ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Fruit and tree nut growing:
Coffee, olive and tree nut growing assets:
Pruning assets:
Pneumatic pruners:
Compressor10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
Fruit growing assets:
Pruning assets:
Pneumatic pruners:
Compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Dairy cattle farming:
Milking and milk handling assets:
Refrigeration compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
Robotic milking system assets:
Air compressors5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Other agriculture and fishing support services:
Pulse and seed processing assets:
Support assets:
Air Compressors7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2017
MINING:
Infrastructure support assets:
Compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Surface mobile mining machines:
Compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Underground mobile mining machines:
Compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Coal mining:
Infrastructure support assets:
Compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Oil and gas extraction:
Assets used to manufacture condensate, crude oil, domestic gas, liquid natural gas (LNG) or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) but not if the manufacture occurs in an oil refinery
Domestic gas processing assets (including centrifugal compressor, column, gas turbine, heat exchanger, piping and turbo expander)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Fractionation train assets (including air coolers, columns, compressors, heat exchangers, piping and pumps)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
LNG holding facility assets (including boil off gas compressors, cryogenic storage tanks, loading arms, pumps and tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
LNG train assets (including centrifugal compressors, columns, cryogenic heat exchangers, gas turbine drivers and other heat exchangers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Stabiliser process assets (including columns, heat exchangers, pumps and reciprocating compressors)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Gas production assets:
Central production facility assets:
Gas compression and reinjection assets:
Gas compressors used offshore10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Utility air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Oil production assets:
Central production facility assets (excluding FPSOs):
Gas compression and reinjection assets:
Gas compressors used offshore10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Cold storage assets:
Refrigeration compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Compressed air assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, cooling towers, condensers and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Air compression assets (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Edible oil or fat, blended, modified, refined or solvent extracted manufacturing assets (including canola, safflower, soybean):
Margarine and shortening processing assets:
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, condensers, evaporators and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Malt manufacturing assets:
Refrigeration assets (including chillers, compressors, condensers, evaporative coolers and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Rice milling assets:
Support assets:
Air compressors - see Table B Air compression assets generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Support assets:
Air compression assets:
Compressors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Support assets:
Air compression assets:
Compressors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wet process assets:
Refrigeration compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Support assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Support assets:
Air compressors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Frozen pre-prepared food manufacturing assets (including frozen appetisers and finger foods such as dim sims and spring rolls, frozen french fries/potato chips, frozen pizzas and frozen pre-prepared meals):
Ancillary and support assets:
Air compression assets:
Compressors and packaged air compression systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Tea processing assets:
Support assets:
Air compression assets (including air dryers, air receivers and compressors)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
Ice manufacturing assets (excluding dry ice manufacturing assets):
Compressors12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Support assets:
Bagging assets (including air compressors, baggers, sealers etc)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2016
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, cooling towers, condensers, evaporators and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, condensers, evaporators and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Support assets:
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, condensors, evaporators and storage tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Clothing manufacturing:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2022
Log sawmilling and timber dressing:
Saw milling equipment:
Green mill plant:
Miscellaneous plant:
Generally (includes air compressors, extraction systems and pollution and air monitoring equipment)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Sanitary paper product manufacturing:
Support assets:
Air compressors and air dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Petroleum refining:
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Air compressors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Process gas compressors30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - general manufacturing assets:
Compressors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Acetylene manufacturing assets (carbide process):
Acetylene compressors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas distribution assets:
Compressor assets:
Air receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Compressors (including those for helium gas, industrial air and medical air)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Support and other assets:
Customer installations assets:
Blowers and compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Support and other assets:
Air compression assets:
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Compressor assets:
Blowers and compressors (incorporating drives)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Distribution, handling and storage assets:
Ammonia storage tank refrigeration systems (incorporating compressors, condensers, flash drums and receivers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Air compression assets (for industrial air and instrument air):
Air compressors (incorporating air drying and filtering assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Nitric acid manufacturing assets:
Compressor assets:
Air filtering units (incorporating housing and filters)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Compressors (incorporating drives)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Tail gas expanders25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Salt manufacturing and refining assets:
Air compressors - see Table B Air compression assets: Air compression assets generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)
Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing:
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Air compressor systems (incorporating compressor, drier and receiver) - see Table B Air compression assets generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)
Paint and coatings manufacturing:
Paint and coatings manufacturing assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Glass product manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Air compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Cement manufacturing:
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
Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Concrete product manufacturing:
Concrete roof tile manufacturing assets:
Air compressors (rotary screw)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Fibre cement building boards manufacturing assets:
General assets:
Air compressors (rotary screw)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Prefabricated concrete product manufacturing assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Pellet making assets:
Emissions control assets:
Compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Aluminium smelting:
Compressors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Steel coil roll forming, slitting and blanking and sheet metal forming:
Steel coil roll forming assets:
Support assets:
Pneumatic systems assets:
Air compressors7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Steel coil slitting assets:
Pneumatic systems assets:
Air compressors7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Ancillary and support assets:
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Ancillary assets (including building and services assets):
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Air compressors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Support assets:
Compressed air system assets (including compressors, dryers and filters and receivers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Aircraft manufacturing and repair services:
Air compression assets:
Generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers) (excluding portable air compressors)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2020
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Support assets:
Air compressors (portable) - see Table B Air compressors (portable)
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Gas supply:
Gas transmission:
Compressor gas turbine (GT) drivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Compressor station assets30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Solid waste collection services:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Waste treatment and disposal services:
Transfer stations and landfill operation assets:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Waste remediation and materials recovery services:
Materials recovery facility (MRF) assets:
Air compressors and receivers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
CONSTRUCTION:
Air compressors:
Compressors - reciprocating7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
Compressors - rotary screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Petroleum product wholesaling:
LPG depot and terminal assets:
Vapour recovery units and vapour compressors7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
RETAIL TRADE:
Motor vehicle tyre or tube retailing:
Compressed air assets:
Air compressors:
Reciprocating10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Rotary screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Rotary vane10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Fuel retailing:
Air compressors and air lines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Convenience store assets:
Back-loading refrigerated cabinets (incorporating fans, boosters and compressors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Supermarket and grocery stores:
Refrigeration and freezing assets:
Compressors, condensers and evaporators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Other transport n.e.c.:
Monocable circulating fixed grip and detachable ropeway assets operated in snowfield areas (including double, triple and quad chair lifts, T-bar, poma and surface lifts):
Snowmaking assets including:
Compressors, pumps, water mains and pipes20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Post production sound assets:
Audio effects units (incorporating aural exciters, compressors, delay and effects control processors graphic equalisers, harmonisers, limiters, noise reduction processors, reverberation processors, telephone simulators and time controllers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Sound recording assets:
Compressors, expanders and limiters5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Air Compressors:
Compressors - reciprocating7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2005
Compressors - rotary screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Dental services:
Dentists' assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2003
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Compressed air assets:
Air compressors:
Reciprocating10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Rotary screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Rotary vane10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Spring compressors5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Automotive body, paint and interior repair n.e.c.:
Car wash and detailing assets:
Support assets:
Plant room assets:
Air compressors
Compressors - reciprocating7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Compressors - screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Smash repair assets:
Air compressors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Field service assets:
Air compressors8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2015
Workshop assets:
Air compression assets (including air dryers, air receivers, compressors and packaged air compression systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Air compression assets:
Air compression assets generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Air compressors (portable):
Compressors - reciprocating7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Compressors - rotary screw10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Refrigeration assets:
Compressors, condensers, evaporators etc15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014

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Source: TR 2022/1