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I'll tag on this post with an idea for improvement of the instructions.

It seems confusing.  Balance, Series, prefix and Tax Code are not terms used in the depreciation input fields of Form 16.  So, I'm left wondering how cost, date placed in service, method and more information is input using the export function. If you know how to export, please share.

Here are the instructions:

  1. Six data columns should be created:
    • Column A = Account Number (starting with 1000 for 1st asset description so rows can be resorted)
    • Column B = Account Description (used primarily for the code 800 series description rows)
    • Column C = Current Year Balance (amounts, dates, 1=??? fields, method, and most other number amounts entered into the program)
    • Column D = Series (a unique identifying number for each screen - found at the bottom-left of the input sheets)
    • Column E = Prefix (number of the asset, 1 for the first, 2 for the second, 3 for the third, etc.)
    • Column F = Tax Code (as shown on the input sheets)