ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MANUFACTURING:
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Cane delivery assets:
Cane bin assets:
Rail bins20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Rail bin automatic coupling/de-coupling devices12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Road bins12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Rail assets (excluding cane bin assets) - see Table A Rail freight and passenger transport services (47100 to 47200)
Receival station assets:
Cane levellers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Cane receival hoppers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Tipplers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Weighbridges20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Support assets:
Feed delivery bins15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Hot strip mill assets:
Reversing roughing mill assets:
Reversing roughing mills (incorporating mill stands, entry side guards, delivery side guards, main drive motors and hydraulic systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Electricity supply:
Electricity generation:
Fuel supply and handling:
On-site gaseous fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
On-site liquid fuel supply systems (incorporating downstream delivery pipelines)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Solid waste collection services:
Bin delivery vehicle cranes/bin and skip lifters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Postal services:
Postal delivery services:
Control systems and control system assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Flat mail optical character reading and sorting machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Letter boxes (bulk private)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2016
Letter sorting assets (including bar code sorters, culler facer cancellers and multiline optical character readers)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Motorcycles5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Parcel lockers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Parcel sorting system assets (excluding control systems and control system assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Post boxes (street type)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Courier pick-up and delivery services:
Inspection assets:
Scales:
Bench10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Floor (platform)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Weight dimension capture system assets (including checkweighers, in motion scales and readers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Materials handling equipment:
Ball transfer mats and castor decks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Control systems and control system assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Conveyors (including shoe sorters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Forklifts - see Table B
Parcel sorting system assets (including sortation system assets) (excluding control systems and control system assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Scissor lifts10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Storage racks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Trolleys, freight barrows, cages and bins10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pick up and delivery equipment:
Barcode label printers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Portable hand held barcode readers (including point of delivery capture devices and delivery information acquisition devices)4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2011
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Oil and grease delivery systems:
Bunding:
Polyethylene (PE) pallets5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Rubber3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2011
Distribution lines:
Polyethylene (PE)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Rubber3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2011
Steel10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Guns and pumps3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2011
Reels:
Plastic3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2011
Steel7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Tanks (including waste oil tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Motor vehicles and trailers:
Motorcycles (including courier motorcycles and mailbox delivery motorcycles)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015

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Source: TR 2022/1