• Both new and second hand items are allowed. Purchases from related entities are also allowed.
• Item(s) should be purchased and installed ready for use within the above period of eligibility.
• Item should be a plant or equipment and be used for business purposes. Private use items would not qualify, nor would renovations and fit-outs.
• Each item should be less than $20,000.  Items in groups can be counted separately (e.g. set of furniture items or set of office chairs). One single item can not be broken into multiple items to be eligible (e.g. on large single item equipment invoiced into non separable components).
• If opening balance of the SBE pool items is less than $20,000, the whole pool can be claimed as 100% deductible.
• Non business entities including investment companies and bucket companies do not qualify. The claiming entity should be in business.
• Personal Services Entities (PSEs) which do not pass Personal Services Business test (PSB) do not qualify since they are not taken to be running a business.  Similarly contractors need to pass PSB tests to qualify.
• If you are a sole trader, you can claim only up to the portion of business use. However, full value of the item should be less than $20,000. Thus a motor vehicle costing $30,000 and used 50% for business can not be claimed to the extent of $15,000 in one go. Normal 15% depreciation on $15,000 would apply.

  Eligibility

• You are setting up a new business.
• You satisfy SBE test in first year of operations.
• You incur professional costs associated with starting the business (including accounting and legal fee to set up a business structure).
• Applies from Financial Year 2015/16.

  Strategies & Pitfalls

•   You will be able to claim these costs in first year of your business operations instead of 5 years.