Taxation Ruling
TR 2018/4
Income tax: effective life of depreciating assets (applicable from 1 July 2018)
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Transport, postal and warehousing - (46100 to 53090)
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING
(46100 to 53090) |
Road transport
(46100 to 46239) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Containers, transportable (used to transport goods by road, rail and sea) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2001 |
Motor vehicles and trailers: | |||
Buses having a gross vehicle mass of more than 3.5 tonnes [32] | 15 | *# | 1 Jan 2005 |
Cars (motor vehicles designed to carry a load of less than one tonne and fewer than 9 passengers): | |||
Generally | 8 | * | 1 Jan 2006 |
Hire cars [33] : | |||
Cars used to provide basic service ride-sourcing, ride-hailing or ride-sharing services (eg uberX) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Generally (including cars used to provide premium service ride-sourcing, ride-hailing or ride-sharing services eg UberBLACK) | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Rental cars [34] | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Taxis | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Light commercial vehicles designed to carry a load of one tonne or greater and having a gross vehicle mass of 3.5 tonnes or less [35] | 12 | *# | 1 Jan 2005 |
Limousines: | |||
Sedan limousines | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Stretch limousines | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Minibuses having a gross vehicle mass of 3.5 tonnes or less and designed to carry 9 or more passengers [36] | 12 | *# | 1 Jan 2005 |
Trailers having a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes [37] | 15 | *# | 1 Jan 2005 |
Trailers having a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 tonnes or less: | |||
Aluminium, galvanised steel, galvanised hot dipped steel and powder coated trailers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Mild steel trailers (painted and unpainted) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Trucks having a gross vehicle mass greater than 3.5 tonnes (excluding off highway trucks used in mining operations) [38] | 15 | *# | 1 Jan 2005 |
Tramway and light rail passenger transport services
(46220) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Infrastructure assets: | |||
Communication, computer and passenger support assets: | |||
Automatic vehicle monitoring computer systems | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Automatic vehicle monitoring tram borne equipment (including transponders) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
CCTV systems | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Control systems | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Hand-held passenger ticketing machines | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Passenger information displays | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Passenger ticketing machines | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Radio base stations, intercoms | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Electrification assets: | |||
Lighting | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Overhead distribution lines (incorporating conductors, cross arms, feeders, insulators, inverters, fittings and poles) | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Power transformers | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers) | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Signalling assets (including automatic points) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Track maintenance assets: | |||
Truck mounted maintenance assets (including points cleaning, sweeping and welding machines) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Trackwork (incorporating track drainage): | |||
Ballasted track | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Curved track | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Embedded track | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Points (excluding automatic points) and crossings | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Track within depots | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Tramway and light rail rolling stock: | |||
Bogies | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Carriages, modules, saloons | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Pantographs | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Rail freight and passenger transport services
(47100 to 47200) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Containers, transportable (used to transport goods by road, rail and sea) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2001 |
Infrastructure assets: | |||
Electrification assets: | |||
Overhead distribution lines (incorporating conductors, contact catenary, cross arms, insulators and fittings, and poles) | 33 ⅓ | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Power transformers | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers) | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Passenger information and ticketing system | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Signalling assets (including axle detectors, block signals, dragging equipment detector, hot boxes, interlockings, level crossings, and train control and train describer) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Trackwork (incorporating rails, sleepers, ballast, permanent way/top 600, and integral bridges, culverts and tunnels): | |||
Freight (trackwork used by vehicles with gross axle loads of 30 tonnes and below per vehicle): | |||
Heavy haul (trackwork carrying >20 GMT per annum) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Light haul (trackwork carrying <1 GMT per annum) | 50 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Medium haul (trackwork carrying between 1 GMT and 20 GMT per annum) | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Freight (trackwork used by vehicles with gross axle loads above 30 tonnes per vehicle) | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Passenger | 40 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Turnouts and crossings | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Monorail operation assets: | |||
Infrastructure assets: | |||
Communication, computer and passenger assets: | |||
CCTV systems | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Control systems (including commutators) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Hand held passenger ticketing machines | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Passenger information displays | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Passenger ticketing machines | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Phones, radio base stations, intercoms | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Rescue and recovery vehicles | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Electrification assets: | |||
Collector rails | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Lighting | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Power transformers | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Standby generators | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Substations (incorporating switchgear and circuit breakers) | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Track and maintenance assets: | |||
Beams and columns | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Maintenance vehicles | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Track | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Track switches | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Traversers | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Monorail rolling stock: | |||
Bogies | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Carriages, modules, saloons | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2010 |
Railway rolling stock: | |||
Locomotives: | |||
Generally (including diesel-electric and electric) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Heavy haul (bulk minerals/coal) | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Underground (diesel-battery) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Passenger: | |||
Electric/diesel power cars and trailers | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Locomotive hauled carriages (including baggage vans, diners, mail vans, sit-up cars, and sleepers) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Power vans | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Rail mounted track infrastructure assets: | |||
Generally (including ballast wagons/cleaners/regulators, rail grinders, sleeper laying machines and track recorders) | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Mainline and switch tampers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Wagons - bulk freight: | |||
Mineral ores and coal: | |||
Carbon steel | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Ferritic steel | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Other: | |||
Coke quenchers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Grain hoppers | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Limestone | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Pneumatic discharge - cement | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Used on tram lines | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Tank cars | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Wagons - non bulk freight (including all wagons used for general and inter-modal freight) | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Note: From the 2012-13 income year, a capped life of 10 years is available for the decline in value of eligible shipping vessels but only if certain conditions are met (see subsection 40-102(4) item 10 and subsection 40-102(4A)) | |||
Water transport and support services
(48100 to 48200 and 52110 to 52190) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Commercial vessels: | |||
Canoes | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Dinghies and punts (not longer than 6 metres) | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Fishing vessels (including trawlers, long liners, seiners, fin fish boats, pearling boats, lobster boats, aquaculture and other fishing boats): | |||
Longer than 10 metres | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Not longer than 10 metres | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Houseboats | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Inflatable boats (excluding rigid hull inflatable boats) | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Jet skis | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Kayaks | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Offshore supply and support vessels | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Passenger vessels (including cruise vessels, skippered charter vessels, vehicle and passenger ferries, semi submersible vessels and water taxis): | |||
Longer than 10 metres | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Not longer than 10 metres | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Pedal boats | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Pontoon boats (excluding pontoons or floating jetties used for storage or walkway only) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Sail boats (not longer than 6 metres and including 'off the beach' boats) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Ski boats | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Thrill boats (including jet boats) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Trading ships: | |||
Bulk carriers | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Cargo ships | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Container ships | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Roll on/roll off ships | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Tankers: | |||
Oil and chemical | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
LNG and LPG | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Work vessels (including barges, coastal supply boats, dredges, general work boats, landing craft, launches, lighters, line boats, pilot boats, runabouts and tug boats): | |||
Longer than 10 metres | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Not longer than 10 metres | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Yachts and motor cruisers - bare boat charter (including monohulls, catamarans and trimarans) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Support assets (acquired separately from the vessel): | |||
Desalinators | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Hot water units: | |||
Domestic | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Marine | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Lifting assets: | |||
Hoists and winches: | |||
Electric | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Hydraulic and mechanical | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Navigational and communication assets acquired separately from the vessel (including autopilots, chart plotters, depth sounders, GPS, radar systems and marine radios) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Outboard motors | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Power supply assets: | |||
Batteries (deep cycle) | 3 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Generators (stand alone) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Inverters | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Safety assets: | |||
Emergency signalling assets (including EPIRBS) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Life rafts | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Trailers | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Port assets: | |||
Cargo handling equipment: | |||
Containers, transportable (used to transport goods by road, rail and sea) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2001 |
Cranes: | |||
Container/portainer | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Fixed | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Mobile (over 15.24 tonnes lift) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Dozers | 9 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Forklifts: | |||
Container handling | 7 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
General handling | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Rail mounted gantries | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Reach stackers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Ship loaders | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Ship unloaders | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Spreaders | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Stackers, reclaimers and stackers/reclaimers | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Straddle carriers | 12 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Wheel loaders | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Control systems: | |||
Control system assets - programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and hardware | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Motor control centre and motor control field devices | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Environmental equipment: | |||
Current, tidal, wave and wind monitoring systems | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Oil spill containment boom | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Intermodal facilities: | |||
Receival station assets (including belt feeder, hopper and tippler) | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Truck and rail receival dump pit | 50 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Land based facilities: | |||
Concrete rail beams and rails | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Conveyor systems (incorporating chutes, gravity take-up assemblies, headframes, structures, surge bins, transfer towers and weigh towers) | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Dust suppression systems | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Electricity supply assets - see Table A Electricity supply (26110 to 26400) | |||
Storage sheds, to the extent they form an integral part of bulk handling equipment | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Navigational aids: | |||
Land based navigational aids | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Offshore beacons, channel markers and lead lights: | |||
Floating buoys | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Piled structures | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Other facilities: | |||
Cathodic protection: | |||
Impressed current system | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Sacrificial system | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Dry docks (including floating dry docks) | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Fender systems: | |||
Elastomeric | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Timber | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Gangways - removable | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Mooring facilities (including bollards) | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Mooring quick release hooks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Pontoons - floating | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Slipways (incorporating rails, ramps, runners and winching systems) | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Wharves, dolphins and jetties | 40 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Salvage machinery: | |||
Boilers, vertical | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Engine hoisting | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Pumps: | |||
Centrifugal, direct acting, and connections | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Duplex boiler feed | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 |
Other air and space transport
(49009) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Aircraft: | |||
Aeroplanes: | |||
General use [39] | 20 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 |
Used predominantly for agricultural spraying or agricultural dusting [40] | 10 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 |
Helicopters: | |||
General use [41] | 20 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 |
Used predominantly for mustering, agricultural spraying or agricultural dusting [42] | 10 | *# | 1 Jul 2002 |
Scenic and sightseeing transport
(50100) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Gliders (including motor gliders) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Hot air balloon ride operation assets: | |||
Flight instruments | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Hot air balloon assets: | |||
Baskets | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Burners | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Envelopes | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Fuel cylinders and tanks (incorporating shut off valves) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Inflator fans | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2013 |
Monocable circulating detachable, reversible and fixed ropeway assets operated in non-snowfield areas: | |||
Cabins (including carriers) | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Communications assets: | |||
Communications cables | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Radios | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Drive and return station assets (including braking systems, drive systems, gear boxes, motors, variable speed drives (VSDs) and tensioning systems) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Rescue vehicles | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Ropes: | |||
Haul ropes | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Track ropes | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Standby power drives | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Towers: | |||
Tower heads | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Tower structures | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Transportation systems (incorporating drives and belts) | 3 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Pipeline transport
(50210) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Pipes and pipelines (including valves and fittings): | |||
Generally | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2003 |
Slurry pipework within processing facility (including slurry pipe to thickener) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2006 |
Pumps: | |||
Generally | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2003 |
Positive displacement pumps | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2003 |
Other transport n.e.c.
(50290) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
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): | |||
Chair head grips | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Chairs, T-bars and pomas | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Communication assets: | |||
Communications cables - above ground | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Communications cables - under ground | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Radios and telephone systems | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Covered moving walkways (including covered walkways and carpets) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Drive and return station assets (including braking systems, drive systems, gear boxes, motors, variable speed drives (VSDs) and tensioning systems) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Oversnow transport assets: | |||
Oversnow transporters | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Skidoos | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Ropes: | |||
Main hauling rope for detachable lifts etc | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Main hauling rope for fixed grip, t-bars lifts etc | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Snow grooming assets (including free groomers, snow blowers and winches) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Snowmaking assets including: | |||
Air water guns and fan guns | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Compressors, pumps, water mains and pipes | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Cooling towers | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Electrical cables - above ground | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Electrical cables - under ground | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Weather stations | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Standby power drives | 25 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Tower heads and structures | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Postal services
(51010) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Mail house assets: | |||
Envelope inserters | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Folders | 12 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Guillotines | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Heat sealers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Printers | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Racks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Scales | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Scanners | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Trolleys | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Postal delivery services: | |||
Control systems and control system assets | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Flat mail optical character reading and sorting machines | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Letter boxes (bulk private) | 30 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Letter sorting assets (including bar code sorters, culler facer cancellers and multiline optical character readers) | 12 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Motorcycles | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Parcel lockers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Parcel sorting system assets (excluding control systems and control system assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Post boxes (street type) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Courier pick-up and delivery services
(51020) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Inspection assets: | |||
Scales: | |||
Bench | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Floor (platform) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Weight dimension capture system assets (including checkweighers, in motion scales and readers) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Materials handling equipment: | |||
Ball transfer mats and castor decks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Control systems and control system assets | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Conveyors (including shoe sorters) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Forklifts - see Table B | |||
Parcel sorting system assets (including sortation system assets) (excluding control systems and control system assets) | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2016 |
Scissor lifts | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2015 |
Storage racks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Trolleys, freight barrows, cages and bins | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Pick up and delivery equipment: | |||
Barcode label printers | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Portable hand held barcode readers (including point of delivery capture devices and delivery information acquisition devices) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Airport operations and other air transport support services
(52200) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Aircraft maintenance assets: | |||
Aircraft testing equipment | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
General plant and machinery | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Hangar fixtures and fittings | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Plant subject to excessive corrosion | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Precision machines and plant | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Aircraft training assets: | |||
Flight simulators | 8 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Link trainers | 8 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Airport assets: | |||
Aerobridges | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Baggage handling assets: | |||
Baggage check-in stations (incorporating scales and check-in conveyors) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Baggage outbound conveyor systems (incorporating belts, diverters, gearboxes, motors, ploughs, rollers, structures and tag readers) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Baggage reclaim conveyor systems (incorporating belts, gearboxes, motors, rollers and structures) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Control systems (excluding computers) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Fire safety and rescue assets: | |||
Breathing units | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Drills, air powered | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Fire fighting vehicles | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Rescue boats: | |||
Aluminium | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Inflatable | 8 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Rescue units (jaws of life) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Fuel supply assets: | |||
Aircraft fueller vehicles | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Aircraft hydrant dispenser vehicles | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Filters, fuel | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Fire fighting systems | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Piping | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Pumps, fuel | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Tanks | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Ground support assets: | |||
Aircraft loader/unloader vehicles | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Aircraft stairs: | |||
Manual | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Vehicle mounted | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Airstart units | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Containers, air cargo (used to transport goods by air) | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2001 |
Ground power units | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
High lift service vehicles (including catering, lavatory, maintenance and water vehicles) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Tow tractors | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Tractors, baggage | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Tractor trolleys (including baggage and container trolleys, and dollies) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Navigation aids: | |||
Distance measuring assets | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Instrument landing systems | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Non-directional beacons (excluding towers) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Radar sensors | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Towers | 30 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
VHF omni range assets (excluding towers) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Runway sweepers | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Terminal building assets: | |||
Flight information display signs (including monitors and LED screens) | 7 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Security scanning assets (including explosive detection systems, hand-held and walk through detectors, and x-ray screening systems) | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Visual aids assets: | |||
Docking guidance systems | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Lighting systems (including apron floodlighting, runway lighting and taxiway lighting) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Movement area guidance signs | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Visual approach slope indicator systems (PAPI) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Wind direction indicators, illuminated | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2003 |
Other transport support services n.e.c.
(52999) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Electronic toll collection assets: | |||
Digital measuring instruments (including vehicle classifiers (laser or infrared) and electronic toll collection readers (radio frequency)) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2005 |
Electronic toll collection transponders | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2005 |
Optical character recognition cameras | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2005 |
Other warehousing and storage services
(53090) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines: | |||
Automated storage and retrieval machines | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Balers | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Battery assets for warehouse vehicles (including pallet trucks and forklifts): | |||
Batteries (detachable for recharging) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Battery chargers: | |||
Forklifts | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Other | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Handling assets: | |||
Battery tuggers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Racking roller beds | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Transfer carts | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Washers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Carts/buggies | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Conveyors | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Dock levellers, pallet jacks, pallet trucks and scissor lifts - see Table B Loading bay assets | |||
Door control and motor drive systems (incorporating chains, controls, motor and sensors, but excluding doors): | |||
External | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Internal | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Floor sweepers/scrubbers | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Forklift attachments: | |||
Cages | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Push pull units | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Inflatable dock bags/seals/shelters | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Packaging machines and wrapping machines - see Table B Packaging machines | |||
Pallet assets: | |||
Dispensers | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Lift tables | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Racks | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Radio frequency terminal assets: | |||
Barcode readers/scanners | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Portable/handheld and vehicle mounted terminal devices | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Refrigeration assets - see Table B | |||
Roll cages | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Trolleys | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Voice picking assets: | |||
Battery chargers | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Headsets | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Terminals (on person) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Waste compactors (used for cardboard and plastic): | |||
Electric | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
Hydraulic | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2011 |
References
ATO references:
NO 1-B8V6TGB
Related Rulings/Determinations:
TR 2018/4W
TR 2013/4
TR 2014/4
TR 2015/2
TR 2016/1
TR 2017/2
Subject References:
depreciation
depreciation rate
effective life
Business Line: PGI
Legislative References:
ITAA 1997
ITAA 1997 Div 40
ITAA 1997 40-25
ITAA 1997 40-70(1)
ITAA 1997 40-72(1)
ITAA 1997 40-75(1)
ITAA 1997 40-95
ITAA 1997 40-95(4)
ITAA 1997 40-95(5)
ITAA 1997 40-95(7)
ITAA 1997 40-100
ITAA 1997 40-100(5)
ITAA 1997 40-100(6)(b)
ITAA 1997 40-102
ITAA 1997 40-102(4)
ITAA 1997 40-102(4A)
ITAA 1997 40-105
ITAA 1997 40-110
ITAA 1997 40-345(2)
TAA 1953
Other References:
Income Tax (Effective Life of Depreciating Assets) Amendment Determination 2018 (No. 1)