ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Grading and packing line assets used on farm:
Coffee assets:
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Agriculture:
Grain, cotton, peanut and rice assets:
General assets:
Dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Fruit and tree nut growing:
Fruit growing assets:
Dried fruit assets:
Generally (including bin dryers, boxing machines, dehydration tunnels, dippers, rack dehydrators, scrapers, trolleys and wetting machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
MINING:
Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy assets:
Drying process assets (including rotary dryers, spray dryers and indirect heat exchanger dryers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Mineral sand mining:
Drying assets:
Generally (including flash and fluid bed dryers and fluid bed heaters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Rotary dryer kilns30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Support assets:
Compressed air assets:
Air dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Dairy product manufacturing:
Assets for dairy powder manufacturing:
Dryers (including fluid bed and spray)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Drying assets (including dehydrators and dryers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2018
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Container dryers (incorporating air knives and blowers)10 years20.00%10.00%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):
Support assets:
Drying assets (including vacuum dryers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Rice milling assets:
Grain cleaning, milling and refining assets:
Extraction and evaporation assets (including blowers, dust collectors, dryers, fans)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Support assets:
Air compressors - see Table B Air compression assets generally (including air compressors, air dryers and air receivers)
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Cereal food manufacturing assets:
Ready-to-eat cereal manufacturing assets (including extruded, co-extruded, flaked and puffed cereal manufacturing assets):
Dryers:
Flite dryers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Fluid bed dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Others (including belt and coating dryers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Pasta manufacturing assets:
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Sugar drying and storage assets:
Rotary sugar dryers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Air compression assets:
Air dryers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Sugar receival, drying, screening, and storage assets:
Rotary sugar dryers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Air compression assets:
Air dryers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Dry process assets:
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Drying, coating, cooling and addition assets:
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%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):
Ancillary and support assets:
Air compression assets:
Air dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
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
Generally (including dewatering dryers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Peanut processing assets:
Ovens (including roasters and dryers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Tea processing assets:
Dryers (including primary, secondary and final)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Pre dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
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:
Packaging assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Container dryers (incorporating air knives and blowers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Cellaring assets:
Yeast filters/dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Wool scouring:
Wool and fleece scouring and carbonising assets:
Dryers:
Used in carbonising13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2017
Used in scouring18 years11.11%5.56%1 Jul 2017
Plywood and veneer manufacturing:
Veneer dryers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Pulp, paper and converted paper product manufacturing:
Pulp and paper mill assets:
Paper machine assets:
Dryers (including MG cylinder and yankee cylinder)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Sanitary paper product manufacturing:
Support assets:
Air compressors and air dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Printing:
Newspaper printing assets:
Offset lithography printing presses:
Hybrid heatset and non-heatset webfed offset presses (incorporating integrated control systems, dryers and other peripheral equipment)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2007
Screen printing assets:
Ancillary assets:
Dryers (including conventional air dryers, flash curers and UV dryers)12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jan 2006
Printing support services:
Pre-press trade services assets:
Conventional flexographic plate making assets (including combination units, dryers, post exposure units, UV light exposure units and washout units)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2006
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:
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)
Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing:
Production assets:
Fluid bed dryers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
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)
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Glass product manufacturing assets:
Digital printing assets:
Dryers12 ½ years16.00%8.00%1 Jul 2009
Ceramic product manufacturing:
Clay brick and paver manufacturing assets:
Dryers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Kiln/dryer car cable hauler system assets (incorporating cable, gearbox, pulling wheels and motors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Kiln/dryer/transfer car track work12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Kiln/dryer cars10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Cement manufacturing:
Drying assets:
Fluid bed dryers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Rotary dryers20 years10.00%5.00%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
Plaster product manufacturing:
Plasterboard and cornice manufacturing assets:
Plasterboard/cornice plant assets:
Dryers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Wet-end-transfer assets (including conveyors, dryer in-feeds, turners)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing:
Air dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Tin-plating mill assets:
Dryers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Paint shop assets:
Infrared paint dryers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Ancillary assets (including building and services assets):
Air dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Waste treatment assets:
Laboratory equipment (including balancers, chart recorders, dryers, pH sampling devices, rotameters and simulators etc)10 years20.00%10.00%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
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Accommodation:
Guestroom assets:
Bathroom assets:
Hair dryers3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2005
Laundry assets in guestrooms:
Clothes dryers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2005
Laundry assets used by hotel/motel operators:
Dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2005
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Household assets:
Clothes dryers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Hand dryers, electrical10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Laundry assets:
Clothes dryers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Scientific research services:
Scientific, medical and pharmaceutical research assets:
Freeze dryers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Veterinary services:
Veterinarians' assets:
Animal blow dryers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2004
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Common area assets:
Hair salon assets (including chairs and dryers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
Support assets:
Laundry assets:
Dryers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2019
Child care services:
Support assets:
Hand dryers - see Table B Hand dryers (electrical)
Laundry assets:
Dryers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2020
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Horse training (racing):
Support assets:
Washing machines and dryers (used for washing horse rugs, saddle pads etc)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2021
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive body, paint and interior repair n.e.c.:
Smash repair assets:
Painting assets:
Infrared paint dryers:
Heating arches20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Mobile7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Workshop assets:
Air compression assets (including air dryers, air receivers, compressors and packaged air compression systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Laundry and dry cleaning services:
Dry cleaning and laundry assets:
Washers:
Continuous batch washer systems (including washers, moisture extraction units and dryers)17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2011
Drying assets:
Tumble dryers, standalone12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2011
Tunnel dryers and garment finishers (including steam cabinets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
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
Hand dryers (electrical)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013

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Source: TR 2022/1