ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Fertigation systems:
Tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Grading and packing line assets used on farm:
Coffee assets:
Fermentation tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Water assets:
Effluent recycle tanks12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Water tanks:
Concrete30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Galvanised steel25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Polyethylene (PE)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Nursery and floriculture production:
Fertigation system assets (incorporating control systems, pumps and tanks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2006
Fruit and tree nut growing:
Fruit growing assets:
Fertilising assets:
Fertigation systems:
Tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Beef cattle feedlots:
Feed milling and handling assets:
Tank storages for liquid feed supplements15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2007
Poultry farming for breeding, eggs and meat:
Animal housing environmental control assets:
Evaporative cooling systems (including frames, pipes, pumps, tanks and coolpads)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2007
Pig farming:
Evaporative cooling systems (incorporating frames, pipes, pumps, tanks and coolpads)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Liquid feed systems (incorporating feed valves, tanks, pumps, pipelines, mixers and troughs)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Tank storage for liquid feed supplements20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Water assets:
Effluent tanks (concrete)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Aquaculture:
Aquaculture tanks:
Concrete20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2007
Fibreglass15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2007
Polyethylene (PE)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2007
Raceways20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2007
Transport of live products10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
MINING:
Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy assets:
Electrolysis process assets (including electrowinning process and electro refining process assets including tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Precipitation process assets (including tanks and agitators)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Materials handling assets:
Fuel storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Gas storage tanks and spheres25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Water storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Mineral dressing assets:
Flotation assets (including tanks, launders, agitators, air supply and reagent dosing equipment)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Coal mining:
Coal preparation assets:
Flotation assets (including agitation air supply systems, launders, reagent dosing systems and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2003
Infrastructure support assets:
Fuel storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Gas storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2003
Water storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2003
Oil and gas extraction:
Assets used to manufacture condensate, crude oil, domestic gas, liquid natural gas (LNG) or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) but not if the manufacture occurs in an oil refinery
LNG holding facility assets (including boil off gas compressors, cryogenic storage tanks, loading arms, pumps and tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Storage and loading assets (including cryogenic storage tanks, jetties, loading arms, LPG chillers and pumps)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2002
Trunkline onshore terminal (TOT) assets:
Flash tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Gas production assets:
Coal seam gas extraction assets:
Water assets:
Storage ponds and tanks for water and brine30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2016
Gold ore mining:
Gold ore processing assets:
Elution storage tanks17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2004
Mineral sand mining:
Support assets:
Tanks:
Constant density and thickening20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2003
Generally (including acid leaching and water)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2003
Other mining support services:
Gas and oil mining support services (excluding offshore services):
Cementing assets:
Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) - see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes
Drilling assets:
Mobile fluid tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Hydraulic fracturing assets:
Frac tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Rendering plant:
Blood drying equipment (includes blood holding tanks, agitated holding tanks, coagulators, driers, decanters and dried blood hoppers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
Tallow storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2001
Slaughter floor assets:
Carcass cleaning systems:
Cutting line sanitising systems (incorporating vacuum pumps and collection tanks)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Specialised pork slaughter floor assets:
Scalding tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Spinal cord removal systems (incorporating hand pieces, vacuum pumps and tanks)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Waste water assets:
Effluent storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Water assets:
Water storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Water tank liners15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Defeathering equipment:
Waxing tanks8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2017
Shrink dip tanks and shrink wrap tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Cured meat and smallgoods manufacturing:
Post-production and packaging assets:
Shrink dip tanks and shrink tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Dairy product manufacturing:
Ancillary and support assets:
Clean-in-place (CIP) system assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Infeed water treatment assets (excluding water storage tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Milk tankers (incorporating tank and trailer)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Tanks:
Chemical storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Water storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Assets commonly used for product manufacturing and processing:
Tanks (including storage, mixing, process and balance tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Assets for yoghurt manufacturing:
Fermentation tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Sulphur tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Extraction assets:
Break tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Washers (including brush washers, flume tanks and pre-clean water hoppers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Support assets:
Clean-in-place (CIP) system assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Tanks:
Blending and mixing tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2010
Debittering tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Storage tanks:
Generally30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Jacketed20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Refrigerated20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Waste water storage/treatment tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Tanks and vats (including blending, holding and mixing tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Preserved fruit and vegetable manufacturing assets:
Processing assets:
Tanks and vats (including blending, holding and mixing tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%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:
Tanks and vessels:
Bulk oil storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Other:
Steel20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Stainless steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Linseed or flaxseed and other edible, non-modified, refined or solvent extracted oil processing assets (including chai, hemp, acacia and excluding olive oil):
Preparatory and extraction assets:
Tanks and vats15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Malt manufacturing assets:
Clean-in-place (CIP) system assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Steeping assets:
Slurry tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Waste water treatment assets:
Digester/aeration tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Product and raw material receiving and handling assets:
Storage tanks (including jacketed tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Cane juice filtration and clarification assets:
Flash tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Molasses storage assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Tanks (excluding molasses storage tanks):
Water storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Other tanks:
Mild steel20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Plastic15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Stainless steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Support assets:
Tanks:
Water storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Other tanks:
Mild steel20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Plastic15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Stainless steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Tanks and vats (chocolate, egg, syrup etc)14 years14.29%7.14%1 Jul 2016
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Raw material receiving, storage and handling assets:
Tanks (including holding, liquid storage and water)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Fire prevention systems (incorporating fire protection system and water tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Batching, grinding and mixing assets:
Liquid tanks (including molasses and tallow)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Liquid feed assets:
Liners for tanks5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Mixing tanks for clay and other products15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Storage tanks (including polyvinylchloride (PVC) and steel construction)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Support assets:
Fire prevention systems (incorporating fire protection system and water tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Support assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%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):
Ancillary and support assets:
Frying oil reclaiming and cleansing systems (incorporating filtration equipment, storage tanks and ventilation hoods)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Holding and storage tanks generally (including water storage tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Waste water treatment assets:
Digester/aeration tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
De-aerated water system assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Ice manufacturing assets (excluding dry ice manufacturing assets):
Ammonia tank liquid receivers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Support assets:
Additive dosing systems assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Clean-in-place system (CIP) assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Syrup preparation assets (including tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Waste water treatment assets:
Digester/aeration tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2009
Tanks:
Hot water25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2009
Liquid carbon dioxide (C02) storage20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Storage:
Chemical storage20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Generally30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Cellaring assets:
De-aerated water system assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Support assets:
Additive and hops dosing systems assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Carbon dioxide (C02) recovery system assets:
Gas collection and storage assets (including pipes bladders and tanks)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Clean-in-place system (CIP) assets (including pipes, pumps and tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Waste water treatment assets:
Digester/aeration tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Tanks:
Beer fermentation and storage30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Chemical storage20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Cold service storage25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Condensate collection25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Hot service storage25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Liquid carbon dioxide (C02) storage20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Trub25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Yeast storage25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2008
Spirit manufacturing:
Barrels, tanks and tuns:
Barrels or casks (wooden):
Capacity greater than 150 litres10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Capacity of 150 litres or less4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2018
Fermenters, washbacks, vats and holding tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2018
Intermediate bulk containers (IBC)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2018
Mash tuns and lauter tuns20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2018
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Support assets:
Inert gas systems:
Gas storage pressure tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Refrigeration assets (including compressors, condensors, evaporators and storage tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Tanks (including insulation, agitators, pump over systems and monitoring instrumentation):
Pressure tanks (for sparkling wine)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Waste water storage/treatment tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Water storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Wine fermenters:
Open30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Rotary30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Static30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Sweeping arm30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Wine storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2008
Tank accessories:
Micro oxygenation systems5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Tank plungers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Pulp, paper and converted paper product manufacturing:
Pulp and paper mill assets:
Chemical preparation assets (including tanks and pipes used for chemical preparation)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Petroleum refining:
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Storage tanks:
Generally25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2002
Used in amine treating, merox extraction, merox sweetening or potassium carbonate treating20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - general manufacturing assets:
Gas buffer and surge tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Acetylene manufacturing assets (carbide process):
Calcium hydroxide settling ponds and tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Industrial gas distribution assets:
Tank truck assets:
Gas storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Hoses5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Metering systems7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2011
Pipes and valves10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Pumps10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Support and other assets:
Gas storage assets:
Liquid carbon dioxide (C02) storage assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Tank refrigeration units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Vacuum insulated tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
Cooking assets:
Flash tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Liquefaction tanks (including cook tubes and slurry tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Distillation and purification assets:
Molecular sieve adsorption systems (incorporating condensers, control systems, coolers, heaters, molecular sieves, pumps, tanks and vacuum equipment)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Feedstock handling and storage assets:
Grain assets:
Starch tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Molasses assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Fermentation assets:
Fermentation tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Yeast recovery assets (molasses feedstock):
Filtering assets (including feed tanks, filtering vessels and hydrocyclone systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Hoppers, mixing tanks and storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Stillage assets:
Distillers grain assets:
Stillage and syrup tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Dunder and stillage assets (molasses feedstock):
Tanks (including fertiliser additive mixing and buffer tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Support and other assets:
Additive dosing systems (including pipes, pumps and tanks):
Plastic5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Other20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Tanker filling assets:
Automatic tank gauges10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
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
Tanks:
Chemical tanks (including clean-in-place (CIP) tanks):
Plastic15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Other20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Ethanol and petroleum tanks:
Stainless steel30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Other25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Water tanks (including condensate collection tanks)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Waste water treatment assets:
Digester/aeration tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Air and gas reforming and separation assets:
Carbon dioxide (C02) absorption systems (incorporating absorber and stripping columns, flash drums, heat exchangers, piping, pumps and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Distribution, handling and storage assets:
Ammonia bullet tanks (including storage and surge tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
Ammonia storage tank refrigeration systems (incorporating compressors, condensers, flash drums and receivers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonia storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
ISOtainers and portable tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Rail and road tank filling assets:
Breakaway couplings10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Filling hoses10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Loading arm systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Chemical storage tanks:
Polyethylene (PE)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2013
Other20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Water storage and treatment assets:
Clarifiers and settling tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Water storage tanks:
Polyethylene (PE)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Other25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonium nitrate manufacturing assets:
Ammonium nitrate prill manufacturing assets:
Coating, cooling, drying and screening assets:
Coating product tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Prill towers (incorporating head tanks and lifts)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Scrubber systems (incorporating ducting, fans, scrubbers and tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Ammonia nitrate solution manufacturing assets:
Evaporation assets:
Condensate tanks, flash drums and separators20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Remelt and solution storage tanks (incorporating heating coils and stirrers)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Nitric acid manufacturing assets:
Conversion and absorption assets:
Weak acid tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
Nitric acid storage assets:
Tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Salt manufacturing and refining assets:
Salt flake growing tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2022
Other basic chemical product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Eucalyptus oil plant:
Tanks40 years5.00%2.50%1 Jan 2001
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Rainwater collection systems (incorporating pipes, tanks, and pumps)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Water baths/tanks, spray tanks, vacuum cooling15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Water tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Paint and coatings manufacturing:
Paint and coatings manufacturing assets:
Bulk storage tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2013
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Container glass and flat (float) glass manufacturing assets:
Glass furnace assets:
Furnace tanks12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Cement manufacturing:
Storage, handling and packing assets:
Hoppers, bins and tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Plaster product manufacturing:
Plasterboard and cornice manufacturing assets:
General:
Tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing:
Cement tankers (incorporating tank and trailer) - see Table B Motor vehicles and trailers, trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes
Fuel storage assets:
Tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2014
Mobile concrete batching plants (incorporating bins, conveyors, tanks, hoppers and trailers, but excluding demountable plant)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Volumetric concrete batching trucks:
Volumetric concrete batching units (incorporating bins, hoppers, mixing augurs and water tanks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Waste water treatment assets:
Polyethylene (PE) water tanks8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2014
Concrete product manufacturing:
Concrete block, brick and paver manufacturing assets:
Batching and mixing assets:
Colour tanks (incorporating stirrers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Concrete roof tile manufacturing assets:
Applicator batching assets (including hoppers, mixers and tanks, but excluding batching assets for anti-scuff hot glue/max applicators and oil applicators)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Applicators:
Oil (excluding oil tanks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Oil tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Fibre cement building boards manufacturing assets:
General assets:
Oil tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2012
Storage, preparation and mixing assets:
Storage tanks (including silica thickener vessels)25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
Water treatment assets:
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
Blast furnace assets:
Water treatment assets:
Thickeners and clarifiers (incorporating tanks, rakes and access platforms)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Coke making assets:
Coke ovens batteries assets:
Quenchers (incorporating stack structures, water tanks, pipes, pumps, sprays, pneumatic systems and water pump pits)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Coke ovens gas by-products assets:
Acid compound assets:
Acid compound structures, pumps, overflow and storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Ammonia absorbers (including pumps, ammonia storage tanks, and distribution pipes including valves)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Ammonia plant assets:
Ammonia incinerators, ammonia stills, tanks, decanters, pumps, condensers (including support structures, stacks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Benzine, toluene and xylene plant assets:
Distillation columns, dephlegorators, pumps, tanks, coolers, condensers and pre heaters30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Napthalene plant assets:
Sludge tanks, pre heaters, distillation columns, tanks, decanters, condensers, and pumps35 years5.71%2.86%1 Jul 2009
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
Sulphate plant assets:
Feed tanks, evaporators, centrifuge units, conveyors (including belts, structures, drives and chutes, jet condensers, hot water tanks, driers including chutes, drives, and support structures, pumps, vibrating screens, cyclones, and scraper conveyors)10 years20.00%10.00%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
Pellet making assets:
Balling assets:
Bentonite tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Dewatering assets:
Process water tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Slurry tanks (incorporating agitators)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Thickeners (incorporating tanks, rakes and access platforms)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Fluxing tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Primary metal product casting assets:
Slab or billet cooler tanks (incorporating grid stands)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
Water treatment assets:
Tanks:
Sludge, chemical storage and dosing 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
Sinter making assets:
Water treatment assets:
Thickeners and clarifiers (incorporating tanks, rakes and access platforms)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2009
Steel railway track product manufacturing assets:
Steel railway clip manufacturing assets:
Anti-corrosion dip tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Quench systems (incorporating heat exchangers, transfer arms, tanks, pipes and pumps)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Water treatment assets:
Tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Steel strip metallic coating assets:
Passivators (incorporating tanks and pumps)17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2010
Quench systems (incorporating rolls, spray bars and tanks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Tin-plating mill assets:
Pickling tanks (including scrubbing units and rolls and electrical grids)13 years15.38%7.69%1 Jul 2011
Rinse tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Alumina production:
Alumina manufacturing (including bauxite refining and calcined alumina manufacturing):
Calcination assets:
Generally (including alumina cooling assets, hydrate storage tanks and hydrate washing assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Clarification of liquor stream assets (including counter current washing tanks, flash tanks, lime burning assets, lime handling assets, lime slaking assets, settling tanks and other tanks and vessels)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Digestion assets (including desilication tanks, digester vessels, flash tanks, heat exchangers, heaters, mills and trihydrate bauxite treatment assets)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Precipitation assets (including classification assets, cooling towers, crystallisation assets, heat exchangers, tanks and vessels)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2003
Non-ferrous metal casting:
Metal casting assets (non-ferrous e.g. aluminium, brass and magnesium):
Heating assets:
Quenching tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2004
Boiler, tank and other heavy gauge metal container manufacturing:
Sheet metal tanks manufacturing assets:
Band saws5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Coil holders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Curving rollers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Drilling machines (including bench and radial drills)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Gang and turret punching machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Hand tools5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Hoists:
Electric5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Hydraulic15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Hooks (including c-hooks and slinger hooks)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Jib cranes15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Laser cutters7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Overhead cranes and gantries25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2012
Pallet jacks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Plate grabs5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Racking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Riveting machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Shears:
Hand-held type3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2012
Guillotine type15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Spreader bars15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Trolleys5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Welders5 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):
Ancillary and support assets:
Storage tanks:
Fuel storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Gas storage tanks (including argon, compressed natural gas (CNG) and nitrogen gas storage tanks)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Lubricant storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Waste water treatment assets:
Tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Paint shop assets:
Dip tank electro coating assets (including alkaline cleaner tanks, electro application tanks, surface conditioner tanks and water rinse tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Metal stamping and blanking assets:
Maintenance workshop and tool room assets:
Heat treatment assets (including furnaces and quench tanks etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Washing machines and tanks (including ultrasonic cleaners/washers and other hot solvent small parts washing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Motor car engine assembly and manufacturing assets:
Ancillary and support assets:
Cooling water supply assets (including cooling towers, storage tanks and water conditioning/dosing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Swarf and machining line coolant separation and refrigeration systems (incorporating coolant circulation pumps and tanks, outfeed extractors, refrigeration chiller packs, separators and swarf tote excavators)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Toolroom assets:
Heat treatment assets (including furnaces and quench tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Washing machines and tanks (including ultrasonic cleaners/washers and other hot solvent small parts washing assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Waste treatment assets:
Tanks and pools (including recycling tanks, sludge tanks and pools, storage tanks etc)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Maintenance and refurbishment assets:
Tanks (including washing and water tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Support assets:
Fire prevention systems (incorporating fire protection systems and water tanks)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Water supply:
Assets used by irrigation water providers:
Reservoirs and tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Assets used in water supply:
Reservoirs, elevated tanks and standpipes: whether made from steel or concrete80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Water supply pumping station detention tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Water treatment assets:
Balance tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Bore water treatment assets:
Batching tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Clear water tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Chemical storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Clear water tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Flocculation tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Wash water holding tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sewerage and drainage services:
Sewage pump station assets:
Detention tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Sewage treatment assets:
Chemical storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jan 2005
Sludge processing assets:
Sludge thickening tanks (incorporating scrapers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Treatment assets:
Primary treatment assets:
Primary sedimentation tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Secondary treatment assets:
Biological nutrient removal (BNR) assets:
BNR tanks (incorporating mixed liquor stream, anoxic, anaerobic and swing zones and diffusers)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Secondary treatment tanks (incorporating scrapers and weirs)80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Tertiary treatment assets:
Chlorine contact tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Filtration tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Water storage tanks80 years2.50%1.25%1 Jan 2005
Waste treatment and disposal services:
Transfer stations and landfill operation assets:
Bulk fuel above ground tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Tanks:
Chemical storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
Water storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2019
Petroleum product wholesaling:
Bulk fuel regional depot assets (excluding LPG assets):
Petroleum product storage tanks - fibreglass and steel20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Rigid fuel tank truck assets:
Aluminium tanks or barrels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Filters5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Metering systems5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Overfill protection systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Pumping systems:
Guns and nozzles3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Hose reels7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Hoses2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2010
Hydraulically driven pumps8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2010
Pipes and fittings10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Tailgate loaders15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Bulk fuel terminal assets (excluding LPG assets):
Automatic tank gauges10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Effluent treatment systems (incorporating air pump, pipes, separator and tank)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Fire protection systems (incorporating auxiliary monitors, fire and UV detectors, fire indicator anels, fire retardant lines and foam storage tank)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
LPG depot and terminal assets:
Automatic tank gauges10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Forklift fuel tanks:
Galvanised steel or steel tanks coated with zinc rich enamel15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2010
Aluminium tanks12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2010
LPG fleet refuelling facility:
Storage tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
LPG tank truck assets:
LPG storage tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Metering systems7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Pumping systems:
Guns and nozzles3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Hoses5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Hose reels7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Pipes and fittings7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Pumps7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
Valves7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
RETAIL TRADE:
Fuel retailing:
Automatic tank gauges10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Gasoline and diesoline assets:
Underground fuel storage tanks - steel and fibreglass20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
LPG assets:
LPG storage tanks - aboveground and underground30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2010
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Cafes, restaurants, takeaway food services, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs (hospitality):
Beer dispensing system assets (including, tanks, taps tubes and valves)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2005
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Rail freight and passenger transport services:
Railway rolling stock:
Wagons - bulk freight:
Tank cars20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Scenic and sightseeing transport:
Hot air balloon ride operation assets:
Hot air balloon assets:
Fuel cylinders and tanks (incorporating shut off valves)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2013
Airport operations and other air transport support services:
Airport assets:
Fuel supply assets:
Tanks25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2003
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Motion picture film processing assets:
Chemical storage tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jan 2006
Electronic information storage services:
Data centre cooling assets:
Water buffer tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Water pumps:
Rainwater tanks5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
Outdoor assets:
Rainwater tanks:
Galvanised steel25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2019
Polyethylene15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Scientific research services:
Scientific, medical and pharmaceutical research assets:
Electrophoresis systems (incorporating power supplies and tanks)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Liquid nitrogen assets (including dewars and tanks)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Scientific testing and analysis services:
Mineral processing and metallurgical laboratory assets:
Sample preparation assets:
Overhead tank mixers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2019
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
General practice medical services:
Cryosurgical assets:
Liquid nitrogen storage dewers and tanks10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Oxygen tank regulators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Child care services:
Play area assets:
Pet enclosures and structures, freestanding (including bird aviaries, chicken coops, fish tanks, guinea pig cages and rabbit hutches)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES:
Nature reserves and conservation parks operation:
Parks and gardens:
Sea life centres:
Fibreglass aquarium tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2001
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Oil and grease delivery systems:
Tanks (including waste oil tanks)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Automotive body, paint and interior repair n.e.c.:
Car wash and detailing assets:
Support assets:
Water treatment assets:
Tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Smash repair assets:
Waste water filtering system assets:
Tanks15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Field service assets:
Trailers:
Service trailers (incorporating built-in hoses, built-in pumps, built-in tanks etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2015
Workshop assets:
Oil recovery, service and treatment assets:
Collection vessels/tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2015
Waste water recovery and treatment assets:
Tanks and separators15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2015
Laundry and dry cleaning services:
Support assets:
Waste water treatment and recycling system assets:
Tanks20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Rainwater tanks:
Galvanised steel25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2019
Polyethylene15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2019

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Source: TR 2022/1