Accounting Dictionary - Letter S

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Straight-line depreciation
is a depreciation method in which periodic depreciation is the same for each period of the asset useful life. Straight-line depreciation is widely used and can be calculated by dividing the depreciable cost (i.e., cost less salvage value) by the number of periods in the asset useful life.
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