The Government has announced an investment tax break for business. The Bill has been passed by Parliament and is awaiting Royal Assent.
The tax break, in the form of an investment allowance, will provide:
- Small business entities (turnover of less than $2 million a year):
An additional tax deduction of 50 per cent of the cost of eligible new tangible depreciating assets where the business commits to investing in the asset between 13 December 2008 and 31 December 2009 and first uses the asset, or installs it ready for use, or (in the case of new investment in an existing asset) brings the asset to its modified or improved state on or before 31 December 2010.
- Other business entities (turnover of $2 million or more a year):
- an additional tax deduction of 30 per cent of the cost of eligible new tangible depreciating assets where the business commits to investing in the asset between 13 December 2008 and 30 June 2009 and first uses the asset, or installs it ready for use, or brings the asset to its modified or improved state on or before 30 June 2010.
- an additional tax deduction of 10 per cent of the cost of eligible new tangible depreciating assets where the business commits to investing in the asset between 13 December 2008 and 30 June 2009 and first uses the asset, or installs it ready for use, or brings the asset to its modified or improved state between 1 July 2010 and 31 December 2010.
- an additional tax deduction of 10 per cent of the cost of eligible new tangible depreciating assets where the business commits to investing in the asset between 1 July 2009 and 31 December 2009 and first uses the asset, or installs it ready for use, or brings the asset to its modified or improved state on or before 31 December 2010.
- an additional tax deduction of 30 per cent of the cost of eligible new tangible depreciating assets where the business commits to investing in the asset between 13 December 2008 and 30 June 2009 and first uses the asset, or installs it ready for use, or brings the asset to its modified or improved state on or before 30 June 2010.
Generally, a business ‘commits’ to investing when: it enters into a contract under which the asset will be held or improved; it starts to construct the asset or improvement; or starts to hold the asset in some other way.
Small businesses entities will be able to claim the 50% deduction for investments in eligible assets of $1,000 or more.
For other businesses, a minimum expenditure threshold of $10,000 will apply to be eligible to claim the 30% or 10% deduction.
The cost of items forming part of a set and the cost of identical or substantially identical assets may be added together for the purposes of meeting the thresholds.
All assets must be used principally in Australia for the principal purpose of carrying on a business and meet certain eligibility criteria.
Provided all of the eligibility criteria are satisfied for the income year, the tax break can be claimed as a tax deduction in the income tax return for the income year in which the asset is first used or installed ready for use.
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