Two common ways of calculating depreciation are the straight-line and double declining balance methods. Excel can accomplish both using the SLN function to calculate the straight line -- a standard ...

Depreciation determines the loss of value of an asset over its useful life. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

Q. I was excited to see the article about ways to calculate depreciation in Excel, especially when I saw one of them was double-declining balance (DDB). As tax professionals, we’re always trying to ...

Businesses depreciate long-term assets for both tax and accounting purposes. For tax purposes, businesses can deduct the cost of the tangible assets they purchase as business expenses. Microsoft Excel ...

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Depreciation expense can be a big portion of a company’s total expense. And since expenses decrease income, it affects the overall value of a company. Understanding what it is and the methods can help ...

Typically, companies calculate depreciation for their own purposes using a method called straight-line depreciation. This method takes the acquired cost of the asset and divides its years of useful ...