You Guide to Capital Gains & Depreciation Schedule Examples

Depreciating asset Effective life in years Carpets – in commercial office buildings 8 – in ten-pin bowling centres 4 -Computers -generally 4 -laptops 3 Curtains and drapes 6 Fire extinguishers 15 Hot water installations for commercial office buildings (excluding commercial boilers and piping)15 Lawn mower- motor 62/3 – self-propeled  5 Library (professional) 10 Motor vehicles [...]

Capital gains or capital losses only arise from the disposal (ie. sale) of a depreciating asset. A gain or loss will only arise to the extent that you have used the asset for a non-taxable purpose (eg. Private purposes). Capital gains and losses can be calculated using the Guide to Depreciable Assets from the Australian [...]