ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Poultry hatcheries:
Hatchery buildings (incorporating frames, walls, rooves, insulation, doors, floors and lighting)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2007
MANUFACTURING:
Concrete product manufacturing:
Fibre cement building boards manufacturing assets:
Curing assets:
Autoclaves (incorporating rails)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Boilers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Chargers (including traversers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Trackwork20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Trolley chain hauling systems (incorporating chains, gearboxes, motors and tappets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Trolley transfer platforms (including transversals)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Trolleys (including trucks) used inside and outside autoclaves10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Trolleys (including trucks) used only outside autoclaves20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Tunnels (including steamers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Finishing line and packaging assets:
Applicators (including coating and sealing applicators)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Drying tunnels (including heating ovens)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Machining assets (including sanding and trimming assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Printers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
General assets:
Air compressors (rotary screw)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Control systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Conveyors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Dust collection assets20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Oil tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Stackers/unstackers (including pilers/unpilers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Steel templates7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Manufacturing, trimming and pressing assets:
Cranes (used to load boards into presses and unload boards from presses)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Guillotines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Hatschek machines (including tub machines)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Presses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Scrap return assets (including pulpers and shredders)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Trimmers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Storage, preparation and mixing assets:
Ball mills25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Batching vessels (including feeding vessels) (excluding silica thickener vessels)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Classifiers (including cyclones)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Hoppers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Hydropulpers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Mixers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Refiners20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Storage tanks (including silica thickener vessels)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Steel coil roll forming, slitting and blanking and sheet metal forming:
Steel coil slitting assets:
Slitting head building stations (incorporating rotating rigs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Ancillary assets (including building and services assets):
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Air dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Generally (including air conditioning assets, air cooling assets, fencing (removable), fire control and alarm assets, power supply assets) - use any applicable determination in Table B
Steelwork structures (including access and storage platforms, bollards, ladders etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Other transport equipment manufacturing n.e.c.:
Motorcycle building plant10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Electricity supply:
Electricity generation:
Power station civil and structural works:
Power station buildings, to the extent that they form an integral part of plant30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Cafes, restaurants, takeaway food services, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs (hospitality):
Furniture, not freestanding:
Chairs and tables fixed to ground or building20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2005
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Airport operations and other air transport support services:
Airport assets:
Terminal building assets:
Flight information display signs (including monitors and LED screens)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2003
Security scanning assets (including explosive detection systems, hand-held and walk through detectors, and x-ray screening systems)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2003
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES:
Banking, building society and credit union operations:
Automatic teller machines (ATMs) - see Table B Automatic teller machines (ATMs)
Cheque processing machines (including proof machines, endorsers, MICR encoders, printers, readers, sorters and scanners)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
Cash handling assets:
Coin cabinets, secure coin storage units and coin trolleys15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
Coin counters and sorters, and coin deposit machines (CDMs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Note counters and sorters8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2019
Teller cash recyclers (TCRs), teller cash dispensers (TCDs), teller assist units (TAUs) and automated teller safes (ATSs)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
Weighing machines (such as coin scales, digital weighing machines, and note scales)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
EFTPOS machines and EFTPOS terminals (such as PIN pads) - see Table B Point of sale assets
Safes:
Safes (portable)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2019
Strongroom door and frame100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jan 2001
Teller safes, counter safes and teller time-delay safes25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2019
Vaults (demountable or portable) and demountable strongrooms100 years2.00%1.00%1 Jul 2019
Security assets:
Anti-jump barriers (cables or partitions)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
Ballistic and blast resistant screens and barriers (including fixed and rising types) not forming part of the building - see Table B Security and monitoring assets
Variable message signs, such as electronic FX boards and digital LED screens - see Table B Advertising signs
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Non-residential property operators:
Commercial office building assets:
Boilers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2005
Boiler pumps5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Building maintenance units35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jul 2005
Carpets8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2005
Door controls and motor drive systems for automatic sliding doors (incorporating chains, controls, motors and sensors, but excluding doors)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
Hot water installations (excluding commercial boilers and piping)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
Power supply assets:
Emergency or standby:
Generator assets:
Acoustic hoods and canopies20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2005
Generators (incorporating attached engine management and generator monitoring instruments)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2005
Power management units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
Lighting control systems (microprocessor based)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2014
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems:
Line interactive types5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
On line double conversion types10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Window blinds20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2005
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
Building and other industrial cleaning services:
Air purifiers, deodorising and mould remediation assets (including air filtering machines, air scrubbers and ozone generators)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Batteries, deep cycle (including those used in ride-on polishers, scrubbers, sweepers and vacuum cleaners)2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2010
Drying and restoration assets (including air movers and dehumidifiers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Extractors for carpet and upholstery cleaning:
Spot extractors (including portable handheld and brief case size extractors for stain removal)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other (including walk behind and self-contained carpet extractors)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Truck or van mounted10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Polishing, carpet cleaning and floor stripping assets (including floor polishers, burnishers, rotary scrubbers, encapsulation machines and floor strippers):
Portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Pressure washers:
Portable4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2010
Trailer or truck mounted7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Scrubbers, hard floor:
Portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Steam cleaners for sanitising floor and surfaces5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Sweepers, hard floor:
Portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Road sweeper trucks (including sweepers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Vacuum cleaners:
Backpack and pull along machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other portable (including upright machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on or stand on7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Security and monitoring assets:
Ballistic and blast resistant screens and barriers (including fixed and rising types) not forming part of the building20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014

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Source: TR 2022/1