ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Nursery and floriculture production:
Turf growing assets:
Turf vacuums10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2006
Mushroom growing:
Vacuum coolers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Dairy cattle farming:
Milking and milk handling assets:
Milking systems (incorporating clusters, swing over arms, hoses, pipes, pulsators, vacuum pumps, variable speed control)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2007
Robotic milking system assets:
Vacuum pumps7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2016
Poultry hatcheries:
Vacuum/auger systems (waste)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2007
Aquaculture:
Processing assets:
Packaging assets (including vacuum and modified atmospheric packing)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
MINING:
Mineral dressing assets:
Filtration assets (including pressure filtration and vacuum filtration equipment)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
Coal mining:
Coal preparation assets:
Filtration assets (including belt, drum and vacuum filters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2003
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Packaging assets:
Vacuum packaging systems (incorporating vacuum pumps and booster pumps):
Rotary systems12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2013
Tunnel systems12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2013
Slaughter floor assets:
Carcass cleaning systems:
Cutting line sanitising systems (incorporating vacuum pumps and collection tanks)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Offal processing assets:
Fat vacuum transfer systems10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Spinal cord removal systems (incorporating hand pieces, vacuum pumps and tanks)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Cut up & portion cutting assets:
Dicers, flatteners and portion cutters (including air, bowl, vacuum, vertical, water jet etc)6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jul 2017
Further processing assets:
Marinating machines (including marinade sprayers, mixers, vacuum tumbler massagers etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Dairy product manufacturing:
Ancillary and support assets:
Lifting and handling assets:
Lifters (including small bin, box, drum, roll and vacuum lifters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Pumps:
Vacuum pumps12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Assets for dairy powder manufacturing:
Evaporators (including circulation/vacuum chamber and falling film)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Fruit juice and fruit juice drink manufacturing assets:
Extraction assets:
Filters (including membrane, pressure and vacuum filters)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2010
Inspection assets:
Vacuum seal testers10 years20.00%10.00%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:
Vacuum separators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Support assets:
Drying assets (including vacuum dryers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Bakery product manufacturing:
Baking assets used by large-scale manufacturers of biscuits, bread, cakes, pastries and pies:
Cooling and refrigeration assets:
Cooling tunnels, tray and vacuum coolers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2002
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar milling assets:
Cane juice filtration and clarification assets:
Rotary vacuum mud filters20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Evaporation and crystallisation assets:
Vacuum pans30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Power generation assets:
Ash filters (including rotary and horizontal belt vacuum filters)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Sugar refining assets:
Evaporation and crystallisation assets:
Vacuum pans30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Dry process assets:
Coating assets (including oil, tumble and vacuum coaters)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Support assets:
Cleaning systems (including vacuum)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Drying, coating, cooling and addition assets:
Coating assets (including oil, tumble and vacuum coaters)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Vacuum pump and piping15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Support assets:
Grain vacuum and silo sampling probes5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Form fill and seal packaging machines (including flat bottom, flat top and bottom, pillow shape, stand up and vacuum brick pack packaging machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Tea processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Packaging machines:
Vacuum brick pack packaging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Spirit manufacturing:
Distillation assets
Stainless steel stills (continuous/vacuum stills, marc stills producing grape spirit, neutral spirit or potable ethanol [incorporating analyser/stripping columns, purifier columns, rectifying columns, condensers and dephlegmators/reflux condensers and methanol/fusel oil isolators])25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2018
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Separation/filtration assets:
Filtration units (incorporating housing and filters):
Rotary drum vacuum filter units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Printing:
Screen printing assets:
Ancillary assets:
Vacuum frames20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2006
Support assets:
Dust/waste extraction systems:
Vacuum pumps6 years33.33%16.67%1 Jan 2007
Petroleum refining:
Oil refinery assets:
Assets used in other processes:
Drums:
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, potassium carbonate treating or vacuum distillation15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2002
Filters/coalescers:
Used in amine treating, continuous coking, delayed coking, potassium carbonate treating, visbreaking or vacuum distillation20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Heat exchangers:
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, catalytic de-waxing, continuous coking, delayed coking, hydrodesulphurisation, hydrotreating, potassium carbonate treating, vacuum distillation or visbreaking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Pumps:
Used in amine treating, bitumen blowing, catalytic de-waxing, continuous coking, delayed coking, potassium carbonate treating, vacuum distillation or visbreaking20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2002
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Argon, nitrogen and oxygen manufacturing assets (cryogenic process):
Cold boxes (incorporating distillation columns, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Nitrogen liquefiers (incorporating, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Helium manufacturing assets:
Helium liquefiers (incorporating cryogenic adsorbers, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Support and other assets:
Customer installations assets:
Adsorption based nitrogen and oxygen generation systems (skid type) assets:
Vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Gas storage assets:
Vacuum insulated tanks30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2011
Basic organic chemical manufacturing:
Ethanol manufacturing assets:
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
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Ammonia manufacturing assets:
Air and gas reforming and separation assets:
Cryogenic separation process assets:
Cold boxes (incorporating cryogenic distillation columns, expansion valves, heat exchangers, piping, separators and vacuum insulated enclosures)30 years6.67%3.33%1 Jul 2013
Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing:
Vacuum transfer system assets (incorporating blowers, ductwork, fans and pumps)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Granule transfer assets (including feeders, loaders, and vacuum transfer systems)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Pumps (including hydraulic, water and vacuum)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2016
Water baths/tanks, spray tanks, vacuum cooling15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Paint and coatings manufacturing:
Paint and coatings manufacturing assets:
Vacuum lifters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Container glass and flat (float) glass manufacturing assets:
Ancillary assets:
Vacuum pumps:
Liquid ring pumps10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Oil sealed pumps20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Glass product manufacturing assets:
Glass handling and storage assets:
Vacuum lifters and scissor grabs8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2009
Glass laminating assets (including assembly clean room assets, autoclaves, heaters, laminating lehr furnaces, ovens, pre-presses, presses and vacuum bag furnaces)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Cement manufacturing:
Storage, handling and packing assets:
Unloading/loading assets:
Railcar and truck unloaders (including pump unloading and vacuum pressure unloading systems)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2011
Iron smelting and steel manufacturing:
Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making assets:
Secondary treatment assets:
Vacuum degassers (incorporating steam pumps and vacuum pumps)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2010
Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services:
Maintenance and refurbishment assets:
Vacuum assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Wooden furniture and upholstered seat manufacturing:
Dust management assets:
Portable wet and dry vacuum cleaners5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2022
Support assets:
Vacuum lifters5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2022
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND WASTE SERVICES:
Sewerage and drainage services:
Sewage service connection assets:
Vacuum pumps25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jan 2005
Waste remediation and materials recovery services:
Materials recovery facility (MRF) assets:
Vacuum extraction and cleaning assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Pumps:
Vacuum pumps12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2019
RETAIL TRADE:
Supermarket and grocery stores:
Support and other assets:
Packaging assets:
Automatic labelling wrappers, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum chamber packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES:
Accommodation:
Vacuum cleaners3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2005
RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES:
Rental and hiring services (except real estate):
Household assets:
Vacuum cleaners, portable5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jan 2006
Residential property operators:
Assets generally:
Vacuum cleaners:
Ducted:
Hoses10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Motors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Wands10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2004
Portable10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2001
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
Scientific research services:
Scientific, medical and pharmaceutical research assets:
Vacuum concentrators7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Scientific testing and analysis services:
Mineral processing and metallurgical laboratory assets:
Sample preparation assets:
Vacuum filters7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
Building and other industrial cleaning services:
Batteries, deep cycle (including those used in ride-on polishers, scrubbers, sweepers and vacuum cleaners)2 years100.00%50.00%1 Jul 2010
Vacuum cleaners:
Backpack and pull along machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other portable (including upright machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Ride-on or stand on7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2010
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE:
Podiatry services:
Podiatrists' assets:
Vacuum presses3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2003
Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation:
Support assets:
Vacuum cleaners, ride on7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2019
Child care services:
Support assets:
Vacuum cleaners3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2020
OTHER SERVICES:
Automotive repair and maintenance:
Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets:
Air conditioning assets:
Vacuum pumps5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2011
Automotive body, paint and interior repair n.e.c.:
Car wash and detailing assets:
Detailing assets:
Vacuum cleaners10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Smash repair assets:
Dust extraction systems:
Stationary vacuum dust collection units5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2009
Vacuum dust collection mobile units3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2009
Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance:
Agriculture, construction and mining heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance assets:
Workshop assets:
Air conditioning service assets (including refrigerant management/charging stations, refrigerant recovery machines, refrigerant recovery and recycling machines and vacuum pumps)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2015
Laundry and dry cleaning services:
Carpet, upholstery and rug cleaning services assets:
Vacuum cleaners:
Backpack and pull along machines3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2010
Other portable cleaners (including upright machines)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2010
Support assets:
Air vacuum units, standalone10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Ironing and spotting boards and tables:
Vacuum operated10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Non vacuum operated15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Photographic film processing:
Finishing assets:
Laminators:
Vacuum press23 years8.70%4.35%1 Jul 2017

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Source: TR 2022/1