Five Year Acquisition Comparison Chart

The Five Year Acquisition Comparison chart is a line graph that shows acquisitions for the last five fiscal years based on the placed in service date.

Note: The application uses the date when the asset was placed in service, NOT the date when the asset was acquired to determine the fiscal year.

You can view the chart by selecting it in the Assets Snapshot window.

The following guidelines apply to the Five Year Acquisition Comparison chart:

• The chart displays up to five fiscal years from the current reporting period on the computer.
• The date of the fiscal year-end is determined using the calendar for the open book entered in the company definition.
• A fiscal year with no acquired assets will display a zero.
• A short year is considered a fiscal year for purposes of the five year display.
• An asset that is acquired and disposed of within the same fiscal year is considered an acquisition for the purposes of this chart.

Note: Acquired values and fiscal years could be different from one book to the next. The chart's information could change if you select a different book.

A table beneath the chart shows the following information for each of the five fiscal years:

Item	Notes
Annual Acq Value	Displays the total acquired value of assets placed in service in the fiscal year.
% Change	Displays the difference in acquired value from the previous fiscal year, shown as a percentage.
Count	Displays the number of assets placed in service in the fiscal year.

 

The data displayed on this chart should match the Current Year Acquisitions Grand Total on the Annual Activity report when run for groups set up for each of the five acquisition years. For example, assuming a calendar year in acquisition year 2007, you would create a group for assets with the criterion ”Placed in Service Date is between 1/31/2007 and 12/31/2007.” You would repeat this process for each of the acquisition years.