Registering starting values

Registration of opening balances from previous income years

The first time the Fixed Asset Register is used, existing fixed assets from previous income years can be imported or registered manually. Import can be performed from:

  • Year-end closing module in Period & Year
  • Finale Driftsmidler
  • Excel workbook

Export from Finale Driftsmidler to Period & Year

Finale Driftsmidler can generate an export file (json file) with data from an opened client in Finale Driftsmidler. The file is automatically named by Finale Driftsmidler as follows:

Fixed asset eksport yyyy - clientname.json

  • yyyy - is the year being exported
  • ‘clientname’ - is the name of the client

To export a client, do the following:

  1. Open the client in Finale Fixed Assets.
  2. Select Company - Export to Period & Year.
  3. Select the Period & Year Fixed Assets tab.
  4. Choose the destination folder for the export file.
  5. Click the To file tool button and wait for confirmation that the client has been exported.

This registration or import creates the Opening balances event, which will display the following transactions dated to the last day of the preceding income year:

  • Acquisition cost from previous years
  • Depreciation from previous years
  • Impairment from previous years
Last modified December 9, 2025