ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Mushroom growing:
Air handling systems (incorporating cooling coils, filter blowers, mixing boxes, environment sensors and air ducting)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Poultry farming for breeding, eggs and meat:
Animal housing environmental control assets:
Evaporative cooling systems (including frames, pipes, pumps, tanks and coolpads)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2007
Pig farming:
Evaporative cooling systems (incorporating frames, pipes, pumps, tanks and coolpads)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Aquaculture:
Cooling assets (including water chillers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
MINING:
Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy assets:
Cooling process assets (including cooling towers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Mineral sand mining:
Thermal reduction assets (including cooler kilns, cooling towers, heat exchangers and reduction kilns)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
MANUFACTURING:
Dairy product manufacturing:
Ancillary and support assets:
Cooling assets:
Chillers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Cooling tunnels15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Cooling and warming tunnels (including bottle warmers and water spray cooling tunnels)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Support assets:
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, cooling towers, condensers and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Cooling tunnels (including water cooling tunnels)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Edible oil or fat, blended, modified, refined or solvent extracted manufacturing assets (including canola, safflower, soybean):
Preparatory and extraction assets:
Solvent extraction system assets:
Meal and cake processing assets (incorporating desolventisers, toasters, drying and cooling assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Support assets:
Cooling towers (including packaged type)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Cereal food manufacturing assets:
Cold formed and nut based cereal bar manufacturing assets:
Cooling tunnels20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Pasta manufacturing assets:
Cooling assets (including chillers and coolers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Bakery product manufacturing:
Baking assets used by large-scale manufacturers of biscuits, bread, cakes, pastries and pies:
Cooling and refrigeration assets:
Cooling tunnels, tray and vacuum coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Freezers (including blast freezer, plate freezer)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2002
Spiral coolers, spiral freezers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Water treatment and cooling assets:
Clarifiers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Cooling and effluent ponds40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2011
Cooling towers:
Field erected25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaged15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Ion exchange systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Support assets:
Cooling towers:
Field erected25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaged15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Cooling tunnels17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2016
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Dry process assets:
Cooling systems (including fans and cyclones)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wet process assets:
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Drying, coating, cooling and addition assets:
Coating assets (including oil, tumble and vacuum coaters)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Coolers (including counterflow, horizontal and vertical)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Cooling fans and cyclones10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Injection systems (including tallow)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Meters (including counterflow meters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Post pellet addition systems (incorporating mixers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Screening and sieving assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Vacuum pump and piping15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Roasters (including cooling trays)20 years10.00%5.00%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:
Refrigeration and freezing assets:
Chilled water systems generally (including chillers, condensers and cooling towers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Cooling tunnels20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
Ice manufacturing assets (excluding dry ice manufacturing assets):
Condensers and cooling towers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Packaging assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Cooling and warming tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Support assets:
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, cooling towers, condensers, evaporators and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Support assets:
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - general manufacturing assets:
Air and gas cooling and heating assets:
Heat exchangers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Moisture condensers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Quench drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Refrigeration units20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Acetylene manufacturing assets (carbide process):
Acetylene purification assets (including cooling condensers, driers, purifier vessels and scrubbers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas distribution assets:
Cylinder filling assets:
Cylinder filling station assets:
Water cooling system for acetylene cylinders (incorporating piping and spray nozzles)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Support and other assets:
Cooling towers:
Field erected20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Packaged15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Stillage assets:
Distillers grain assets:
Cooling assets for dried distillers grain (including blowers and fans, chillers, ducting and other cooling assets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Support and other assets:
Cooling towers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Air and gas reforming and separation assets:
Cryogenic separation process assets:
Air cooling and drying assets (excluding adsorption systems shown above)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Cooling towers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Pumps:
Boiler feedwater and cooling water pumps20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Ammonium nitrate prill manufacturing assets:
Coating, cooling, drying and screening assets:
Bulk flow coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Chilling systems (incorporating chillers, ducting and piping)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Coating product tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Fluid bed coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Rotary drum machines (including coaters, coolers, driers and granulators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Screeners20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Water baths/tanks, spray tanks, vacuum cooling15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
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
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
Emissions control assets:
Waste gas radiation cooling systems (incorporating water sprays and ducts)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers (incorporating fans, motors, access platforms and stairs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Blast furnace assets:
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers (incorporating fans, motors, access platforms and stairs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Coke making assets:
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers (incorporating fans, motors, access platforms and stairs)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2009
Hot strip mill assets:
Coil handling assets:
Cooling tunnel conveyors13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2010
Cooling tunnel ventilation fans10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Laminar flow cooling systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Plate mill assets:
Inter-roll stand cooling sprays15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Rope driven cooling transfer bed20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Walking beam cooling beds (incorporating carry on section, carry off section, moving (walking) section, chain drives and hydraulics)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Primary metal product casting assets:
Walking beam cooling beds and run out tables17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers (incorporating fans, motors, access platforms and stairs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Rod, bar, structural and rail mill assets:
Walking beam cooling beds20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Steel railway track product manufacturing assets:
Steel railway clip manufacturing assets:
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Steel strip organic coating assets:
Cooler and cooling assets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Alumina production:
Alumina manufacturing (including bauxite refining and calcined alumina manufacturing):
Calcination assets:
Generally (including alumina cooling assets, hydrate storage tanks and hydrate washing assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Precipitation assets (including classification assets, cooling towers, crystallisation assets, heat exchangers, tanks and vessels)30 years6.67%3.33%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
Spring and wire product manufacturing:
Spring manufacturers' plant:
Cooling furnaces10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Ancillary assets (including building and services assets):
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
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Cooling water supply assets (including cooling towers, storage tanks and water conditioning/dosing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Support assets:
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Electricity supply:
Electricity generation:
Power station civil and structural works:
Cooling towers (concrete or timber)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Cooling water systems (excluding cooling towers and condensing assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
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:
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Electronic information storage services:
Data centre cooling assets:
Chillers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units (including direct expansion (DX) systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Computer room air handling (CRAH) units (including chilled water systems)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Cooling towers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Humidifier assets:
Others (including ultrasonic humidifiers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Steam humidifiers (including steam generators)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2017
Rear door heat exchangers (RDHx)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Row-based cooling units assets:
Others (including direct expansion (DX) cooling system units)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Water-chilled15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Water buffer tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Air conditioning assets (excluding ducting, pipes and vents):
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Pathology and diagnostic imaging services:
Radiologists' diagnostic imaging assets:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems (incorporating scanners, cooling systems, radio frequency coil accessories, integrated computer and integrated software)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2002
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Cooling system flushers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Air-conditioning assets (excluding pipes, duct work and vents):
Cooling towers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003

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Source: TR 2022/1