Question 680
After resolving this Dynamics 365 Finance case: An asset is transferred between two companies, but one company posts the disposal while the other fails to recognize the corresponding acquisition. What preventive control belongs in the operating procedure?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Reconcile intercompany asset transfers before consolidation. This prevents recurrence of the identified mechanism: Cross-company fixed asset movements require balanced accounting at both company boundaries. Validate the control by checking: The source and destination books reconcile with authorized intercompany transactions.
Incorrect Answers
Reconcile receipt and invoice milestones before declaring asset acquisition complete. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: A new fixed asset purchased through a PO has been received, but no acquisition transaction exists in its book. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Cross-company fixed asset movements require balanced accounting at both company boundaries.
Reconcile transferred asset budgets to planning approvals. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: A fixed asset budget is approved in the asset module but not visible in the central budgeting report. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Cross-company fixed asset movements require balanced accounting at both company boundaries.
Review company list and book filters before batch approval. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: Monthly depreciation is run in batch for several companies, but one legal entity's book was omitted from the batch scope. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Cross-company fixed asset movements require balanced accounting at both company boundaries.