Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions - New investment assets

DI 1: New investment assets

You could also call this:

"Claiming tax deductions for new things you buy for your business or investments"

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This part of the law is about getting a deduction for spending money on a new investment asset. You can get a deduction to help spread the cost of the asset over time. The law explains how this works in section DI 2, section DI 3, section DI 4, section DI 5, and section DI 6.

You need to know what a new investment asset is and who can get a deduction for it. The law says that if you get a deduction for a new investment asset, it can affect other deductions you can claim. Section DI 6 explains how this works and gives examples to help you understand.

When you spend money on a new investment asset, you can claim a deduction for it. This deduction can help reduce the amount of tax you pay. The law is designed to make sure you do not get too much of a deduction, so it adjusts the amount of other deductions you can claim for the asset.

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Part DDeductions
New investment assets

DI 1New investment assets

  1. The main purpose of this subpart is to allow a person a deduction in relation to expenditure on a new investment asset, effectively accelerating depreciation or amortisation, as applicable, for that asset.

  2. In this subpart,—

  3. section DI 2 provides rules for when this subpart applies and does not apply:
    1. section DI 3 provides the meaning of new asset transferee:
      1. section DI 4 provides the meaning of new investment asset:
        1. section DI 5 allows deductions for expenditure on new investment assets:
          1. section DI 6 provides relationships between this subpart and other provisions of the Act for a person allowed a deduction for a new investment asset and also for certain other people, for example, new asset transferees. Section DI 6 removes, where appropriate, the amount of a deduction for a new investment asset from the calculation of other deductions, tax cost bases, and associated calculations for the asset under relevant depreciation and amortisation provisions, so as to ensure that those other deductions are calculated post-new investment asset deduction. Section DI 6 contains examples of its application.
            Notes
            • Section DI 1: inserted (with effect on 22 May 2025), on , by section 5 of the Taxation (Budget Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 26).