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Finally, asset depreciation and lease accounting software built for accounting firms.

Manage every client's fixed asset depreciation and lease accounting from one login. Accurate, audit-ready and built for accounting firms in South Africa.

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Multi-client management

Manage all your clients' fixed asset registers under one login. Switch between entities in seconds.

Partner pricing

Volume-based pricing designed for accounting firms. The more clients you manage, the better the rate.

Audit-ready reporting

SARS-compliant depreciation schedules, IFRS 16 lease journals and full audit trails your clients can rely on.

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Calculator — How much time & money can your practice save with AssetAccountant?

Discover what spreadsheet-based asset and lease management is costing your practice — and the strategic capacity you could unlock.

⏱ Practice Hours 👥 Client Scale 📈 Advisory Capacity 💸 vs AssetAccountant

Your Client Base

100
Clients for whom you manage fixed asset depreciation and/or lease accounting.
50
Typical client has equipment, vehicles, furniture, leasehold improvements, etc.
5
Finance and operating leases requiring IFRS 16 / ASC 842 treatment.

Internal Labour — Per Client

0.5 hrs
Running depreciation, processing additions and disposals, GL reconciliation, and supporting client audit queries.
0.75 hrs
Updating amortisation schedules, generating journal entries, IFRS 16 reporting, and audit workpaper preparation.
R 
Include salary, UIF, skills levy, and overhead. Typical range: R350–R650/hr.

Errors & Rework — Per Client

1
Formula errors, missed rate changes, disposal adjustments, version conflicts.
0.25 hrs
Include time to locate, understand, correct, re-reconcile, and re-report.

AssetAccountant Efficiency

AssetAccountant eliminates the repetitive, low-margin compliance work that ties up your most valuable asset: your team's time. Automated depreciation runs, bulk additions and disposals, auto-generated journals and reports free your staff to focus on advisory services, tax planning, and business development — work that actually builds client relationships.
70%
Default 70% reflects typical outcomes for accounting firms already familiar with their clients' data. Adjust for a more conservative or optimistic estimate.
Estimated Annual Practice Compliance Burden
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Disclaimer: This calculator is provided for general estimation purposes only and is not financial, accounting, or business advice. Cost estimates are based solely on your inputs and should be treated as indicative. AssetAccountant subscription costs shown are modelled on published Standard plan rates for accounting firms and are indicative only — actual pricing varies by plan, add-ons, and contract terms. Ex. GST/VAT. Time reduction estimates are based on typical customer outcomes. Always obtain a current quote from AssetAccountant before making any financial decisions.

Accounting firm subscription plans

Architected to meet the demands of South African accounting firms of all sizes

  • Cloud-based, API-first platform
  • Unlimited users – share data across offices
  • Performs at scale – manage thousands of client registers from a single interface
  • Designed for efficiency – bulk automation of time-consuming tasks
  • Integrated with leading GLs and ERPs
  • Single Sign On (SSO) capable
  • ISO27001 certified
  • Private infrastructure available
  • Generous partner program
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Deep coverage of depreciation and leasing concepts:

  • IFRS depreciation coverage:
  • Straight line (prime cost), diminishing value, units of use, immediate treatments
  • Revaluations and Impairments
  • Adjustments and Reassessments
  • Components and works in progress
  • Partial acquisitions and disposals
  • IFRS 16 leasing coverage:
  • Finance lease, operating lease and hire purchase agreements
  • Lease opening balances
  • Lease terminations
  • Lease refinancing and adjustments
  • Multiple assets per lease
  • Detailed SARS rules, including:
  • Straight line (all variants), diminishing value, units of use
  • Immediate depreciation
  • Accurate disposals treatment

Flexible, user-friendly presentation of complex functionality:

  • Accounting and tax calculations, side by side
  • Depreciation and leasing calculations, side by side
  • Depreciation and lease liability forecasting
  • ‘Dimensions’ support (eg Profit Centres, Locations, Departments – user defined)
  • Bulk operations (acquisitions, disposals, revaluations, reassessments and more)
  • Consolidated reporting
  • Granular journaling to facilitate bank reconciliations
  • Attachments and Custom Fields

Priced to meet the market:

  • Free to use for a single client fixed asset register with up to 10 assets
  • Unlimited users / seats
  • Low, monthly subscriptions for accounting firms with less than 100 client fixed asset registers
  • Volume-based annual pricing (POA) for accounting firms with more than 100 fixed asset registers or very large fixed asset registers.
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ACCOUNTING FIRMS SUBSCRIPTION PLANS

AssetAccountant is priced to suit South African accounting firms of all sizes

Free to use for 30 days, and free forever for up to 10 assets All subscriptions are for unlimited users / seats Low, monthly subscriptions for accounting firms with less than 100 client registers Volume-based, annual pricing for accounting firms with large numbers of client registers or complex requirements (POA)
Free
R0

single register < 10 assets

Free forever
  • Try AssetAccountant
  • No time limit
  • Includes all features & integrations, except leases
Lite
R15
per client register / entity(min. 10)
R15
per 25 assets in excessof shared allowance
30 day free trial

Platform

  • Unlimited users†
  • Xero integration
  • QuickBooks Online integration
  • Automated journals

Assets

  • Taxable use
  • Reassessments
  • Adjustments
  • SARS tax methods
  • Units of production
Basic
R30
per client register / entity(min. 10)
R30
per 25 assets in excessof shared allowance
R45
per loan
30 day free trial
Lite plus:

Platform

  • Classifications (e.g. cost centres)
  • Custom fields (e.g. serial #s)
  • Attachments

Assets

  • Quantities
  • Partial acquisitions
  • Partial disposals
  • Additional cost

Loans / Leases

  • Asset Finance Loans
  • Loan refinance
  • Loan termination
  • Automated payment schedules
Standard
R45
per client register / entity(min. 10)
R45
per 25 assets in excessof shared allowance
R70
per lease
30 day free trial
Basic plus:

Platform

  • Bulk actions (disposals, reassessments, revaluations)
  • Consolidations (single country)

Assets

  • Revaluations
  • Impairments
  • Work in Progress (WIP, CIP)
  • Components
  • DIY Depreciation Methods

Loans / Leases

  • IFRS 16 coverage
  • Right-of-use assets
  • Make Good Provisions
Premium
POA

Annual pricing for >100 client registers / complex requirements

Standard plus:

Platform

  • Weekly calendars (13×4, 4-4-5, 4-5-4, 5-4-4)
  • Sage Intacct integration
  • Microsoft Dynamics integration

Loans / Leases

  • Multiple assets per loan
  • Market valuations
  • * A 'client register' is equivalent to one of your client entities. Most of your client's businesses will likely have a single register
  • Contact us below if you have >100 client registers and/or more complex requirements (POA - in ZAR)
  • All plans billed in ZAR per register monthly, with each register being allocated 25 assets towards a shared account allowance
  • Plans have a 10 register minimum (therefore shared allowance of up to 250 assets)
  • Excess over the shared allowance will be billed as per the table
  • Upgrade / downgrade at any time
  • † Includes unlimited users within your firm. Read-only access for your client's users
  • Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics integration is included in the Free plan for demo only. Please contact us for pricing
  • Example: My firm has 12 client registers with 420 assets + 12 leases between them. I have selected the Standard plan. My monthly subscription price = [R45 x 12] + [(420 - 12 x 25) ÷ 25 x R45] + [R70 x 12] = R1605 per month
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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Why our clients love AssetAccountant

From Big 4 firms to solo accountants, public company CFOs to corporate finance teams;
— here’s what they say about our fixed asset depreciation and lease accounting software:

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"Up until 2021 we had been using Excel spreadsheets to calculate and manage fixed asset tax depreciation for the group's registers, which was not sustainable. To address this and to implement automation of the process, we researched solutions offered in the market, including by the large accounting firms and specialist software providers. After thoroughly vetting AssetAccountant as a vendor, testing the software and its calculations, and reviewing the company's data security, we committed to implement the software for all tax fixed asset registers for the Whitehaven Coal group. Since implementation we have been very satisfied with the decision. The software is intuitive, robust, easy to use, and accurate. AssetAccountant's commitment to ongoing development of the product's features has also been impressive."

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Greg Singh
Greg Singh
Group Tax Manager · Whitehaven Coal Limited
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"After being introduced to AssetAccountant in 2020 by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, I carefully reviewed the software's functionality to suit our complex fixed asset depreciation and lease accounting requirements. For example Buildsafe acquires, disposes and writes off thousands of assets including partial transactions. We also need flexible reporting and detailed journals. I have found the software to be enterprise standard, robust and precise. The software is a very elegant blend of beauty and smarts. The ongoing support, product development and assistance has been responsive and reliable. An amazing team and product. Thank you."

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Sharon Hughes
Sharon Hughes
CFO · Buildsafe (introduced by PwC)
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"AssetAccountant (AA) has produced the ultimate Fixed Asset Management System. AA integrates seamlessly with Xero and produces reports that satisfies any auditor with easy to trace transactions that are verifiable. The real hidden gem is their Lease Accounting facility which takes all the heartache and time consuming issues out of AASB16. Fantastic product — has literally saved me hours of work."

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John Smith
John Smith
CFO & Company Secretary · Dateline Resources Ltd
★★★★★
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"We love using AssetAccountant. The time savings for every client's depreciation entries means not only is profit increased on every job, but our additional team capacity can be directed to more valuable work. There is literally no risk in the investment of AssetAccountant fixed asset depreciation software."

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Suzanne Walker
Suzanne Walker
Director · Clear Path Accounting
★★★★★
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"Big Boy Jocks On.... Ever wanted the big company fixed asset system without all the clunkiness and overthinking on the part of the software developers (I'm looking at you Thomson Reuters...)? Well then you need AssetAccountant. It provides just the right mix of complex depreciation calculations and beautiful user interface. It's a system designed by accountants and executed perfectly by developers. The integration is seamless with Xero (you can sign into AA with Xero credentials which is awesome if you are already running Xero on your browser) and journaling synchs are very flexible between the two applications. Then there is the price. I challenge you to find a more robust fixed asset system at these price points. Well done AssetAccountant. You get me. I now have my big boy jocks back on for fixed asset management....and they fit!"

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Chris J Emerson CPA
Chris J Emerson CPA
Emerson Consulting Services LLC
★★★★★
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"From the initial contact with the team at AssetAccountant to the final implementation, we have received prompt and positive responses. The effective support service and continuous improvement makes AssetAccountant a product highly recommended to a wide variety of industries as well as to accounting firms."

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Marco Abril
Marco Abril
Financial Controller · TPM Builders
★★★★★
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"It's amazing we calculated this year's depreciation in just a matter of minutes!"

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Veenith Singh
Veenith Singh
Group Finance Operations Manager · Beca Group
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"Our organisation was looking for a standalone cloud-based fixed asset register that could calculate depreciation for multiple companies. AssetAccountant was a perfect solution that removed the need for tracking assets and calculating depreciation through spreadsheets. The team at AssetAccountant were very responsive throughout the implementation process. The system is straightforward to use and has various options for both asset tracking and depreciation to make it suitable for most organisations."

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Con Kirgianis
Con Kirgianis
Finance Manager · KWP!
★★★★★
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"Now that AssetAccountant is in our app store, our customers and sales team have a cloud option for fixed asset depreciation which has a strong integration with QuickBooks Online."

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Matt Pisarski
Matt Pisarski
Global Business Development · Intuit QuickBooks
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"After years of 'paying a premium' for our Asset Management, we decided to go in-house. More than impressed with the ease and capability of the software, and the staff were a pleasure to deal with from go to whoa. Fabulous to have monthly reporting, as opposed to annual as well."

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Kim Stanton
Kim Stanton
Chief Financial Officer · Hardy Aviation
★★★★★
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"I have seen a lot of niche products come and go but the one constant has been the lack of a decent fixed asset register. I was recently invited to see the latest incarnation and it did not disappoint. I am confident that both accounting firms and corporate clients will be lining up to use it — I have already been extolling the solutions' virtues."

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Alan FitzGerald
Alan FitzGerald
Founder · Practice Connections
★★★★★
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"We initially came across AssetAccountant when researching potential replacements for the Xero asset register. AssetAccountant sparked our interest due to its ability to easily and transparently forecast depreciation, transfer assets between sites, revalue assets and asset part disposals. The AA team have been extremely helpful which has provided us with confidence in the product, we look forward to exploring additional features to find more efficiencies in our processes."

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Elspeth Mildren
Elspeth Mildren
Accountant · Lawson Grains
★★★★★
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"We highly recommend the use of AssetAccountant. Our clients benefit immensely from accurate asset register records, making spreadsheet accounting (and typical errors) a thing of the past. We can easily maintain tax and accounting registers providing our clients with accurate and meaningful information. AssetAccountant is a breeze to use, and we love that it integrates with QBO and Xero."

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Leanne Spiteri
Leanne Spiteri
Founder · Virtue Private Advisory
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FAQs

What is fixed asset depreciation, and why is it essential for accounting firms to understand?
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Fixed asset depreciation involves allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life. For accounting firms, understanding depreciation is crucial for advising clients and ensuring their financial statements comply with South African accounting standards. Proper depreciation impacts a business’s financial health and tax reporting.

What are the common methods of depreciation accounting firms should consider?
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The two primary methods of depreciation used by South African businesses are the straight-line method and the diminishing value method. Accounting firms need to recommend the appropriate method based on the client’s asset type and financial strategy, as these methods impact how the expense is reported over time.

How should accounting firms advise clients on lease asset depreciation?
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Under lease calculation rules, accounting firms must ensure their clients recognize both leased assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. Leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the lease term, following the requirements of GRAP 13 Leases. Accurate calculations are key for maintaining compliance with South African accounting standards.

Which accounting standards apply to fixed asset depreciation for businesses in South Africa?
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The depreciation of fixed assets is regulated by GRAP 17 Property, Plant and Equipment, which outlines the treatment of asset recognition, depreciation, and impairment. Accounting firms must ensure that their clients adhere to these accounting standards for accurate financial reporting and compliance.

How has the GRAP 13 standard changed lease accounting for South African businesses?
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The implementation of GRAP 13 Leases mandates that businesses recognize most leases on their balance sheets. Accounting firms need to guide clients through these changes, ensuring proper application of lease calculation rules and the accurate depreciation of leased assets. This change has had a significant impact on financial reporting and lease management.

What assets can be depreciated under South African accounting standards?
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South African businesses can depreciate assets that are tangible and have a limited useful life, including machinery, office equipment, vehicles, and buildings. Accounting firms must assist clients in determining the appropriate depreciation schedule and ensuring compliance with the rules set by the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

Why is fixed asset depreciation critical to the financial reporting of South African businesses?
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Fixed asset depreciation plays a vital role in a business's profit and loss statement by reducing taxable income and the balance sheet by reflecting the decline in asset value over time. Accounting firms are responsible for ensuring that their clients follow accurate depreciation practices that align with South African accounting standards.

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