# Set and edit capitalization milestones

To capitalize a project for ASC 350-40 you need to set the Capitalization Start Date.

To capitalize a project for ASC 350-40 you need to set the Capitalization Start Date. Then to stop capitalizing, set the Capitalization End Date.

*What’s capitalized*: All work from the Capitalization Start Date through the Capitalization End Date will be counted as capitalized. 

*What’s Expensed*: Work before the Start Date or after the End Date is expensed. 

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Here is how to set the start and end dates

1. Go to the ASC Project page
1. Select a project
1. Scroll to milestone section
1. Set the capitalization start date (month, year)
1. If capitalization has ended, set the capitalization end date

   - When a project is still in development, leave capitalization end date blank

### FAQs

1. **Question:** How are the start and end months treated?

   **Answer:** All work from start of start month through end of end month is capitalized.

   - Ex: 

     - Capitalization Start Date: Jan 2023
     - Capitalization End Date: July 2023
     - Months capitalized: January through July
     - Months not capitalized: Before January and after July.
1. **Question:** Does a capitalized project have to have a start and end date?

   **Answer:** The project needs to have a start date to be treated as capitalized. The end date can be set later when the project actually ends.