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The AMORLINC function returns the depreciation for an accounting period, or the prorated depreciation if the asset was purchased in the middle of a period.This function is available for users of the French accounting system.

Syntax

AMORLINC(cost, purchase_date, first_period_end, salvage, period, rate, [basis])
PartDescriptionNotes
costThe asset’s purchase cost
purchase_dateThe date the asset was purchased* The purchase date should be before the first period end date.
first_period_endThe end date of the first period
salvageThe asset’s value at the end of its life (i.e. its salvage value)
periodThe period for which to calculate depreciation* The period should be a non-negative value. Fractional values less than 1 automatically round up to 1, and fractional values greater than 1 round down.
rateThe annual depreciation rate.* The depreciation rate may be specified as either a decimal or a percentage.
day_count_convention(Optional) An indicator of what day count method to use, marked 0 by default* 0 indicates US (NASD) 30/360. This assumes 30-day months and 360-day years, per the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) standard, and performs specific adjustments to entered dates that fall at the ends of months. * 1 indicates Actual/Actual. This calculates based on the actual number of days between the specified dates and the actual number of days in the intervening years. * 2 indicates Actual/360. This calculates based on the actual number of days between the specified dates, but assumes a 360-day year. * 3 indicates Actual/365. This calculates based on the actual number of days between the specified dates, but assumes a 365-day year. * 4 indicates European 30/360. Similar to 0, this calculates on a 30-day month and a 360-day year, but adjusts end-of-month dates according to European financial conventions.
basis**(Optional)**The year basis to use

Sample formulas

AMORLINC(1000, "7/20/1969", "8/20/1969", 100, 6, 15%)
AMORLINC(1234.56, DATE(1969, 7, 20), DATE(1969, 8, 20), 123.45, 6.5, 0.15, 1)
AMORLINC(A1, A2, A3, A4, 6, 15%)

Examples

This example shows the sixth period depreciation of an asset with a purchase cost of $1,000, a purchase date of 7/20/1969, a first period end date of 8/20/1969, a salvage value of $100, and a depreciation rate of 15% using the default 30-day month and 360-day year counting convention:

AB
1Cost$1,000
2Purchase date7/20/1969
3First period end date8/20/1969
4Salvage value$100
5Period6
6Depreciation rate15%
7Result137.5
8Formula=AMORLINC(B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6)

This example shows the sixth period depreciation of an asset with a purchase cost of $1,000, a purchase date of 7/20/1969, a first period end date of 8/20/1969, a salvage value of $100, and a depreciation rate of 15% using the actual days-per-month and actual days-per-year day counting convention:

AB
1Cost$1,000
2Purchase date7/20/1969
3First period end date8/20/1969
4Salvage value$100
5Period6
6Depreciation rate15%
7Day count convention1
8Formula=AMORLINC(B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7)
9Result137.26
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