We are often askedwhat items is it possible to claim a full deduction for, and what items are ‘depreciated’. Basically a ‘Expense’ is something that you may be entitled to an instantaneous deduction in the income year you incur the expense. A ‘Capital Works Deduction’ can be an expense of the capital nature that is depreciated as time passes and or may form part of the cost base of the property for capital gains taxes purposes.
What can be an EXPENSE? Fixes and Maintenance are the most asked item commonly. Costs for fixes you make to the house might be deductible. However, the repairs must relate directly to deterioration or other damage that occurred as a result of your renting out the house. Maintenance generally involve a renewal or alternative of a worn-out or damaged part, for example, changing some guttering damaged in a storm or part of the fence that was damaged by a dropping tree branch. So, that means that maintenance completed to a purchased property are NOT expenditures recently and are deemed Capital Works.
Refer to the examples below on fixes prior to renting a property so when it is no more being rented…. “The Hitchmans needed to do some repairs with their obtained local rental property prior to the first tenants shifted in recently. An interior was paid by them decorator to repaint dirty walls, replace broken light fittings and repair doors on two bedrooms. They also found out white ants in some of the floorboards. This required, white ant treatment and replacement of some of the boards. These expenses were incurred to make the property ideal for rental and did not arise from the Hitchmans’ use of the house to create assessable rental income.
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“Following the last tenants relocated out in September 2013, the Hitchmans found out that the stove did not work, kitchen tiles were damaged, and the toilet window was damaged. They also discovered an opening in a bedroom wall that was protected with a poster. In October 2013 the Hitchmans paid for this harm to be fixed so they could sell the house. As the tenants were longer in the house no, the Hitchmans were not using the house to create assessable income.
To get more information on Capital works deductions as well as how to claim, read on….. Exactly what is a CAPITAL WORKS DEDUCTION? How are these deductions determined? Well this is where it gets complicated and where the benefits of developing a professionally prepared ‘Tax Depreciation Schedule’ prepared by a volume surveyor such as BMT are very helpful.
I know of a number of examples where our landlords actually could actually claim thousands well worth of extra deductions after they had their survey done – I recommend it. To work through your deduction there are two methods. Both methods derive from the effective life of the asset (which is determined by the ATO ruling TR2014/4.
The ‘Diminishing Value’ method is most commonly used and assumes that the decrease in value every year is a constant proportion of the remaining value and produces a steadily smaller decline as time passes (allowing higher deductions immediately). On the 1st July you install a split system air con (so the device is kept for 365 days). 2000.00 The ATO effective life is 10 years.
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