The Income Tax Act provides two main methods for calculating depreciation: the Written Down Value (WDV) method and the Straight Line Method (SLM). Each method is suitable for different types of assets. The WDV method is the most commonly used method under the Income Tax Act.
Microsoft Excel has built-in functions for multiple depreciation methods, including the: Straight-line method (SLN function) Sum of the years' digits method (SYD function) Declining balance method (DB function)
Depreciation is charged in a fair proportion of the depreciable amount in every accounting period during the expected useful life of the asset. As everything loses value over time, we are able to treat depreciation as an expense because it is beneficial to the company, which owns the depreciable assets.
Rates of Depreciation AssetsRates of Depreciation Non-residential Building 10% Furniture and Fitting 10% Computers and Software 40% Plant and Machinery 15%6 more rows
The depreciable amount of an intangible asset should be allocated on the basis of useful life. This AS adopts a presumption that the useful life of intangible assets does not exceed ten years. In some cases, it would be longer than ten years.
Building: 2.5% Plant and Machinery: 7.5% to 20% Furniture and Fittings: 10% Computer and Computer Software: 16.21%
The SLN Function1 will calculate the depreciation of an asset on a straight-line basis for one period. In financial modeling, the SLN function helps calculate the straight line depreciation of a fixed asset when building a budget. Learn more about various types of depreciation methods.