | Table |
| G/L asset acct, expense acct | GL accounts | Mapped |
| Custom field 3 (Grant no.) | Custom: Grant number | Created |
| Validation: 1,284 loaded · 0 rejected · 3 warnings (unusual method and life combinations flagged for review) · Map saved as "Sage Fixed Assets standard" | ||
What we need from you.
The asset export with all books (Custom Export, all fields), the Depreciation Expense and Disposal reports for the last closed year, and the last Form 4562.
- Time
- 5 to 7 business days from the file to the parallel run
- Price
- Quoted on the file, fixed once given
- Who
- Our staff, not a wizard; the same account manager afterwards
Every field carries over.
| In Sage Fixed Assets | In Fixed Asset Desk | How |
|---|---|---|
| Internal book | Book | Direct |
| Tax book | Federal | Direct |
| State book | State | Direct; per-state conformity set on our side |
| AMT and ACE books | AMT | ACE retained as a user-defined book if still needed |
| Prior accumulated depreciation by book | Prior depreciation by book | Loaded as filed, not recalculated |
| Section 179 and 168(k) amounts | First-year elections | Loaded per asset and year |
| Property type, life, method, averaging convention | Class, life, method, convention | Mapped by table; unusual combinations flagged |
| GL accounts, location, department, custom fields | Same | Direct; custom fields recreated |
| Disposals and transfers | Events with dates | Loaded from the history export |
| Child and parent assets | Parent and component | Recreated |
| Crystal Reports custom reports | SQL reports | Rewritten on request |
The tie-out has five steps.
- You send the export and your last filed schedule. Fixed quote within one business day.
- We load every asset with prior depreciation in each book.
- You run the last closed year in parallel. Our report reconciles cost, accumulated depreciation and expense to your filed figures.
- Differences are explained before go-live. You keep the reconciliation for your auditor.
- Go live with the same account manager.
Things to know.
Reviewers of Sage Fixed Assets describe custom reporting as a separate Crystal Reports purchase and a transfer report that omits asset numbers. Both are standard here.
Statements about Sage Fixed Assets come from the vendor's public website and published user reviews as of September 2026: sage.com product pages; Capterra, G2 and Software Advice reviews, 2024 to 2026; Fixed Assets Desk Inc. vendor review, September 2026 (summary on request).
The questions asked before leaving Sage Fixed Assets, answered.
Will we lose depreciation history moving from Sage Fixed Assets?
No. Every asset is loaded with prior accumulated depreciation in each book, as filed; methods, lives, conventions and elections are mapped, not re-derived.
How long does the conversion take?
Five to seven business days from the export to the parallel run, for most registers.
What does it cost?
Quoted on the export; most registers under 5,000 assets convert for a fixed fee set after we see the file.
What if the old register carried an error into a filed return?
We show it to you rather than reproduce it silently; you decide whether to match the return or correct it going forward.
How do the Sage Fixed Assets books map?
Internal to Book, Tax to Federal, State to State, AMT to AMT; ACE as a user-defined book if you still need it.
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