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Quick Refernce Guide for CAIIB-Retail Banking Part 5 of 5


14.   Annual Depreciation
a.   Straight Line Method – Depreciation is allocated uniformly over life of the property and generally adopted for tax calculation

Annual Depreciation D = C-S/n
        Where C – Original Cost
                   S – Salvage Value
                    n- Building Life (in Years)

b.   WDV (Written Down Value) Method – It is assumed that the property will lose value by a constant percentage of its value at the beginning of the year. The amount of depreciation goes on reducing every year because when depreciation is charged at fixed percentage, the capital value of asset decreases by depreciation charged every year.
                WDV = C (1- p)n
Where C – Original Cost
n- Life in years
p – Percentage


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Other Important Topics

      YP - Year Purchase

      Sinking Fund
      Depreciation

Mortgage As Security

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