ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Fences (excluding stockyard, pen and portable fences): Being fencing constructed at a time for a particular function (e.g. a line of fencing forming a side of a boundary or paddock) not being in the nature of a repair:
Electric20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Fence energisers for electric fences:
Mains power10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Fruit and tree nut growing:
Coffee, olive and tree nut growing assets:
Pruning assets:
Electric hand pruners3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2007
Fruit growing assets:
Pruning assets:
Electric hand pruners3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2008
MINING:
Surface mobile mining machines:
Electric rope shovels25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Boning room assets:
Saws:
Breaking saws:
Circular electric3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2013
Reciprocating electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Slaughter floor assets:
Stunners:
Electric stunners5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Killing equipment:
Electric water stunners12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Cereal food manufacturing assets:
General cereal food processing assets:
Ovens (electric and gas-fired)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Product and raw material receiving and handling assets:
Bulker bag unloaders (including electric hoist, forklift and trolley based unloaders)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Petroleum refining:
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Electric desalters25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
BOS vessels (incorporating motors, gearboxes, bull gear, vessel, torsion bar, lube pumps, pulse generators, tacho generators, brakes, limit switches, pressure switches and support structures)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Desulphurising lances (incorporating masts, winch control boxes, hydraulic cylinders carriage system, motors, gearboxes, brake lance carriages, lance guides, lances and switches)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Electric arc furnaces (EAFs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Electrode control arms10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Emissions control assets:
Baghouses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
De-dusting ducts and mains15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Electrostatic precipitators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Primary and secondary scrubbers (incorporating support structure and spray systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste gas radiation cooling systems (incorporating water sprays and ducts)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste gas extractor fans and silencers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Flux making assets:
Kiln contact coolers (including agitator, agitator hydraulic system and rotary valves)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Kiln burner units (incorporating gas and firing systems)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Lime kiln discharge conveyors (incorporating structures, belts, pulleys, motors and gearboxes)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Lime kilns (incorporating rollers, tyres, support structures, drives, motors and gearboxes)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2010
Raw material crushers and ball mills15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Grinders (incorporating motors, drive pullies and belts, drive shafts, roller crusher units and whizzer separators)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Heat shielding for vessels incorporating supports30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Hot metal pots20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Lance pumps and motor assemblies15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Liquid oxygen lances (incorporating carriage system, motors, gearboxes, brake lance carriages, lance guides, lances and switches)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Liquid oxygen supply pipes10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Materials handling assets:
Air blowers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Bins20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Bucket elevators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Conveyor systems (incorporating structures, belts, gearboxes and motors)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Cyclones10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Hoppers, weigh hoppers, chutes, silos20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Scrap metal buckets, skips and stands20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Screens and weighing systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Vibro feeders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Vibrators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Weighbridges (incorporating load cells)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Pneumatic air tube systems (incorporating blower units)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Scull breakers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Secondary treatment assets:
Composition adjustment stations (including Injection Reheating Up Temperature (IRUT) stations incorporating snorkels, support structures and motors)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Ladle metallurgical furnaces (LMFs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Vacuum degassers (incorporating steam pumps and vacuum pumps)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Slag rakes10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Steel ladles (incorporating tilting bales, thrusters, cassettes, shells, lids and linings)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
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
Water treatment assets:
Cooling towers (incorporating fans, motors, access platforms and stairs)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Heat exchangers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Launder distribution and collection systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Pipes and pipelines:
Slurry disposal pipelines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Water pipes20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Valves and other non-pipe fittings10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Pumps (including slurry disposal pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Settling ponds30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Tanks:
Conditioner, slurry, polymer, liquid flocculants and mixer tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Water tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2010
Thickeners and clarifiers (incorporating tanks, rakes and access platforms)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Coke making assets:
Coke ovens gas by-products assets:
Primary cooler assets:
Electric and steam pumps, tar tanks, strainers, salt water coolers (including supporting structures and distribution pipes to cooler off takes including valves)40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2009
Tar plant assets:
Decanters, make tanks (incorporating scrapers and drives, storage tanks, steam and electric pumps, liquor tank and strainers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Sinter making assets:
Strand assets:
Spike roll crushers (incorporating bogey flex, electric motors, primary gearboxes, fluid couplings, grillage bars and crash decks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Steel coil roll forming, slitting and blanking and sheet metal forming:
Steel coil slitting assets:
Slitting heads (incorporating electric motors, gearboxes and drive shafts)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Boiler, tank and other heavy gauge metal container manufacturing:
Sheet metal tanks manufacturing assets:
Hoists:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Assembly and body shop assets:
Welding assets:
Vertical electric welders (pedestal welders)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Aircraft manufacturing and repair services:
Hand tools, powered:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2020
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Tools:
Hand held power tools (including air, battery, and electric) - see Table B Power tools, hand tools
CONSTRUCTION:
Power tools:
Hand tools:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Jack hammers:
Electric3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2008
Welders:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Petroleum product wholesaling:
Bulk fuel regional depot assets (excluding LPG assets):
Electric pumps10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
RETAIL TRADE:
Roller shutter electric motors20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2005
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Accommodation:
Garage doors, electric (excluding doors):
Controls and motors5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Gates, electric (excluding gates):
Controls and motors5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Guestroom assets:
Bathroom assets:
Heated towel rails, electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Kitchen assets:
Cooking utensils (including electric jugs, kettles, pans, pots and toasters, but excluding portable cook tops and ovens)2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2005
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Railway rolling stock:
Locomotives:
Generally (including diesel-electric and electric)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2002
Passenger:
Electric/diesel power cars and trailers30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2002
Water transport and support services:
Support assets (acquired separately from the vessel):
Lifting assets:
Hoists and winches:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
Other warehousing and storage services:
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Waste compactors (used for cardboard and plastic):
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Power tools:
Hand tools - electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Jackhammers - electric3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2005
Welders:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Clocks, electric10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Heaters:
Fixed:
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Hot water systems (excluding piping):
Electric12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Bathroom assets:
Heated towel rails, electric10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Fire control assets:
Pumps (including diesel and electric)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2004
Outdoor assets:
Spas:
Fixed spa assets:
Heaters (electric or gas)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Swimming pool assets:
Heaters:
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
General practice medical services:
Medical examination beds (adjustable/electric)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2020
Podiatry services:
Podiatrists' assets:
Electric nail drills:
Dust extraction drills7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2003
Portable dust extraction drills5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2003
Water and alcohol based spray drills4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2003
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Assistance and medical assets:
Chairs:
Electronic recliner (including electric lift)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Wheelchair - electric, manual, tilt in space5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Amusement parks and centres operation and amusement and other recreational activities n.e.c.:
Golf courses (miniature):
Lighting plant, electric motors, moving parts20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2001
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Welders:
Electric10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Workshop assets:
Tools:
Hand held power tools (air, battery and electric)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2015
Torque wrench pumps (pneumatic and electric driven)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Electric bicycles (e-bicycles and e-bikes)4 years50.00%25.00%1 July 2022
Electric scooters (e-scooters)2 years100.00%50.00%1 July 2022
Fences:
Portable electric fences20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Wire mesh (demountable used for partitioning purposes, including portable electric fences)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Fire control and alarm assets:
Pumps (including diesel and electric)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2004
Musical instruments and associated equipment:
Keyboard instruments (including accordions, concertinas, organs, pianolas and pianos):
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2001
Power tools:
Hand tools:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Jack hammers:
Electric3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2008
Swimming pool assets:
Heaters:
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2004
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Waste compactors (used for cardboard and plastic):
Electric15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Welders:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008

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Source: TR 2022/1