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  • Capital allowances: completed effective life reviews

    The schedule of effective life determinations has been progressively updated since 1 January 2001. The following is a list of effective life reviews that have been completed, including the date of effect of the new effective lives.

    Effective life reviews

    Completed effective life reviews

    Date of effect

    Accommodation industry assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Air-conditioning assets (excluding pipes, duct work and vents)

    1 Jul 2003

    Aircraft

    1 Jul 2002

    Aircraft manufacturing and repair services assets

    1 Jul 2020

    Airport assets

    1 Jan 2003

    Alumina manufacturing (including bauxite refining and calcined alumina manufacturing)

    1 Jan 2003

    Aluminium smelting assets

    1 Jan 2003

    Amusement machines and equipment – coin-operated amusements

    1 Jul 2001

    Amusement machines and equipment – rides and devices

    1 Jan 2002

    Ammonia and ammonia nitrate manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2013

    Animal feed manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Automatic teller machines

    1 Jul 2001

    Automotive and heavy vehicle repair and maintenance assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Automotive body, paint and interior repairing – car wash, detailing and smash repair assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Baking assets

    1 Jan 2002

    Banking, building society and credit union operation assets

    1 Jul 2019

    Bee farming assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Beer manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Building and other industrial cleaning services assets (including carpet cleaning)

    1 Jul 2010

    Bus and truck manufacture

    1 Jul 2011

    Buses

    1 Jan 2005

    Butter manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2018

    Café, restaurant and take away food industry assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Cars

    1 Jul 2002

    Casino operations assets

    1 Jul 2022

    Cement manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Cereal food manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Child care services assets

    1 Jul 2020

    Cinema industry assets

    1 Jan 2001

    Clay brick and paver manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Clothing manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2022

    Coal mining and coal preparation assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Coal seam gas extraction assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Coffee manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Commercial office building assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Commercial vessels (boats)

    1 Jul 2009

    Computers

    1 Jan 2001

    Concrete block, brick and paver manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Concrete roof tile manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Confectionery manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Construction and road making assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Construction assets and trade tools

    1 Jul 2008

    Construction material mining assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Containers (air cargo)

    1 Jan 2001

    Containers (transportable)

    1 Jan 2001

    Courier pick-up and delivery services assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Creative and performing arts activities - performing dogs

    1 Jul 2019

    Cured meat and smallgoods manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Dairy cattle farming - robotic milking system assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Dairy product manufacturing assets

    1 Jan 2001

    Dairy product manufacturing - milk and cream processing assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Dairy product manufacturing - cheese manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Dentists’ assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Dry cleaning and laundry assets

    1 Jul 2011

    E-bicycles and e-scooters

    1 Jul 2022

    Electricity supply industry assets

    1 Jan 2002

    Electronic information storage services assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Electronic toll collection assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Escalators and moving walks

    1 Jan 2003

    Ethanol manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Exploration mining assets

    1 Jan 2007

    Fabricated wood manufacturing assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Fibre cement building board manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Filmmaking and video production assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Fire control systems

    1 Jul 2004

    Frozen pre-prepared food manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Fruit and vegetable processing assets

    1 Jul 2018

    Fruit juice manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Funeral, crematorium and cemetery services assets

    1 Jul 2020

    General practice medical services assets

    1 Jul 2020

    Grapevines

    1 Oct 2004

    Gardening services and arboriculture assets

    1 Jan 2004

    Gas distribution assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Gas, oil and mining support services (excluding offshore services) assets

    1 Jul 2018

    Gas production assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Gas transmission assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Glass manufacturing assets – container glass and flat glass manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Glass manufacturing assets – flat glass products manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Gold mining assets

    1 Jul 2004

    Grain mill product manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Hairdressing and beauty industry assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Health and fitness assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Heavy surface and underground mobile mining equipment

    1 Jul 2002

    Hire and rental industry assets – access assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Hire and rental industry assets – traffic management assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Hire and rental industry assets – white and brown assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Horse training (racing) assets

    1 Jul 2021

    Horticultural plants – citrus

    1 Jan 2001

    Horticultural plants – nuts

    1 Jan 2001

    Horticultural plants – pome

    1 Jan 2001

    Horticultural plants – stone fruit

    1 Jan 2001

    Horticultural plants – tropical

    1 Jan 2001

    Hospital assets

    1 Jan 2003

    Ice cream manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2018

    Ice manufacturing assets (excluding dry ice manufacturing assets)

    1 Jul 2016

    Industrial gas manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    International telecommunications submarine cable

    1 Jul 2002

    Iron and steel manufacturing – blast furnace assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – BOS and EAF steelmaking assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – generic iron smelting and steel making assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – hot strip mill assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – pellet making assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – plate mill assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – primary product casting assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – rod, bar structural and rail mill assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – steel railway track product manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Iron and steel manufacturing – steel strip metallic and organic coating assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Iron and steel manufacturing – tin-plating mill assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Iron smelting and steel manufacturing – coke making assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Iron smelting and steel manufacturing – sinter making assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Iron ore processing assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Irrigation water provider assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Lifts (including dumbwaiters, hydraulic lifts and traction lifts)

    1 Jan 2003

    Light commercial vehicles

    1 Jan 2005

    Logging plant

    1 Jan 2001

    Malt manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Meat processing assets

    1 Jul 2013

    Medicinal and pharmaceutical product manufacturing assets

    1 Jan 2004

    Milk and cream processing assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Mineral processing pipes

    1 Jan 2006

    Mineral sand mining and processing assets

    1 Jan 2003

    Mining and mineral processing assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Mobile telecommunications assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Monorail operation assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Motor car manufacturing – engine manufacturing

    1 Jul 2012

    Motor vehicle manufacturing – stamping operations

    1 Jul 2012

    Motor vehicle tyre or tube retailing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Musical instruments

    1 Jan 2001

    Neurologists’ assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Nickel processing assets

    1 Jul 2004

    Non-ferrous metal casting assets

    1 Jan 2004

    Office machines and equipment

    1 Jan 2001

    Oil and fat manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Oil and fat manufacturing - linseed or flaxseed and other edible, non-modified refined or solvent extracted oil processing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Oil production assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Oil refinery assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Ophthalmologists’, optometrists’ and optical dispensing assets

    1 Jan 2004

    Optical lens grinding and contact lenses manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2004

    Other agriculture and fishing support services - pulse and seed processing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Other machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

    1 Jul 2015

    Other mining support services assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Packaging assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Paint and coatings manufacturing industry assets

    1 Jul 2013

    Parking services assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Pasta manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Pathologists’ assets

    1 Jan 2002

    Petroleum refining assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Petroleum retailing assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Petroleum wholesaling assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Photographic film processing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Plant hire assets – generators, power tools, air compressors and concrete assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Plastic safety screens

    1 Jul 2022

    Plasterboard and cornice manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Plywood and veneer manufacturing assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Podiatrists’ assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Point of sale assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Poker machines/electronic gaming machine assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2014

    Port assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Postal Services – Mail house assets

    1 Jul 2015

    Postal delivery services assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Poultry processing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Prefabricated concrete panel manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2013

    Prepared pet food manufacturing

    1 Jul 2013

    Primary production – all terrain vehicles (ATV’s)

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – aquaculture assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – beef cattle industry

    1 Jan 2007

    Primary production – coffee growing assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – dairy cattle farming assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – environmental control structures and protective structures

    1 Jul 2006

    Primary production – feedlot cattle industry

    1 Jan 2007

    Primary production – fences, energisers and livestock grids used in agriculture industries

    1 Jul 2008

    Primary production – fruit growing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Primary production – grains, rice and cotton farming assets

    1 Jul 2006

    Primary production – harvesters

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – hay and forage assets

    1 Jan 2007

    Primary production – hydroponic industry assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – motorcycles

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – mushroom growing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Primary production – olive growing assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – on-farm and off-farm grading and packing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Primary production – peanut processing assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Primary production – pig farming assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Primary production – plant nursery and flower industry assets

    1 Jul 2006

    Primary production – poultry farming assets

    1 Jan 2007

    Primary production – sheds

    1 Jan 2007

    Primary production – sheep farming assets

    1 Jul 2006

    Primary production – sugar cane growing assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – tree nut growing assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – tractors

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – turf production assets

    1 Jul 2006

    Primary production – vegetable growing assets

    1 Jul 2007

    Primary production – water assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Printing industry – commercial printing assets (excluding packaging printing)

    1 Jan 2006

    Printing industry – newspaper printing assets

    1 Jan 2007

    Printing industry – packaging printing assets

    1 Jul 2006

    Printing industry – services to printing assets

    1 Jan 2006

    Professional photographic services

    1 Jul 2015

    Pub, tavern, bar and club assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Pulp and paper mill assets

    1 Jan 2002

    Radio broadcasting assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Radiologists’ diagnostic imaging assets

    1 Jul 2002

    Rail transport – infrastructure assets

    1 Jan 2002

    Rail transport – rolling stock

    1 Jan 2002

    Railway locomotive and rolling stock design, engineering and manufacturing industry assets

    1 Jul 2014

    Ready-mixed concrete manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2014

    Rendering plant

    1 Jan 2001

    Rental cars

    1 Jul 2016

    Residential rental property assets

    Various

    Retail industry assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Retirement village and accommodation for the aged operation assets

    1 Jul 2019

    Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Road transport – hire cars and limousines assets

    1 Jul 2016

    Salt harvesting manufacturing industry assets

    1 Jul 2021

    Salt manufacturing and refining assets

    1 Jul 2022

    Sanitary paper product manufacturing industry assets

    1 Jul 2013

    Saw milling equipment

    1 Jan 2001

    Scenic and sightseeing transport assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Scientific research services assets

    1 Jul 2014

    Scientific testing and analysis services (coal laboratory assets)

    1 Jul 2018

    Scientific testing and analysis services (mineral processing and metallurgical laboratory assets)

    1 Jul 2019

    Security and monitoring systems

    1 Jul 2004

    Sewerage services assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Silos – grain

    1 Jul 2001

    Silos – other

    1 Jan 2004

    Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2009

    Solar photovoltaic electricity generating system assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Solid waste collection services

    1 Jul 2015

    Spirit manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2018

    Steel coil roll forming, slitting, blanking and sheet metal forming assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Steel tank manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Sugar milling assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Sugar refining assets

    1 Jul 2011

    Supermarket and grocery stores assets

    1 Jul 2020

    Surveying and mapping services

    1 Jul 2015

    Table B assets

    1 Jul 2013

    1 Jul 2014

    1 Jul 2015

    1 Jul 2016

    Tea manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2012

    Telecommunication services – backbone network assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Telecommunication services – microwave assets

    1 Jul 2004

    Telecommunication services – satellite communications assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Television services assets

    1 Jul 2005

    Textile floor covering manufacturing - carpet manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2017

    Thoracic physicians’ assets

    1 Jul 2003

    Tractors

    1 Jul 2007

    Tram and light rail passenger transport assets

    1 Jul 2010

    Trucks and truck trailers

    1 Jan 2005

    Vending machines

    1 Jul 2001

    Veterinarians’ assets

    1 Jan 2004

    Video tapes and games hiring

    1 Jan 2001

    Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines

    1 Jul 2011

    Waste services industry – assets used at Material recycling facilities (MRFs)

    1 Jul 2014

    Waste services industry – assets used in waste transfer stations and landfill operation

    1 Jul 2015

    Water supply assets

    1 Jan 2005

    Wine manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2008

    Wholesale trade assets

    1 Jul 2019

    Wooden and upholstered furniture (including seat) manufacturing assets

    1 Jul 2022

    Wool scouring assets

    1 Jul 2017

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