Depreciation Formula for Assets

Hi All,
I am in a process of preparing a Depreciation Projection Report. Currently we are having a Standard Depreciation Projection Report.
My problem is i don't know from where to find the formula for all the Depreciation methods which is used in Fixed Assets Module.
Kindly Help.
Thanks
Aryan

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the reply buddy and sorry for replying late. I know that this report is actually a black box, but i hope that this report also or the front end form uses some sort of logic to get the depreciation.
I hope some user guide or some other report can help me in getting the formula for this Depreciation Projection report.
Thanks
Aryan

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