On 14 May 2024, as part of the 2024–25 Budget, the government announced it will continue to provide support for small businesses by extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off limit for a further 12 months until 30 June 2025.
This measure is not yet law.
Under the measure small businesses with an aggregated turnover of less than $10 million, will be able to deduct:
- the full cost of eligible depreciating assets costing less than $20,000 that are first used or installed ready for use between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025
- an amount included in the second element (cost addition) of eligible depreciating asset's cost that they have incurred between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, if they claimed an immediate deduction for the asset under the simplified depreciation rules in a prior income year where the amount is:
- the first amount of second element cost incurred after the end of the income year in which the asset was written off; and
- less than $20,000.
The proposed $20,000 limit under the measures applies on a per asset basis, so small businesses can instantly write off multiple assets.
Under the proposed measure assets valued at $20,000 or more will continue to be placed into the small business simplified depreciation pool and depreciated at 15% in the first income year and 30% each income year after that. In addition, pool balances under $20,000 at the end of 2024–25 income year can be written off.