ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MINING:
Other mining support services:
Gas and oil mining support services (excluding offshore services):
Cementing assets:
Cement silos:
Fixed steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2018
Mobile10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) - see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes
MANUFACTURING:
Cement manufacturing:
Cooling assets:
Air to air coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Evaporation coolers:
Cement coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Conditioning towers (incorporating spray systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Grate coolers (incorporating grate conveyor and quenching fans)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Drying assets:
Fluid bed dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Hot gas generators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Rotary dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Electrical installation assets (including cabling):
Power generators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Switchboards20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Transformers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Emissions control assets:
Dedusting fans20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Particulate filtering assets (excluding filter units incorporated in kiln bypass systems):
Bagfilter systems (incorporating housing and filters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Electrostatic precipitators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Stacks (excluding stacks incorporated in kiln bypass systems)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Milling assets (used for raw material and cement milling including gearbox and drives):
Ball mills (including dryer systems and separators/classifiers where incorporated in the mill)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Hammer mills (including dryer systems and separators/classifiers where incorporated in the mill)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Roller mills (vertical) (including dryer systems and separators/classifiers where incorporated in the mill)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Roller presses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Separators/classifiers (including single and multi cyclones)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Preheat and clinker production assets:
Cyclone preheaters (incorporating tower structure, lifts, cyclones, precalciners, ducts, inlet chambers and meal pipes)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Kilns (incorporating kiln shell, inlet chamber, roller stations, thrust unit, kiln hood, burner and drive)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Kiln bypass systems (incorporating bypass ducts, heat exchangers, spray towers, filter units, ID fans and stacks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Kiln guns5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Kiln shell scanners10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Quarrying assets:
Construction material mining assets - see Table A Construction material mining (09110 to 09190)
Scrapers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Storage, handling and packing assets:
Conveyor systems (mechanical and pneumatic types incorporating structures, moving media, gearboxes, motors, fans, feeders, flowgates, feed valves and weighers):
Mechanical:
Belt, screw, drag chain, apron/pan conveyors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Bucket elevators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Pneumatic:
Air lift elevators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Air slides15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Hoppers, bins and tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaging assets:
Packing/bagging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Palletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pressure vessels (other than air/shock blast units)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Silos:
Concrete, generally50 years4.00%2.00%1 Jan 2004
Concrete (used for gypsum or wetslag, or at port facilities)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2004
Steel, generally30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2004
Steel (used for gypsum or wet slag, or at port facilities)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
Stockpile assets:
Reclaim tunnels25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Reclaimers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Stackers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Unloading/loading assets:
Bulk loading devices (including loading spouts and telescopic chutes)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Railcar and truck unloaders (including pump unloading and vacuum pressure unloading systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Ship unloading/loading assets - see Table A Water transport and support services (48100 to 48200 and 52110 to 52190)
Weighbridges20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Air compression assets:
Packaged air compressors (compressor, drier and receiver in one integrated unit)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Other air compressor systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Air/shock blast units8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2011
Control systems (process and safety control systems incorporating PLCs, cabling, monitors, sensors and switchgear, but excluding software)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cranes20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Hoists20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
ID (induced draught) fans15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Pumps15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Testing equipment:
Generally (including spectrometers, gas chromatographs, titrators, calorimeters, laser granulometers, photometers, moisture analysers, drying ovens)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2011
Raw material analysers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
XRF/XRD analysers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing:
Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) - see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes
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
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
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Railway rolling stock:
Wagons - bulk freight:
Other:
Pneumatic discharge - cement20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002

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Source: TR 2022/1