ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
MANUFACTURING:
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
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
Meters and sensors (including chart recorders, dosing meters, level meters, level sensors and pH method meters and sensors etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Railway rolling stock:
Rail mounted track infrastructure assets:
Generally (including ballast wagons/cleaners/regulators, rail grinders, sleeper laying machines and track recorders)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Camera accessories:
Video assist systems (incorporating monitors, video recorder with playback, transmitters and receivers)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jan 2006
Post production sound assets:
Digital audio players and recorders (including CD, DVD, digital audio tape (DAT), mini disc and hard disc players and recorders)3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jan 2006
Hard disc video players and recorders3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jan 2006
Post production video assets:
High definition laser film recorders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
VHS video cassette players and recorders2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jan 2006
Videotape players and recorders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Sound recording assets:
Digital audio players and recorders (including CD, DVD, digital audio tape (DAT), mini disc and hard disc players and recorders)2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jan 2006
Radio broadcasting:
Digital audio players and recorders (including CD, DVD, mini disc, hard disc and solid state players and recorders)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Television broadcasting:
Digital audio players and recorders (including CD players and recorders, digital audio tape (DAT) players, DVD players and recorders, and mini disc players and recorders)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Hard disk recorders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Videocassette recorders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2005
Videotape players and recorders8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2005
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Household assets:
Video cassette recorder systems (VCR)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Video recorder or equipment hiring6 ⅔ years30.00%15.00%1 Jan 2001
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Video cassette recorder systems (VCRs)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2004
Security and monitoring assets:
CCTV systems:
Recorders:
Digital4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2004
Time lapse2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2004
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Hospitals:
Hospital assets:
Endoscopic surgery assets (excluding disposable accessories):
Endoscopic camera systems:
Video monitors and video recorders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2003
Podiatry services:
Podiatrists' assets:
Gait analysis assets:
Non-computerised:
Video monitors and video recorders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2003
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Vehicle service and inspection lane assets:
Data collection devices (including bar code readers, mobile recorders and transponders)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Employee time and attendance recorders (including bundy clocks, time clocks etc):
Computerised time and attendance recorders (including fingerprint and face recognition systems and swipe card digital time clock systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Standalone electronic time and attendance recorders (card based etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Musical instruments and associated equipment:
Woodwind instruments (including bagpipes, bassoons, clarinets, flutes, oboes, pan pipes, piccolos and recorders)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Security and monitoring assets:
CCTV systems:
Recorders:
Digital4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2004
Time lapse2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2004

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Source: TR 2022/1