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:
Graders:
Electronic10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Livestock handling assets:
Loading ramps stationary and height adjustable (hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Laboratory equipment:
Electronic (including high performance liquid chromatography or HPLC machines, refractometers, spectrometry machines and titrimetric analysers)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Edible oil or fat, blended, modified, refined or solvent extracted manufacturing assets (including canola, safflower, soybean):
Measuring and monitoring assets:
Laboratory assets:
Moisture and protein analysers, electronic (including near infrared analysers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Ancillary assets:
Scales (electronic scales and load cells)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Support assets:
Laboratory assets:
Electronic (including analysers and spectrometers)7 years28.57%14.29%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):
Frozen potato product manufacturing assets (including french fries/potato chips, potato flake, potato shred and shred product manufacturing assets):
Pre-processing assets:
Sizing and sorting assets:
Electronic sorters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Peanut processing assets:
Sorting and sizing assets:
Electronic/laser sorters (including colour sorters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Grape handling assets:
Electronic scales (mobile)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing:
Fuel storage assets:
Dispensers (incorporating electronic circuitry, hoses, LCD displays, meters and nozzles)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Assets used in common in iron smelting and steel manufacturing processes:
Electricity distribution, generation or transmission assets:
Electronic protection relays10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Bus and truck manufacturing assets (including bus vehicle body assembling assets and truck body manufacturing assets):
Paint shop assets:
Paint proportioning assets:
Electronic component proportioning systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Tooling assets:
Electronic and laser tool pre-setting and setting machines (including coordinate measurement machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Water supply:
Assets used by irrigation water providers:
Metered outlets:
Electronic40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2005
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Petroleum product wholesaling:
Bulk fuel regional depot assets (excluding LPG assets):
Effluent treatment system (incorporating pumps, motors and electronic circuitry)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Single or multi product gasoline and diesoline dispensers (incorporating meters, electronic circuitry, LCD displays, cash presets, hoses, automatic nozzles and steel cabinets and, where applicable, vapour recovery monitoring and collection systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Single or multi product gasoline and diesoline pumps (incorporating pump units, meter, electronic circuitry, LCD displays, cash presets, hoses, automatic nozzles, steel cabinets and, where applicable, vapour recovery monitoring and collection systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
LPG depot and terminal assets:
Electronic scales10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
RETAIL TRADE:
Electronic article surveillance (EAS) system assets (including barcodes or tag deactivators and detachers, door pedestals, electronic tag release assets, receivers and transmitters)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Fuel retailing:
Convenience store assets:
Point of sale assets:
Electronic funds transfer point of sale machines (EFTPOS)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2010
Gasoline and diesoline assets:
Effluent treatment systems (incorporating motors, electronic circuitry, pumps, and separators)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2010
Single or multi product gasoline and diesoline dispensers (incorporating meters, electronic circuitry, LCD displays, cash presets, hoses, automatic nozzles, steel cabinets and, where applicable, vapour recovery monitoring and collection systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Single or multi product gasoline and diesoline pumps (incorporating pump units, meters, electronic circuitry, LCD displays, cash presets, hoses, automatic nozzles, steel cabinets and, where applicable, vapour recovery monitoring and collection systems7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
LPG assets:
LPG dispensers (incorporating meters, electronic circuitry, LCD displays, cash presets, hoses, automatic nozzles and steel cabinets)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Cafes, restaurants, takeaway food services, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs (hospitality):
Electronic spirits dispensers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Other transport support services n.e.c.:
Electronic toll collection assets:
Digital measuring instruments (including vehicle classifiers (laser or infrared) and electronic toll collection readers (radio frequency))4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2005
Electronic toll collection transponders4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2005
Optical character recognition cameras4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2005
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Camera accessories:
Digital or electronic time code slates5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Sound recording assets:
Digital or electronic time code slates5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Television broadcasting:
Cameras:
Portable cameras (including camcorders, electronic field production (EFP) and electronic news gathering (ENG) cameras)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2005
Telecommunications services:
Mobile telecommunications assets:
Microwave assets (including antennas, electronic multiplexers and transmitters/receivers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Satellite communication assets:
Satellite antennas:
Electronic components, external (including low noise amplifiers)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jan 2005
Satellite earth station electronic assets (including bandwidth managers, decoders, demodulators downconverters, encoders, filters, modulators, receivers, transmitters and upconverters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2005
Electronic information storage services:
Aisle containments (including hot aisle containments (HAC), cold aisle containments (CAC))15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Data centre control systems - see Table B control systems and control system assets
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
Diesel rotary uninterruptible power supply (DRUPS)22 years9.09%4.55%1 Jul 2017
Fire protection and suppression systems assets - see Table B Fire control and alarm assets
Generators - see Table B Power supply assets: Emergency or standby
Leak detection systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Load banks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Modular data centre (including portable containerised data centre modules, prefabricated data centre modules - able to be transported)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Rack based power rails (including rack based power distribution unit (PDU))10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Racks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Raised floors25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2017
Rectifiers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Static transfer switches (STS)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Switchboards - see Table B Switchboards
Security and monitoring systems assets - see Table B Security and monitoring assets
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems (excluding batteries)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems batteries5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2017
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES:
Banking, building society and credit union operations:
Variable message signs, such as electronic FX boards and digital LED screens - see Table B Advertising signs
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Surveying and mapping services:
Digital (electronic) levels5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Professional photographic services:
Lighting assets:
Electronic flash units (including compact flash heads, monolights):
Portable3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2015
Studio lightings5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
Packaging services:
Fruit and vegetables pack houses assets used off farm:
Graders:
Electronic10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Hospitals:
Hospital assets:
Hospital furniture:
Beds:
Electronic7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2003
Operating tables and attachments:
Electronic10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2003
Optometry and optical dispensing:
Optical assets:
Tonometers:
Contact tonometers:
Electronic6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2004
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Assistance and medical assets:
Beds:
Electronic (including hi-lo and lo-lo beds)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
Chairs:
Electronic recliner (including electric lift)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Electronic arms for toilets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2019
Support assets:
Electronic mops and floor scrubbers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
Child care services:
Electronic whiteboards (including touch screen interactive digital boards)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2020
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Casino operations:
Electronic table games (including keno games, poker games, rapid games)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2022
Table game equipment:
Shoes (electronic type)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2022
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Effluent treatment systems incorporating motors, electronic circuitry, pumps, and separators8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2011
Hairdressing and beauty services:
Beauty industry assets:
Massage and treatments beds:
Electronic7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Non electronic (including folding)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Funeral, crematorium and cemetery services:
Funeral assets:
Engravers:
Electronic/laser cutters7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2020
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Advertising signs:
Billboard assets:
Electronic message centre (EMC) units3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2015
Employee time and attendance recorders (including bundy clocks, time clocks etc):
Standalone electronic time and attendance recorders (card based etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Office machines and equipment:
Electronic whiteboards6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2001
Point of sale assets:
Generally (including barcode scanners, cash drawers, dedicated computers, electronic funds transfer point of sale (EFTPOS) machines, keyboards, monitors, printers and terminals)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2005

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Source: TR 2022/1