Method (of Depreciation)

For each Asset Depreciation Type, you must select a method of depreciation from the drop-down list.  Jenzabar provides the following depreciation methods, which cannot be edited or deleted:

Method

Description

Explanation

Example

DB

Declining-Balance

Declining-Balance method is an accelerated depreciation method that uses a constant percentage rate applied to the previous year's value rather than to the original cost.

Example

SL

Straight-Line

An equal amount of depreciation expense is assigned to each year (or period) of asset use. Depreciable cost is divided by useful life in years to determine the annual depreciation expense.

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