ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Water assets:
Water mains:
Aluminium20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Mushroom growing:
Growing systems:
Shelves:
Aluminium15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
MANUFACTURING:
Concrete product manufacturing:
Tile manufacturing plant (cement and concrete, but excluding concrete roof tiles):
General plant10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Pallets (aluminium used in extrusion process)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Aluminium smelting:
Anode baking assets (including crucibles and furnaces)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Anode (green) pasting assets:
Crushing assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Mixing and forming assets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2003
Screening assets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2003
Anode rodding assets (including aluminium spray station assets, furnaces and metal casting assets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Control systems assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2003
Cranes and gantries (including cell tending machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Emissions control assets (including baghouse filters and electrostatic precipitators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Materials handling assets:
Anode transport vehicles and hot metal carriers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2003
Generally (including conveyors, silos and stockpile reclaiming assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Metal casting assets (including casting machines, casting wheels, crucibles, foam filters, furnaces, in-line metal treatment assets, stacking machines and weighing machines)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Pot line/reduction line assets (excluding cell tending machines, cranes and gantries)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2003
Pumps20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Steam raising and electrical infrastructure assets:
Generally (including switchgear and transformers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Rectiformers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Non-ferrous metal casting:
Metal casting assets (non-ferrous e.g. aluminium, brass and magnesium):
Cooling assets (including tables, conveyors, towers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Deodorising machines/fume extraction systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Die casting machines (including high pressure, low pressure and gravity type machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Die tools (moulds used for casting)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
Heating assets:
Degassing assets5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2004
Furnaces (including dosing, holding and melting)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Heat treatment baskets5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2004
Heat treatment ovens20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
Ingot pre-heaters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
Quenching tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
Impregnation machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Machining/finishing assets:
Blast machines (including shot, sand, bead)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
CNC lathes10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
CNC machining centres10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
CNC milling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Drilling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Linishing belt machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Trim presses (hydraulic type and crank type)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Trim tools used in trim press machines4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
Vibrating machines (including rumbling and knock out machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Materials handling conveyors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Molten metal transfer ladles3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jan 2004
Paint line conveyors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Sand casting assets:
Core boxes4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
Core making machines (core blowers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Gas generators for sand curing15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Sand core dies7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2013
Sand core making machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Testing assets:
Co-ordinate measurement machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Leak and pressure testing machines4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jan 2004
Spectrometers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
X-ray machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2004
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Assembly and body shop assets:
Sawing machines (including aluminium cutting saws, bandsaws and cold saws)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Petroleum product wholesaling:
Bulk fuel regional depot assets (excluding LPG assets):
Rigid fuel tank truck assets:
Aluminium tanks or barrels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
LPG depot and terminal assets:
Forklift fuel tanks:
Aluminium tanks12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2010
RETAIL TRADE:
Motor vehicle tyre or tube retailing:
Compressed air assets:
Reticulation lines:
Aluminium15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Road transport:
Motor vehicles and trailers:
Trailers having a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 tonnes or less:
Aluminium, galvanised steel, galvanised hot dipped steel and powder coated trailers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Airport operations and other air transport support services:
Airport assets:
Fire safety and rescue assets:
Rescue boats:
Aluminium20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Ladders (including stepladders, work platforms extension ladders, trestles and planks):
Aluminium4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2015
Scaffolding:
Aluminium5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Compressed air assets:
Reticulation lines:
Aluminium15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Motor vehicles and trailers:
Trailers having a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 tonnes or less:
Aluminium, galvanised steel, galvanised hot dipped steel and powder coated trailers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015

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Source: TR 2022/1