Investments & depreciation

Record investments (CAPEX) once — Contrixt takes care of the accounting depreciation: the acquisition value is booked linearly over the chosen depreciation period, automatically, as actual bookings against the mapped cost center.

Recording an investment

1. Open Investments → New investment.
2. Enter the name, optionally supplier and reference, the acquisition value (€) and the acquisition date.
3. Set the depreciation period in months (e.g. 36 for three years).
4. Choose the booking rhythm: monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or yearly.
5. Map the cost center and category — that is where the depreciation rates go.
6. Under Book depreciation automatically, pick the key date of the first rate (pre-filled with the acquisition date) and save.

Approval (optional)

If your administrator has configured an approval requirement, investments from the defined amount threshold first need approval by an administrator or controller. Until then the investment shows Awaiting approval — the depreciation automation only starts after approval; rejected investments are never booked.

How the automation works

• The number of rates follows from period and rhythm (36 months quarterly = 12 rates); every rate is equal, and the last rate settles rounding differences — the total matches the acquisition value exactly.
• The rates appear under Bookings with the source Depreciation and the investment's name.
• After the last rate the investment is fully depreciated and the automation ends on its own.
• Missed key dates are caught up automatically on the next run.

Staying on top

The list shows each investment's progress (rate x/y) and the remaining value; clicking the name opens the detail view with all rates booked so far.

Budget planning

Depreciation rates flow into budgets, reports and forecast like any actual booking. Plan the yearly rates in the target cost center's budget so plan and actuals line up.