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Engineering activity to capitalized asset, without the tracker.
The problem
Most capitalization trackers are spreadsheets built around development stages. Guidance is moving away from that model, so the column the whole tracker is sorted by stops carrying meaning. The determination and its evidence live outside the ERP, and the schedule is rebuilt by hand every quarter.
Architecture
Activity enters on the left. A posted, traceable journal leaves on the right.
Where the activity actually happens
Rules configured to your accounting policy
Each cost tied to its supporting record
Held in the system, not a spreadsheet
Handed to the ERP fixed asset module
Journals with a traceable source
The boundary
Native capability first, then where the platform hands the work back.
Handles natively
Hands back
Handles natively
Hands back
Scope
Worked example
Check the arithmetic. Source equals schedule equals journal equals ledger.
| Line | Amount | Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering payroll | $1,800,000 | Split by activity |
| Contractors | $300,000 | Split by activity |
| Development infrastructure | $250,000 | Split by activity |
| Total project cost | $2,350,000 | |
| Research and exploration | $500,000 | Expensed |
| Eligible development | $1,400,000 | Capitalized |
| Maintenance | $450,000 | Expensed |
| Total allocated | $2,350,000 | Ties to project cost |
| DR | Capitalized Software | $1,400,000 |
| CR | Project Cost Clearing | $1,400,000 |
We build and configure accounting systems. We do not provide accounting, audit, or tax advice. Your accounting policy is set by your accountants and tested by your auditors. We build the system that runs it.
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Walk through the schedule, the journal, and the evidence trail against your own process.