AMORLINC function

PRO

The AMORLINC function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a sophisticated financial tool for calculating asset depreciation using the straight-line method. This method is widely used in business accounting for its simplicity and predictability. Key applications include:

Fixed asset accounting
Financial statement preparation
Tax planning and compliance
Capital budgeting
Asset lifecycle management
Investment analysis

The function assumes uniform depreciation over an asset's life, making it particularly suitable for:

Buildings and real estate
Long-term infrastructure
Manufacturing equipment
Office furniture and fixtures
Vehicles and transportation equipment

Unlike declining balance methods, AMORLINC provides consistent, predictable depreciation amounts, which is valuable for stable financial planning and reporting.

Documentation

Returns the depreciation for an accounting period, based on the straight-line method.

Syntax

AMORLINC(cost, date_purchased, first_period, salvage, period, rate, [basis])

Parameter	Description
`cost`	The initial cost of the asset.
`date_purchased`	The date the asset was purchased.
`first_period`	The date of the end of the first period.
`salvage`	The value of the asset at the end of its useful life.
`period`	The period for which to calculate depreciation.
`rate`	The rate at which the asset is to be depreciated per period.
`[basis]`	Optional. The day count basis to use. Defaults to 0 if not specified.

Behavior

The AMORLINC function is used to calculate the depreciation of an asset for a specified period using the arithmetic-declining method. The function requires six arguments to operate: cost, date_purchased, first_period, salvage, period, and rate.

If any cell referenced by the function is empty, the function will treat it as a zero value.
The function only accepts numerical values for its arguments. If a text string or boolean value is passed to the function, it will return an error.
In case of date-related arguments (date_purchased, first_period), the function expects the date in Excel's serialized date format. Any other format will result in an error.
The function will return an error if the rate argument is less than or equal to zero.
The function will return an error if the period argument is less than zero or greater than the difference between date_purchased and first_period.
If any of the arguments are arrays or range of cells, the function will return an array of results.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error occurs when the given arguments are not numerical values, or the date-related arguments are not in Excel's serialized date format.
#NUM!	This error is returned when the `rate` argument is less than or equal to zero, or the `period` argument is less than zero or greater than the difference between `date_purchased` and `first_period`.
#REF!	This error is returned when an invalid cell reference is provided.

Best practices

Always ensure that the date-related arguments are in Excel's serialized date format to avoid errors.

Be cautious when inputting the rate argument. It should always be a positive value.

Be aware of the period argument. It should not be less than zero or greater than the difference between date_purchased and first_period.

It's a good practice to check the types of values that are getting passed to the function to avoid #VALUE! errors.

Usage Examples

Here are practical examples of the AMORLINC function in different business scenarios:

1. Office Equipment Depreciation:

=AMORLINC(10000, "2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", 2000, 1, 0.2)
// Cost: $10,000
// Purchase: Jan 1, 2024
// First Period End: Dec 31, 2024
// Salvage Value: $2,000
// Period: 1
// Rate: 20% (5-year life)

2. Manufacturing Equipment:

=AMORLINC(50000, "2024-01-15", "2024-12-31", 5000, 1, 0.1)
// Cost: $50,000
// Purchase: Jan 15, 2024
// First Period End: Dec 31, 2024
// Salvage Value: $5,000
// Period: 1
// Rate: 10% (10-year life)

3. Commercial Vehicle Fleet:

=AMORLINC(35000, "2024-03-01", "2025-02-28", 7000, 2, 0.25)
// Cost: $35,000
// Purchase: March 1, 2024
// First Period End: Feb 28, 2025
// Salvage Value: $7,000
// Period: 2
// Rate: 25% (4-year life)

4. Building Depreciation:

=AMORLINC(1000000, "2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", 200000, 1, 0.04)
// Cost: $1,000,000
// Purchase: Jan 1, 2024
// First Period End: Dec 31, 2024
// Salvage Value: $200,000
// Period: 1
// Rate: 4% (25-year life)

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Cost",
        "Date Purchased",
        "First Period",
        "Salvage",
        "Period",
        "Rate",
        "Depreciation"
    ],
    [
        25000,
        "2023-01-15",
        "2023-12-31",
        5000,
        1,
        0.15,
        "=AMORLINC(A2,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2)"
    ],
    [
        50000,
        "2022-06-01",
        "2022-12-31",
        8000,
        2,
        0.12,
        "=AMORLINC(A3,B3,C3,D3,E3,F3)"
    ],
    [
        15000,
        "2024-03-10",
        "2024-12-31",
        2000,
        1,
        0.2,
        "=AMORLINC(A4,B4,C4,D4,E4,F4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Cost",
        "Date Purchased",
        "First Period",
        "Salvage",
        "Period",
        "Rate",
        "Depreciation"
    ],
    [
        25000,
        "2023-01-15",
        "2023-12-31",
        5000,
        1,
        0.15,
        "=AMORLINC(A2,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2)"
    ],
    [
        50000,
        "2022-06-01",
        "2022-12-31",
        8000,
        2,
        0.12,
        "=AMORLINC(A3,B3,C3,D3,E3,F3)"
    ],
    [
        15000,
        "2024-03-10",
        "2024-12-31",
        2000,
        1,
        0.2,
        "=AMORLINC(A4,B4,C4,D4,E4,F4)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Cost",
        "Date Purchased",
        "First Period",
        "Salvage",
        "Period",
        "Rate",
        "Depreciation"
    ],
    [
        25000,
        "2023-01-15",
        "2023-12-31",
        5000,
        1,
        0.15,
        "=AMORLINC(A2,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2)"
    ],
    [
        50000,
        "2022-06-01",
        "2022-12-31",
        8000,
        2,
        0.12,
        "=AMORLINC(A3,B3,C3,D3,E3,F3)"
    ],
    [
        15000,
        "2024-03-10",
        "2024-12-31",
        2000,
        1,
        0.2,
        "=AMORLINC(A4,B4,C4,D4,E4,F4)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('ODEzYmY5YmRlNzI0MTI3MWYwYjI3YzIzNmEzYTllZjJkNTY2NGE3YjQ3YWYyY2U4Yzc5MWM0ODM2N2NmOThkYzg1NjY3ODk2NmJkNGI2YWFhYjc0YTgxOWIxM2ZjYTZjODEwZmY0ZjY4NDRhMDZiNmZmYjY4ZWMwZDFmMzEyMjQsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVNE9EYzRNVFV6TENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Cost",
        "Date Purchased",
        "First Period",
        "Salvage",
        "Period",
        "Rate",
        "Depreciation"
    ],
    [
        25000,
        "2023-01-15",
        "2023-12-31",
        5000,
        1,
        0.15,
        "=AMORLINC(A2,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2)"
    ],
    [
        50000,
        "2022-06-01",
        "2022-12-31",
        8000,
        2,
        0.12,
        "=AMORLINC(A3,B3,C3,D3,E3,F3)"
    ],
    [
        15000,
        "2024-03-10",
        "2024-12-31",
        2000,
        1,
        0.2,
        "=AMORLINC(A4,B4,C4,D4,E4,F4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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