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Build a depreciation schedule in chat

Most small businesses hand depreciation to the accountant because the schedule is tedious, not hard. One sentence per asset gets you the schedule and the monthly journal.

Claude can explain and calculate depreciation for one asset, but it keeps no register. The Asset Register server stores your assets, builds schedules, gives the monthly journal and records disposals. Check the method and rates with your accountant. The server applies what you set.

What you get

Depreciate a new laptop the Polish way

Sole trader (JDG) in Warsaw

Report
Tool callWhat it did
asset_addStores the laptop on the pl scheme, KST computers category
asset_scheduleLists the write-off month by month

A straight-line schedule at the KST rate for computers, month by month down to zero.

Example from "Depreciate a new laptop the Polish way". Invented names, real math from the tools.

Free to start. Asset Register Pro is $19 once. Free vs Pro

Without a tool, and with the tool

Without a tool

Claude knows the straight-line and declining-balance methods and can build a schedule for one asset in a chat. It doesn't keep a register, so next month it doesn't know what you own, what's fully written down, or what was sold.

With Asset Register

Asset Register stores each fixed asset with cost, method, rate and life, builds the schedule, gives the monthly journal (debit depreciation expense, credit accumulated depreciation), records disposals with gain or loss, and reports net book value for the year.

An example, from prompt to finished file

Example scenarios built on the real tools of Asset Register. Names and amounts are invented.

Example · Owner of a small dental lab

Build a depreciation schedule in chat

You

Add a milling machine bought 1 April 2026 for EUR 42,000, straight line over 7 years. Show me its schedule and the net book value at 31 December.

  1. asset_add Adds the machine to the register with its method and life
  2. asset_schedule Builds the year-by-year schedule
  3. asset_list Shows net book value at 31 December
Result

A 7-year schedule and the net book value at year end. The machine stays in the register for next month's journal.

Example · Sole trader (JDG) in Warsaw

Depreciate a new laptop the Polish way

You

I bought a laptop for PLN 8,000 in March. Add it on the Polish table, computers group, and show me the monthly write-off.

  1. asset_add Stores the laptop on the pl scheme, KST computers category
  2. asset_schedule Lists the write-off month by month
Result

A straight-line schedule at the KST rate for computers, month by month down to zero.

About 20 min saved (estimate)

Example · Wedding photographer in Manchester

Sell a used camera

You

I sold the old camera body for GBP 900 today. Record it and tell me the gain or loss.

  1. asset_list Finds the camera and its net book value
  2. asset_dispose Records the sale and computes the result
Result

The camera leaves the register with its gain or loss against net book value stated in GBP.

About 15 min saved (estimate)

Every example here works on the free tier. One $39 key removes the limits on all of them. Pricing

Common mistakes with this job

  • Starting depreciation from the wrong date (purchase date vs date in use).
  • Forgetting to remove a sold asset, so it keeps depreciating on paper.
  • Mixing the tax method and the book method in one schedule.

Connect in 1 minute

Paste one URL into Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code. No install, no account.

1. Get a free token (30 days, 600 calls an hour)

curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token

2. Paste this URL as a custom connector

https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/asset-register/t/<token>

Or run it locally (Node.js 18+)

npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-asset-register

Free vs Pro for Asset Register

Free ($0, no key)Pro ($19 once)
Up to 10 assets in the registerUnlimited assets
asset_schedule, asset_list, asset_dispose, asset_delete unlimitedDepreciation journal (asset_journal)
Register report (asset_report)
Where these limits come from

servers/asset-register/src/index.ts:21 (FREE_ASSETS = 10), :378, :579; https://mcp.zovo.one/s/asset-register

Questions

Can I do this in Claude?
Claude can explain and calculate depreciation for one asset, but it keeps no register. The Asset Register server stores your assets, builds schedules, gives the monthly journal and records disposals. Check the method and rates with your accountant. The server applies what you set.
Which tax tables are included?
Polish KST annex rates, HMRC capital allowance pools and IRS MACRS GDS. You pick one per asset with the scheme field.
Does it file anything with the tax office?
No. It computes schedules and journals. Filing stays with you or your accountant.

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