Accounting · Odoo glossary
Asset Disposal
Asset disposal removes an asset from use and the accounting register through sale, scrapping or another retirement.
Definition
In general ERP practice
Asset disposal removes an asset from use and the accounting register through sale, scrapping or another retirement. The difference between proceeds and carrying value determines any gain or loss.
In Odoo
Odoo’s asset workflow supports selling or disposing of an asset and generating the corresponding accounting effects. Review the disposal date, accumulated depreciation and sale proceeds; archiving an equipment record alone is not an accounting disposal.
Official Odoo documentation
The Odoo-specific explanation above is based on the documentation for Odoo 19. Features and workflows can differ in other versions.
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