ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MINING:
Mineral dressing assets:
Magnetic separation assets (including cross belt, drum and disc types)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Coal mining:
Coal preparation assets:
Filtration assets (including belt, drum and vacuum filters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Iron ore mining:
Mineral dressing assets:
Dense medium separation assets (including baths and drums)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2006
Mineral sand mining:
Crushing assets (including drum scrubbers)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Magnetic separation assets (including belt and drum separators, electromagnetic separators, induced roll and rare earth magnetic separators and wet high intensity magnets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Waste water assets:
Effluent drum filters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Defeathering equipment:
Pluckers (drums and wax peelers)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2017
Dairy product manufacturing:
Ancillary and support assets:
Bin and drum tippers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Lifting and handling assets:
Lifters (including small bin, box, drum, roll and vacuum lifters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Fruit concentrate drum tippers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Malt manufacturing assets:
Germination assets:
Vessels:
Rotating drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Steeping assets:
Steeping vessels:
Rotating drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Cereal food manufacturing assets:
General cereal food processing assets:
Blenders and mixers (including drum mixers, paddle blenders/mixers and ribbon blenders/mixers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Ready-to-eat cereal manufacturing assets (including extruded, co-extruded, flaked and puffed cereal manufacturing assets):
Coating assets (including coating applicators and drum coaters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Contra shears and drum filters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Batching, grinding and mixing assets:
Drum magnets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
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):
Frozen potato product manufacturing assets (including french fries/potato chips, potato flake, potato shred and shred product manufacturing assets):
Processing assets generally:
Dryers:
Flake drum dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Forming drums/machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Separation/filtration assets:
Filtration units (incorporating housing and filters):
Rotary drum vacuum filter units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Pulp, paper and converted paper product manufacturing:
Pulp and paper mill assets:
Wood yard assets (including chip screens, chippers, reclaimers/live bottom scrappers and rotating drum debarkers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Sanitary paper product manufacturing:
Hygienic paper product manufacturing assets:
Fluff preparation assets (including hammer mills, cutting machines, fluff forming drums, compacting rollers and carding machines)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2013
Printing support services:
Post-press (finishing) trade services assets:
Binding assets:
Stitchers:
Generally (including drum stitchers, saddle stitching lines and side stitchers)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2006
Pre-press trade services assets:
Scanners:
Drum10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2006
Petroleum refining:
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Coke drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Drums:
Generally20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, potassium carbonate treating or vacuum distillation15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - general manufacturing assets:
Air and gas cooling and heating assets:
Quench drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Acetylene manufacturing assets (carbide process):
Carbide handling assets (including carry skips, drum conveyor system and drum opening, lifting and tipping apparatus)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Stillage assets:
Distillers grain assets:
Rotary drum dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Air and gas reforming and separation assets:
Carbon dioxide (C02) absorption systems (incorporating absorber and stripping columns, flash drums, heat exchangers, piping, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Conversion and liquefaction assets:
Chillers, condensers, flash drums, receivers and separators25 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:
Boiler assets:
Steam drums25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Ammonium nitrate prill manufacturing assets:
Coating, cooling, drying and screening assets:
Rotary drum machines (including coaters, coolers, driers and granulators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonia nitrate solution manufacturing assets:
Evaporation assets:
Condensate tanks, flash drums and separators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing:
Production assets:
Tablet and capsule coating machines, coating drums and coating pans12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
Sub or sampling lances (incorporating motors, drives, gearboxes, limit switches, over speed switches, drums, cables and slow motors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Pellet making assets:
Balling assets:
Balling drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Materials handling assets:
Conveyor systems (incorporating structures, belts, gearboxes and motors):
Conveyors to and from balling drums20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Sinter making assets:
Feed sequence assets:
Mixing and rolling drums30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Tools:
Stationary machines:
Sanders (including belt sanders, drum sanders, edge sanders, spindle sanders etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2022
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Scientific testing and analysis services:
Coal laboratory assets:
Sample preparation assets:
Drum tumblers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Brake disc and drum grinding lathes:
Fixed10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Portable on-car5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Musical instruments and associated equipment:
Percussion instruments (including chimes, cymbals, drums, gongs, maracas and tambourines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001

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Source: TR 2022/1