Taxation Ruling
TR 2013/4
TR 2013/4 - Income tax: effective life of depreciating assets (applicable from 1 July 2013)
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TR 2013/4 - Effective lives (Industry Categories)
Table A as at 1 July 2013 - ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES
ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES
( 89100 to 92099 ) |
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Heritage activities
( 89100 to 89220 ) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Museum displays in aircraft/war museums | 100 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Parks and gardens: | |||
Lion park: | |||
Animal cages and sheds | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Animal huts | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Planetarium dome | 33 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Sea life centre: | |||
Fibreglass aquarium tanks | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Ketch | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
TV audio system | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Creative and performing arts activities
( 90010 to 90030 ) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Theatre equipment: | |||
Accessories (theatrical wigs, costumes, etc) | 5 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Health and fitness centres and gymnasia operations
(91110) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Health and fitness centre operation assets: | |||
Cardiovascular training machines: | |||
Cross trainers, steppers and treadmills | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Exercise bicycles (including spin bicycles, upright and recumbent bicycles) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Rowing machines | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Free weight training assets: | |||
Barbells, dumbbells, kettle bells, weight plates and storage racks | 6 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Benches (including abdominal crunch, adjustable, declined, inclined and flat benches) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Resistance training machines (including abdomen, arm, back, chest, hip, leg, shoulder and multiple training machines) | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Support Assets: | |||
Audio visual entertainment assets (including amplifiers, audio speakers, digital disc players and televisions) | 4 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Fans (including wall mounted) | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Lockers | 8 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Platform scales | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2012 |
Sport and recreation services
(91121 to 91390) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Amusement machines and equipment: | |||
Coin-operated amusement machines: | |||
Children's rides | 5 | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Convertible video game/simulator (cabinet) | 5 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Dedicated video game/simulator | 3 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Interchangeable video game kit | 1 | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Juke box (compact disc) | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Photo-image machines | 3 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Pinball machines | 3 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Pool/billiard tables | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Redemption games (prizes/tickets) | 5 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Table games (including air hockey, soccer etc) | 5 ½ | * | 1 Jul 2001 |
Billiard tables | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Rides and devices (fixed or mobile): | |||
Chair-o-planes | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Children's indoor soft playgrounds | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Children's rides (designed for the carriage of children less than 8 years old) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Ferris wheels | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Free falls (including giant drop and tower of terror) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Inflatables (including jumping castles) | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Overhead transit devices (including chair lifts and cabin lifts) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Roller coasters: | |||
Non-powered (including corkscrew loop, looping coasters and mini roller coasters - wild cat, madmouse) | 25 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Powered (including tornado) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Round rides with or without additional motions (including merry-go-rounds) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Self-drive non-powered gravity rides (including toboggans and bob-sleds): | |||
Track | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Vehicle | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Self-drive powered rides (including dodgems and go-karts): | |||
Track | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Vehicle | 5 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Simulators | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Swinging rides (including pirate ship, spaceloop, and rainbow) | 15 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Trains, tracked or trackless (including tractor trains and miniature railways) | 10 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Water rides | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Water slides 'gravity powered' | 20 | * | 1 Jan 2002 |
Bowling centres (plant and equipment): | |||
Bowling alleys (timber - including ball return tracks, gutters, pit signals and terminals) | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Bowling balls | 5 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Carpets | 4 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Masking units | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Pin setters and pin spotters | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Other equipment | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Golf courses (miniature): | |||
Lighting plant, electric motors, moving parts | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Lighting standards | 40 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Carpets on stairways | 3 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Marina operation: | |||
Boat cradles | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Boat storage racks | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Forklifts | 11 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Marina - wet berths (incorporating piling, decking and floating pontoons) | 20 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Mooring buoys | 10 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Travel lifts | 15 | * | 1 Jul 2002 |
Racehorses | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Racing cars | 2 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Shuffle boards | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Skating rink plant: | |||
Fittings (open air) | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
General freezing plant and equipment | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Hired ice skating boots | 5 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Roller skates | 5 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Surface (synthetic panels) | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Ski equipment (skis, boots and stocks for hiring to public) | 3 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Ski maintenance machine | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Space theatre dome | 33 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Tennis court surface: | |||
Bitumen | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Plexipave | 20 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Synthetic lawn | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Trampolines | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 |
Gambling activities
(92010 to 92099) |
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ASSET |
LIFE
(YEARS) |
REVIEWED |
DATE OF
APPLICATION |
Poker/gaming machines | 7 | * | 1 Jul 2009 |
Totalisator: | |||
Computer equipment | 10 | 1 Jan 2001 | |
Ancillary equipment (eg ticket issuing machines) | 13 ⅓ | 1 Jan 2001 |
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
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
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
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