Asset Keeper – Version 25 pre-release available for download.

If you ordered Asset Keeper, Version 25, before December 1st, you should have received an email with instructions on how to download the pre-release version. The pre-release version is feature complete, and is only missing a few final touches, such as: – The IRS tax forms are draft copies and not yet finalized.  We are [...]

Asset Keeper – Version 25 near completion (pre-release on schedule)

We are adding finishing touches to Asset Keeper, Version 25, and anticipate getting the pre-release out to users who have ordered the upgrade on or about December 1, 2009.  This gives you a chance to use the latest and greatest for your year-end processing.  We think you will find the changes and enhancements addictive and [...]

V25 – AK-TRACK (asset tracking add-on option)

One of the most requested features during the last few years has been improved asset tracking.  In version 25, you can optionally purchase AK-TRACK which provides additional fields that are dedicated for asset tracking purposes.  After enabling AK-TRACK (by using the provided activation code), the following fields are available to enter your asset tracking data.  [...]

V25 – Enhancement #14 – Report Specifications

In Version 25, we made some slight enhancements to ALL the report specification screens.  These are the screens that allow you to select the options for the report selected. In addition to a little redesign of the screens themselves, we now allow you to enter your beginning and ending ranges instead of selecting them from [...]

V25 – Enhancement #13 – Reference supporting external document for each asset.

In some cases, you may wish to link an external document or Excel spreadsheet to an asset.  A good example of this would be when you have self-constructed assets and use an Excel spreadsheet to document the cost of each component that is used to construct the asset. On the General tab of the Add [...]

V25 – Enhancement #12 – Quick Backup now really quick!

There are over 35 different places where you are prompted to make a backup because Asset Keeper will may change multiple assets.  Everyone knows the importance of making backups, even when you know that the only way to get back to square one is to edit each asset and reverse the change made. Prior to [...]

V25 – Enhancement #11 – Exclude assets from Form 4797

On the General page of the Add / Edit screen there is a checkbox that when marked will exclude the asset from being included on the IRS Form 4797.  However, to mark this checkbox, you would have to first dispose of the asset, then edit the asset to mark the checkbox.  We have added this [...]

V25 – Enhancement #10 – Depreciation Lives Lookup

There is an icon on the Main Menu toolbar that will display a form that will provide you with the recommended depreciation lives for various types of assets.  In addition to redesigning this screen, we also added a button that allows you to create a category that will be available when adding assets using the [...]

V25 – Enhancement #9 – Asset Summary screen when selecting file

When selecting a data file, an Asset Summary screen will be displayed that provides summary information about the assets in your data file.  You can also turn off the Asset Summary screen (in the Configuration screen) so it will no longer be displayed.  A sample of the Asset Summary is displayed below.

V25 – Enhancement #8 – Quick Add screen improved (high res)

This is the first enhancement that shows the new high resolution screens for some of the options in V25.  In this case, the Quick Add screen (with Categories) is shown below with three modifications to improve the functionality of this option. If this is your first exposure to the Quick Add screen, you may be [...]