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title: "Global Settings: Asset Management"
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language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-08-25T12:13:16.479Z"
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# Global Settings: Asset Management

The accounting integration and the depreciation schedules used to write down asset value over time.

## What this page is for

Asset Management holds two things: the connection to your accounting system, and the depreciation schedules the platform uses when it writes down the book value of assets over their life.

![The Asset Management settings page: the Accounting Integration vendor selector and the Depreciations table showing 5yr MACRS, 5yr MACRS (100%) and 20yr Straight-line percentages by year.](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f116d2df-4e6c-4ae1-9d7c-eb4969bdb90e)

## Accounting Integration

A single **Vendor** selector. With **None** chosen, asset and depreciation figures stay inside enSights. Choosing a vendor connects the platform to that accounting system so the figures flow into your books, and reveals the credential fields that vendor requires.

## Depreciations

A table of depreciation schedules over twenty years. Each column is a method, and each row is a year with the percentage of the asset's value written off in that year.

| Schedule | Shape | Typical use |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5yr MACRS | 20%, 32%, 19.2%, 11.52%, 11.52%, 5.76% over six years | The accelerated US schedule for solar property. Front-loads the deduction. |
| 5yr MACRS (100%) | 100% in year one | Full bonus depreciation, where the entire basis is taken immediately. |
| 20yr Straight-line | 5% a year for twenty years | Even write-down across an assumed twenty-year life. |

The MACRS percentages are the statutory figures, and the six-year span on a "five-year" schedule is the half-year convention at work — the asset is treated as placed in service mid-year, so the deduction spills into a seventh tax year. They are not arbitrary numbers to be tuned.

### Which schedule applies

The schedule is chosen per asset or contract, not here. This page defines the schedules that are available for selection; picking one for a given asset happens in the Finance and Asset Management screens.

## How to change a schedule

1.  Go to **Settings → Global Settings → Asset Management**.
2.  Edit the year percentages in the relevant column.
3.  Press **Update** at the bottom of the page.

## Notes

-   Depreciation feeds financial reporting. Changing a schedule changes reported figures for every asset using it — agree the change with whoever signs off your accounts first.
-   Percentages in a column should total 100% across the years. A column that does not sum to 100 either over-depreciates or leaves residual value behind.
-   Depreciation rules are jurisdiction-specific. The shipped schedules reflect US practice; check what applies where your assets are held.
-   This is book depreciation for reporting, not tax advice. Confirm treatment with your accountant.