Original capital works
Circa 2006 original capital works cost recorded at $421,474.
Tax depreciation case study
A high-rise Docklands apartment produced a clear capital works depreciation profile, giving apartment and strata owners a relevant inner-city comparison point.
Total deductions identified
$379,311
First full-year claim
$10,237
First-year pro-rata claim
$561
Adjusted Division 43 base
$409,460

Property snapshot
The property forms part of a high-rise apartment tower with curved balcony lines, dense inner-city surroundings and a strata-style building profile.
The report records the property as completed circa March 2006 and available for rent from 11 June 2008. The opening year was calculated on a 20-day pro-rata basis.
Plain-English value summary
BWK Group identified $379,311 in total depreciation deductions for this Docklands apartment. The opening pro-rata claim was $561 due to the short first-year period, then increased to $10,237 in the first full financial year. The result came from Division 43 capital works deductions.
Report detail extracted
These details show the report-specific review behind the headline figures, including the capital works basis, adjustment items and property history considered in the schedule.
Circa 2006 original capital works cost recorded at $421,474.
$12,013 was removed from the capital works base, leaving an adjusted Division 43 base of $409,460.
Preoccupied apartment, so the report considered second-hand residential plant restrictions.
The case gives high-rise apartment investors a more relevant comparison than a detached house example.
The opening claim was very low because the first year was calculated on only 20 days.
The report gives the owner a clear building write-off schedule even for an established strata asset.
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