Hotel, motel & pub depreciation

Hospitality venues are packed with high-value, fast-depreciating assets. Owners and lease-holders alike can claim tens of thousands in the first year.

Hospitality & accommodation

Hotels, motels, pubs & venues

Hospitality and accommodation businesses carry some of the largest depreciable asset bases in the country. Commercial kitchens, cool rooms, bars, gaming rooms, AV, furniture and extensive fit-outs all decline in value — and all of it is claimable.

As commercial property, hotels, motels and pubs aren't affected by the post-2017 restrictions, so new and existing plant & equipment are fully deductible for owners and lease-holders alike.

Hospitality venue with extensive depreciable fit-out and equipment
Common questions

Hospitality property depreciation

Can I claim depreciation on a hotel, motel or pub?

Yes — and hospitality assets are among the most depreciation-rich there are. Commercial kitchens, bars, cool rooms, gaming and AV equipment, furniture, signage and fit-out all depreciate, and as commercial property they're unaffected by the 2017 second-hand rules.

Can a hospitality tenant or leaseholder claim?

Yes. If you paid for the fit-out of a leased venue — kitchen, bar, seating, lighting, gaming — that fit-out is yours to depreciate, whether you own or lease the premises.

How big can hospitality deductions be?

Because of the scale of plant & equipment and fit-out involved, first-year deductions on a hotel, motel or pub commonly run to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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