Depreciation: The 4 Common Methods

In today's adventure the kids are at their first month close and have some questions on depreciation. We dive into the topic with helpful examples to explain everything from what depreciation is to how to calculate it.

There are 4 common depreciation methods in accounting. There are more, but these are the 4 most common taught in school. We go through each one. Those methods are:
- Straight Line
- Sum of Years
- Double Declining
- Units of Production

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0:00 Depreciation Intro
0:50 Depreciation Explained
1:41 Salvage Value
2:05 Useful Life Determination
2:35 Straight Line Dep.
3:16 Sum of Years Dep.
4:13 Double Declining Dep.
5:05 Units of Production Dep.
6:00 Journal Entries