Annual straight-line depreciation
Annual straight-line depreciation: calculate a transparent estimate from the values and assumptions you provide.
Your inputs stay in your browser. Displayed results are rounded to a maximum of 12 significant digits.
Method and assumptions
Method version 1.0.0 · Updated
Calculate
Formula: annual expense = (initial cost − residual value) / useful life
Annual straight-line depreciation: calculate a transparent estimate from the values and assumptions you provide.
- assetCost
- Initial asset cost
- residualValue
- Residual value
- usefulLifeYears
- Useful life (years)
Educational estimate; excludes jurisdiction-specific accounting and tax rules.
Calculate with code
These short examples use the same inputs and core calculation as this tool. Adapt validation and formatting to your application.
JavaScript
const annualDepreciation = (12000 - 2000) / 5; // 2000 per year