ATO Interpretative Decision
ATO ID 2001/92
Income Tax
Depreciation: Rental Property (Plant or Articles)FOI status: may be released
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Issue
Whether particular items in a rental property are 'plant ' for the purposes of depreciation under section 42-15 (Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 19))?
Decision
No. None of the items (listed below) are 'plant' for the purposes of section 42-15 (ITAA 1997).
Facts
The taxpayer claims depreciation on certain items on the basis that the items are 'plant' for depreciation purposes (section 42-15 ITAA 1997). The items at issue are;
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- Mirrored sliding doors (which form part of a built in wardrobe);
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- Vanity unit (which holds a basin and is attached to a wall);
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- Removable kitchen cupboard doors;
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- Tiling in apartment;
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- Tap ware;
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- Towel rails, soap holder, toilet roll holders and robe hooks;
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- Facade (common area); Flyscreens attached to all opening windows;
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- Flyscreen door for balcony sliding door;
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- Frameless toughened glass screen on balcony separating apartments
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- Tiling (common area); and
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- Mirrors/Shower screens (common area).
Reasons For Decision
None of the items are 'plant ' for the purposes of section 42-15 (ITAA 1997), however, all the items form part of the 'fabric of the building', as they are an integral part of the structure of the building (see Case 11/97 97 ATC 173; Case 11655 (1997) 35 ATR 1022; Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Ltd v FC of T (1970) 120 CLR 396; Case Y52 91 ATC 460; Case 7380 (1991) 22 ATR 3446; Case V144 88 ATC 906; Case 4609 (1988) 19 ATR 3880; Wangaratta Woollen Mills Ltd v FC of T 69 ATC 4095; (1969) 119 CLR 1);
On this basis, the items are not depreciable under section 42-15 (ITAA 1997).
Date of decision: 4 August 1998
Legislative References:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
section 42-15
Case References:
Case 11/97
97 ATC 173
(1997) 35 ATR 1022 Imperial Chemicals of Australia and New Zealand Limited v FC of T
(1970) 120 CLR 396
70 ATC 4024
(1970) 1 ATR 450 Case Y52
91 ATC 460 Case 7,380
(1991) 22 ATR 3446 Case V144
88 ATC 906 Case 4,609
(1988) 19 ATR 3880 Wangaratta Woollen Mills Ltd v FC of T
69 ATC 4095
(1969) 1 ATR 329
(1969) 119 CLR 1
Keywords
Building depreciation
Depreciable plant and articles
Rental property
ISSN: 1445-2782
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| You are here | 4 August 1998 | Original statement |
| 9 June 2006 | Archived |
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