User manual - financial

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9. Depreciation
Any of the following four methods can be used to calculated depreciation.
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uStraight-Line Method
The straight-line method calculates depreciation for a given period.
{Y–1}(PV–FV )
SL
1 =
n 12
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(PV–FV )
SL
j =
n
12–{Y–1}
({Y–1}G12)
(PV–FV )
n 12
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SLn+1 =
Depreciation for an item acquired part way through a year can be calculated by month.
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uFixed Percentage Method
Fixed percentage method can be used to calculate depreciation for a given period, or to calcu-
late the depreciation rate.
100
I%
FP
j = (RDV j–1 + FV ) ×
100
{Y–1}I%
FP
1 = PV ×
12
×
FP
n+1 = RDV n ({Y–1}G12)
RDV
1 = PV – FV – FP 1
RDV j = RDV j–1 – FP j
RDV n+1 = 0 ({Y–1}G12)
Depreciation for an item acquired part way through a year can be calculated by month.
SL j : depreciation charge for the jth
year
n : useful life in years
PV : original cost (basis)
FV : scrap value (salvage value)
j : year
Y–1 : number of depreciable months
in first year
FPj : depreciation charge for the jth year
RDVj : remaining depreciable value at the
end of jth year
I % : depreciation rate