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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/depreciation-calculator/schema.json",
  "title": "Depreciation Calculator inputs",
  "description": "Calculate the depreciation of an asset over its useful life using Straight-Line or Double-Declining Balance methods.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "assetCost": {
      "title": "Asset Cost",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 25000
    },
    "salvageValue": {
      "title": "Salvage Value",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 5000
    },
    "usefulLife": {
      "title": "Useful Life (Years)",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 5
    },
    "method": {
      "title": "Method",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "number"
      ],
      "default": "straight"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false,
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    "calculatorUrl": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/depreciation-calculator/",
    "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/depreciation-calculator/?assetCost=25000&salvageValue=5000&usefulLife=5&method=straight",
    "migrationStatus": "migrated",
    "reviewStatus": "pending",
    "pageStatus": "live",
    "workStatus": "pending",
    "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
    "formula": {
      "expression": "Straight-line: (cost − salvage) ÷ life; declining balance: current book value × rate; sum-of-years-digits: depreciable basis × remaining life ÷ life-year sum."
    },
    "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."
    },
    "outputs": {
      "result": {
        "title": "Result",
        "type": "string",
        "x-format": "text",
        "x-primary": true
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    }
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