straight-line depreciation method

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• straight-line depreciation — A method of deducting the cost of a business asset by deductions in equal annual amounts. The period of time is specified by the Internal Revenue Code for different categories of assets, typically from three to 39 years. Category: Business, LLCs… …   Law dictionary

• straight line depreciation — A method of calculating the depreciation of an asset that assumes the asset will lose an equal amount of value every year. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• straight-line depreciation — noun : periodic reduction in the book value of an asset by a fixed percentage of its original cost based on its estimated life compare depreciation charge * * * straight line depreciation, a method of depreciation in which the original cost of… …   Useful english dictionary

• straight line depreciation — /streɪt laɪn dɪpriɪʃiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun depreciation calculated by dividing the cost of an asset, less its remaining value, by the number of years it is likely to be used COMMENT: Various methods of depreciating assets are used; under the ‘straight… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• straight-line depreciation — A method for achieving periodic reductions in the book value of fixed assets in which each periodic reduction is the same amount as every other reduction for the same asset. American Banker Glossary amortizing or apportioning an equal dollar… …   Financial and business terms

• straight-line — [strāt′līn΄] adj. 1. composed of straight lines 2. Finance designating or of a method of allocating costs to given time periods at a fixed rate [straight line depreciation] 3. Mech. a) designating or of a device, mechanism, etc. whose main parts… …   English World dictionary

• Straight Line Basis — A method of computing amortization (depreciation) by dividing the difference between an asset s cost and its expected salvage value by the number of years it is expected to be used. Also known as straight line depreciation or straight line… …   Investment dictionary

• straight line — ˌstraight ˈline adjective ACCOUNTING the straight line method of calculating depreciation (= fall in value) on an asset involves dividing the original cost of the asset, less its value as scrap, by the number of years it is expected to be used.… …   Financial and business terms

• double-declining-balance depreciation method — ( DDB) An accounting methodology in which the depreciation rate used is double the rate used under the straight line method. In addition, the rate is applied to the full purchase cost of the asset, whereas under the straight line depreciation… …   Financial and business terms

• straight-line method — UK US noun [S] ACCOUNTING ► a way of depreciating (= reducing the value of) a fixed asset in a company s accounts, in which the asset s value is reduced by the same amount each year. This amount is equal to the asset s value when you can no… …   Financial and business terms

• depreciation, straight-line — n. A method of depreciation in which the cost of an asset is deducted in equal amounts over its life. See also accelerated cost recovery system The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …   Law dictionary