ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Nursery and floriculture production:
General assets:
Refrigeration assets:
Insulation panels used in cool rooms40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2006
Poultry farming for breeding, eggs and meat:
Animal housing environmental control assets:
Tunnel inlet panels15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2007
Aquaculture:
Refrigeration assets:
Insulation panels in cool or freezer rooms used in salt water environment20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2007
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Livestock handling assets:
Pig lairages (incorporating concrete slat floor and concrete panel walls or concrete floor and galvanised steel posts and rails)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Dairy product manufacturing:
Assets for yoghurt manufacturing:
Incubation room assets:
Insulated sandwich panels20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
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:
Refrigeration and freezing assets:
Insulation panels used in cold stores, cool rooms, freezer rooms etc - see Table B Refrigeration assets
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Support and other assets:
Control system assets:
Control cabinets and panels, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and variable speed drives (VSDs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Support and other assets:
Control system assets:
Control cabinets and panels, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), switchgear and variable speed drives (VSDs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Tanker filling assets:
Fire protection systems (incorporating auxiliary monitors, fire and UV detectors, fire indicator panels, fire retardant lines and foam storage tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Support assets:
Control system assets:
Control cabinets and panels, program logic controllers (PLCs), switchgear and variable speed drives (VSDs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing:
Support assets:
Control system assets (including control cabinets and panels, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), switchgear and variable speed drives (VSDs))10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Control system assets - see Table B Control systems and control system assets (including control cabinets and panels, instruments, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, switchgear telemetry and variable speed drives (VSDs))
Concrete product manufacturing:
Concrete roof tile manufacturing assets:
Curing assets:
Curing bays:
Foam sandwich (incorporating insulated panel walls, roof and doors)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Prefabricated concrete product manufacturing assets:
Automated panel manufacturing assets:
Automated trowel machines (incorporating crane and trowel)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Concrete distribution stations:
Distributors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Flying buckets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Hoppers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Curing chambers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Laser beam alignment systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Pallet cleaning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Pallet receivable stands (excluding pallet vibrating stands)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Pallet transport systems:
Pallet drive mechanisms (incorporating drive units, motors, sensors and wheels)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Track work20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Transversals (including continuous transfer wagons)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Pallet vibrating stands10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Pallets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Rack feeders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Shutter cleaning machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Shutter transporting assets (including automated roller conveyors)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Shutters8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Turning machines (including flippers and tilting assets)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Assets used in common in iron smelting and steel manufacturing processes:
Control systems assets:
Instruments (including temperature probes, control panels, gas analysers, location sensors, carbon monoxide monitors, pressure controls, temperature controls, pyrometers, strip position sensors, gamma ray detectors, hot metal detectors, x-ray gauges, width gauges, thickness gauges)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Control systems (including mimic panels)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Tools:
Sawing machines:
Panel saws8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2022
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Electricity supply:
Electricity generation:
Power generators:
Solar:
Photovoltaic electricity generating system assets (incorporating photovoltaic panels, mounting frames and inverters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
RETAIL TRADE:
Refrigeration assets:
Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2014
Supermarket and grocery stores:
Refrigeration and freezing assets:
Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2020
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Cafes, restaurants, takeaway food services, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs (hospitality):
Refrigeration assets:
Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2014
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Television broadcasting:
Routing systems (incorporating control panels, hardware and switchers)11 years18.18%9.09%1 Jul 2005
Telecommunications services:
Backbone network assets:
Optical patch panels25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Solar power generating system (incorporating batteries, inverters, solar panels, regulators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2004
Fire control assets:
Detection and alarm systems:
Fire indicator panels12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Emergency warning and intercommunication systems (EWIS):
Master emergency control panels12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Outdoor assets:
Gardening watering installations:
Control panels5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2004
Security and monitoring assets:
Security systems:
Control panels5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2004
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Pathology and diagnostic imaging services:
Radiologists' diagnostic imaging assets:
X-ray assets (excluding direct radiography assets):
Fixed systems (incorporating buckies, control panels, generators, screening table, suspensions, tube column and x-ray tube)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Mobile systems (incorporating buckies, control panels, generators, screening table, suspensions, tube column and x-ray tube)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2002
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Support assets:
Annunciator panels15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Sports and physical recreation venues, grounds and facilities operations n.e.c.:
Skating rink plant:
Surface (synthetic panels)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Advertising signs:
Billboard assets:
Billboard steel structures (incorporating electrical systems, footings, scaffolding and walking platforms and steel frame sign panels)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
Floor mounted internal advertising panels (used in airports and shopping centres etc)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015
Kiosks and other external standalone advertising panel structures15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Wall mounted advertising panels (used in airports, rail concourses and platforms, shopping centres etc):
Digital LED advertising panels5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Static advertising panels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Control systems and control system assets (including control cabinets and panels, instruments, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, switchgear telemetry and variable speed drives VSDs))10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Fire control and alarm assets:
Detection and alarm systems:
Fire indicator panels12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Emergency warning and intercommunication systems:
Master emergency control panels12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2004
Refrigeration assets:
Insulation panels used in cool or freezer rooms40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jul 2014
Security and monitoring assets:
Security systems:
Control panels5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2004

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Source: TR 2022/1