Finance
Depreciation Calculator
Compare four depreciation methods side by side: straight-line, declining balance (with multiplier, e.g. 2 for DDB), sum-of-the-years'-digits (SYD), and units of production (when yearly usage is provided). Shows book-value curves and a year-by-year depreciation table.
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/depreciation-calculator' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"cost":50000,"salvage":5000,"life":5,"dbMultiplier":2,"unitsPerYear":"4000, 3500, 3000, 2500, 2000","decimalPlaces":2}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/depreciation-calculatorParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cost | number | Yes | — |
| salvage | number | Yes | — |
| life | number | Yes | — |
| dbMultiplier | number | No | — |
| unitsPerYear | text | No | — |
| decimalPlaces |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-depreciation-calculator": {
"name": "depreciation-calculator",
"description": "Compare four depreciation methods side by side: straight-line, declining balance (with multiplier, e.g. 2 for DDB), sum-of-the-years'-digits (SYD), and units of production (when yearly usage is provided). Shows book-value curves and a year-by-year depreciation table.",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=depreciation-calculator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "depreciation-calculator",
"arguments": {
"cost": 50000,
"salvage": 5000,
"life": 5,
"dbMultiplier": 2,
"unitsPerYear": "4000, 3500, 3000, 2500, 2000",
"decimalPlaces": 2
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).