Taxation Ruling

TR 2014/4

TR 2014/4 - Income tax: effective life of depreciating assets (applicable from 1 July 2014)

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TR 2014/4 - Effective lives (Industry Categories)
Table A as at 1 July 2014 - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
( 72110 to 73200 )
 
Building and other industrial cleaning services
(73110)
ASSET LIFE
(YEARS)
REVIEWED DATE OF
APPLICATION
Air purifiers, deodorising and mould remediation assets (including air filtering machines, air scrubbers and ozone generators) 5   *   1   Jul   2010
Batteries, deep cycle (including those used in ride-on polishers, scrubbers, sweepers and vacuum cleaners) 2   *   1   Jul   2010
Drying and restoration assets (including air movers and dehumidifiers) 5   *   1   Jul   2010
Extractors for carpet and upholstery cleaning:      
        Spot extractors (including portable handheld and brief case size extractors for stain removal) 3   *   1   Jul   2010
        Other (including walk behind and self-contained carpet extractors) 5   *   1   Jul   2010
        Truck or van mounted 10   *   1   Jul   2010
Polishing, carpet cleaning and floor stripping assets (including floor polishers, burnishers, rotary scrubbers, encapsulation machines and floor strippers):      
        Portable 5   *   1   Jul   2010
        Ride-on 5   *   1   Jul   2010
Pressure washers:      
        Portable 4   *   1   Jul   2010
        Trailer or truck mounted 7   *   1   Jul   2010
Scrubbers, hard floor:      
        Portable 5   *   1   Jul   2010
        Ride-on 7   *   1   Jul   2010
Steam cleaners for sanitising floor and surfaces 5   *   1   Jul   2010
Sweepers, hard floor:      
        Portable 5   *   1   Jul   2010
        Ride-on 7   *   1   Jul   2010
        Road sweeper trucks (including sweepers) [22] 10   *   # 1   Jul   2010
Vacuum cleaners:      
        Backpack and pull along machines 3   *   1   Jul   2010
        Other portable (including upright machines) 5   *   1   Jul   2010
        Ride-on or stand on 7   *   1   Jul   2010
Gardening services
(73130)
ASSET LIFE
(YEARS)
REVIEWED DATE OF
APPLICATION
Arboriculture and gardening services:      
        Blowers 3   *   1   Jan   2004
        Brushcutters (including whipper snippers) 2   *   1   Jan   2004
        Chainsaws (including pole pruners) 2   *   1   Jan   2004
        Elevating work platforms 15   *   1   Jan   2004
        Hand tools (including pruner, rake, hedge shears, loppers and tree saws) 3   *   1   Jan   2004
        Hedge trimmers 4   *   1   Jan   2004
        Lawn edgers (excluding brushcutters) 4   *   1   Jan   2004
        Lawn mowers:      
                Cylinder 7   *   1   Jan   2004
                Push (rotary) 2   *   1   Jan   2004
                Self propelled (rotary) 2   *   1   Jan   2004
                Ride-ons 5   *   1   Jan   2004
        Stump grinders 5   *   1   Jan   2004
        Tractors 8   *   1   Jan   2004
        Tractor attachments:      
                Roller mowers 4   *   1   Jan   2004
                Slashers 4   *   1   Jan   2004
        Trailers used to carry tree and grass clippings 5   *   1   Jan   2004
        Tree climbing assets:      
                Climbing hardware (including carabineers, figure of 8 and lowering pullies) 1   *   1   Jan   2004
                Climbing spurs 10   *   1   Jan   2004
                Friction lowering devices 10   *   1   Jan   2004
                Harness 3   *   1   Jan   2004
                Ropes 1   *   1   Jan   2004
        Wood chippers 8   *   1   Jan   2004
Packaging services
(73200)
ASSET LIFE
(YEARS)
REVIEWED DATE OF
APPLICATION
Fruit and vegetables pack houses assets used off farm:      
        Banana assets:      
                Air rams 3   *   1   Jul   2008
                Bunch lines 10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Choppers/mulchers 4   *   1   Jul   2008
                Rails (including points) 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Scrap conveyors 5   *   1   Jul   2008
                Tops 8   *   1   Jul   2008
                Water troughs 10   *   1   Jul   2008
        General assets:      
                Bins 5   *   1   Jul   2008
                Bin tippers 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Conveyors (including elevators) 10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Drying tunnels 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Fungicide units 10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Receival hoppers (including water dumps) 10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Tables (including packing and sorting tables) 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Washing assets (including brush and barrel
                washers)
10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Waxing assets 10   *   1   Jul   2008
        Graders:      
                Electronic 10   *   1   Jul   2008
                Mechanical 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Optical 8   *   1   Jul   2008
        Labelling assets:      
                Labelling applicators (including in line labellers) 8   *   1   Jul   2008
                Labelling guns 3   *   1   Jul   2008
        Tree nuts assets:      
                Crackers 7   *   1   Jul   2008
                Drying silos 15   *   1   Jul   2008
                Separating assets (including air separators,
                trommels and vibrating screens)
10   *   1   Jul   2008
        Packing assets (including bagging and wrapping
        machines)
10   *   1   Jul   2008
        Scales (excluding platform scales) 5   *   1   Jul   2008

Not issued as a draft

References

ATO references:
NO 99/132027; 2000/20567; 2003/11601; 2004/17815; 2005/6504; 2005/18073; 2006/25212; 2007/7796; 2008/9394; 2009/5704; 1-20KCCA6; 1-2Z8ZAX4; 1-3VCCZ0O; 1-4NMTK3G; 1-5EJ20VG

ISSN: 1039-0731

Related Rulings/Determinations:

IT 2685
TR 2000/18
TR 2006/5
TR 2006/15
TR 2007/3
TR 2008/4
TR 2009/4
TR 2010/2
TR 2011/2
TR 2012/2
TR 2013/4

Subject References:
capped lives
determination of effective life
decline in value
depreciating assets
effective life
effective life determination

Legislative References:
ITAA 1997
ITAA 1997 Div 40
ITAA 1997 40-70(1)
ITAA 1997 40-72(1)
ITAA 1997 40-75(1)
ITAA 1997 40-95
ITAA 1997 40-100
ITAA 1997 40-100(5)
ITAA 1997 40-100(6)(b)
ITAA 1997 40-102(4)
ITAA 1997 40-102(4A)
ITAA 1997 40-105
ITAA 1997 40-110
TAA 1953

Other References:
Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2014 (No. 1)

TR 2014/4 history
  Date: Version: Change:
  25 June 2014 Original ruling  
You are here 16 July 2014 Consolidated ruling Erratum
  6 August 2014 Consolidated ruling Addendum

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