{
  "id": "depreciation-calculator",
  "version": "7.0.0",
  "name": "Depreciation Calculator",
  "shortName": "Depreciation",
  "description": "Calculate the depreciation of an asset over its useful life using Straight-Line or Double-Declining Balance methods.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "depreciation"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "migrated",
  "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
  "engine": "legacy-react",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/depreciation-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "7.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/depreciation-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/depreciation-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/depreciation-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/depreciation-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/depreciation-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/depreciation-calculator/?assetCost=25000&salvageValue=5000&usefulLife=5&method=straight",
  "queryParameters": {
    "assetCost": {
      "label": "Asset Cost",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 25000
    },
    "salvageValue": {
      "label": "Salvage Value",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "usefulLife": {
      "label": "Useful Life (Years)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 5
    },
    "method": {
      "label": "Method",
      "type": "select",
      "required": false,
      "default": "straight"
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "assetCost",
      "label": "Asset Cost",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 25000
    },
    {
      "id": "salvageValue",
      "label": "Salvage Value",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 5000
    },
    {
      "id": "usefulLife",
      "label": "Useful Life (Years)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 5
    },
    {
      "id": "method",
      "label": "Method",
      "type": "select",
      "defaultValue": "straight"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Result",
      "format": "text",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Straight-line: (cost − salvage) ÷ life; declining balance: current book value × rate; sum-of-years-digits: depreciable basis × remaining life ÷ life-year sum."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "assetCost": 25000,
        "salvageValue": 5000,
        "usefulLife": 5,
        "method": "straight"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}