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Immediate deduction (for certain non-business depreciating assets costing $300 or less)

Last updated 7 April 2020

The decline in value of certain depreciating assets costing $300 or less is their cost. This means you get an immediate deduction for the cost of the asset to the extent that you used it for a taxable purpose during the income year in which the deduction is available.

The immediate deduction is available if all of the following tests are met in relation to the asset:

If you are not eligible to claim the immediate deduction, you work out the decline in value of the asset using the general rules for working out decline in value. Alternatively, you may be able to allocate the asset to a low-value pool - see Low-value pools.

The immediate deduction is not available for the following depreciating assets:

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