Example a motor car was bought on 1 4 2019 for rs.
Motor vehicle depreciation rate as per income tax act.
Meaning of depreciation before knowing the depreciation as per income tax act we must know the meaning of depreciation in simple words depreciation is a reduction in the value of assets over time due in particulars to wear and tear.
The rate of depreciation on motor cars and other motor vehicles has been amended and allowed a higher rate of depreciation for motor cars from 15 percent to 30 percent.
In case of a domestic company which has exercised an option under section 115ba of the income tax act 1961 of rate of taxation from 30 to 25 the depreciation allowance under section 32 1 ii of the act in respect of any block of assets entitled to more than 40 per cent shall be restricted to 40 per cent on the written down value of such block of assets with effect from 1 april 2016.
In the case of motor buses motor lorries and motor taxis used in a business of running them on hire the rate of depreciation increased from 30 percent to 45 percent.
A building shall be deemed to be a building used mainly for residential purposes if the built up floor area thereof used for residential purposes is not less than sixty six and two third per cent of its total built up floor area and shall include any such building in the factory.
Notes on depreciation rates on assets.
Applicable from the assessment year 2004 05.
Rates has been changed for financial year 2017 18 and onwards.
The central board of direct taxes cbdt has notified new depreciation rates of 30 and 45 on vehicles purchased between 23 08 2019 to 31 03 2020.
Rate of depreciation shall be 40 if conditions of rule 5 2 are satisfied.
Under the income tax act depreciation is allowed only on written down value basis for motor vehicles.
Buildings include roads bridges culverts wells and tubewells.
10 00 000 so depreciation for fy 2019 20 10 00 000 x 15 1 50 000 value of the motor car on 31 3 2020 10 00 000 1 50 000 8 50 000.
In technical words we can say that depreciation is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life where the depreciable.
For example a machine costs 100000 residual value 5000 and life of 30 years.
Therefore deferred tax provision will be created.
Higher rate have been prescribed only for motor cars motor buses motor lorries and motor taxis.
There will be a difference in this case.
Now the maximum rate of depreciation is 40.