Colleen Hay • February 14, 2021

A reminder for people operating a Business that the Low-value asset threshold changes again on 16th March 2021


Low-value asset threshold for depreciation


The Government has recently passed legislation that temporarily increases the low-value asset threshold for depreciation from $500 to $5,000. This will allow you to deduct the full cost of your business assets with a value of less than $5,000 in the year they purchased them. This is instead of having to spread the cost over the life of the asset.


The low-value threshold will be raised further to allow the immediate expensing of assets purchased on or after 17 March 2020 that cost less than $5,000.

The Government is only raising the threshold for a short time until 16 March 2021. They're doing this so you and other business people keep investing in their businesses throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.


For assets purchased on or after 17 March 2021, this threshold will be permanently increased from $500 to $1,000.

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