ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Other transport n.e.c.:
Monocable circulating fixed grip and detachable ropeway assets operated in snowfield areas (including double, triple and quad chair lifts, T-bar, poma and surface lifts):
Communication assets:
Radios and telephone systems5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Motion picture and video activities:
Post production sound assets:
Audio effects units (incorporating aural exciters, compressors, delay and effects control processors graphic equalisers, harmonisers, limiters, noise reduction processors, reverberation processors, telephone simulators and time controllers)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Radio broadcasting:
Telephone systems:
Telephone interface assets generally (used for sending and receiving audio to and from connected telephone lines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Telephone screening systems and other personal computer based telephone systems (excluding software)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2012
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) based systems7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Telecommunications services:
Payphones (public telephones)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Telecommunications assets:
Telephone hand sets6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2019
Telephone systems - see Table B Telephony
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Telephony:
Telephone systems (including analogue and digital telephone systems, PABX/PBX systems, key/commander systems, VoIP systems and hybrid telephone systems such as IP-PBX systems etc)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2015

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Source: TR 2022/1