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Rates of Depreciation Under Company Act

Nature of Assets Useful
Life		 Rate
[SLM]		 Rate
[WDV]
(I) Buildings [NESD]
(a) Building (other than factory buildings) RCC Frame Structure 60 1.58% 4.87%
(b) Building (other than factory buildings) other than RCC
Frame Structure		 30 3.17% 9.50%
(c) Factory buildings 30 3.17% 9.50%
(d) Fences, wells, tube wells 5 19.00% 45.07%
(e) Other (including temporary structure, etc.) 3 31.67% 63.16%
(II) Bridges, culverts, bunkers, etc. [NESD] 30 3.17% 9.50%
(III) Roads [NESD]
(a) Carpeted Roads
(i) Carpeted Roads – RCC 10 9.50% 25.89%
(ii) Carpeted Roads – other than RCC 5 19.00% 45.07%
(b) Non-carpeted roads 3 31.67% 63.16%
(IV) Plant and Machinery
(a) General rate applicable to Plant and Machinery not
covered under Special Plant and Machinery
(i) Plant and Machinery other than continuous process plant not
covered under specific		 15 6.33% 18.10%
(ii) Continuous process plant for which no special rate has been
prescribed under (ii) below		 8 11.88% 31.23%
(b) Special Plant and Machinery
(i) Plant and Machinery related to production and exhibition
of Motion Picture Films
1 Cinematograph films – Machinery used in the production and
exhibition of cinematograph films, recording and reproducing
equipments, developing machines, printing machines, editing
machines, synchronizers and studio lights		 13 7.31% 20.58%
2 Projecting equipment for exhibition of films 13 7.31% 20.58%
(ii) Plant and Machinery used in glass
1 Plant and Machinery except direct fire glass melting furnaces
– Recuperative and regenerative glass melting furnaces		 13 7.31% 20.58%
2 Plant and Machinery except direct fire glass melting furnaces
– Moulds [NESD]		 8 11.88% 31.23%
3 Float Glass Melting Furnaces [NESD] 10 9.50% 25.89%
(iii) Plant and Machinery used in mines and quarries Portable
underground machinery and earth moving machinery used in
open cast mining		 8 11.88% 31.23%
(iv) Plant and Machinery used in Telecommunications [NESD]
1 Towers 18 5.28% 15.33%
2 Telecom transceivers, switching centres, transmission and
other network equipment		 13 7.31% 20.58%
3 Telecom – Ducts, Cables and optical fibre 18 5.28% 15.33%
4 Satellites 18 5.28% 15.33%
(v) Plant and Machinery used in exploration, production and
refining oil and gas [NESD]
1 Refineries 25 3.80% 11.29%
2 Oil and gas assets (including wells), processing plant and
facilities		 25 3.80% 11.29%
3 Petrochemical Plant 25 3.80% 11.29%
4 Storage tanks and related equipment 25 3.80% 11.29%
5 Pipelines 30 3.17% 9.50%
6 Drilling Rig 30 3.17% 9.50%
7 Field operations (above ground) Portable boilers, drilling tools,
well-head tanks, etc.		 8 11.88% 31.23%
8 Loggers 8 11.88% 31.23%
(vi) Plant and Machinery used in generation, transmission and
distribution of power [NESD]
1 Thermal / Gas / Combined Cycle Power Generation Plant 40 2.38% 7.22%
2 Hydro Power Generation Plant 40 2.38% 7.22%
3 Nuclear Power Generation Plant 40 2.38% 7.22%
4 Transmission lines, cables and other network assets 40 2.38% 7.22%
5 Wind Power Generation Plant 22 4.32% 12.73%
6 Electric Distribution Plant 35 2.71% 8.20%
7 Gas Storage and Distribution Plant 30 3.17% 9.50%
8 Water Distribution Plant including pipelines 30 3.17% 9.50%
(vii) Plant and Machinery used in manufacture of
1 Sinter Plant 20 4.75% 13.91%
2 Blast Furnace 20 4.75% 13.91%
3 Coke Ovens 20 4.75% 13.91%
4 Rolling mill in steel plant 20 4.75% 13.91%
5 Basic Oxygen Furnace Converter 25 3.80% 11.29%
(viii) Plant and Machinery used in manufacture of non ferrous metals
1 Metal pot line [NESD] 40 2.38% 7.22%
2 Bauxite crushing and grinding section 40 2.38% 7.22%
3 Digester Section [NESD] 40 2.38% 7.22%
4 Turbine [NESD] 40 2.38% 7.22%
5 Equipments for Calcinations [NESD] 40 2.38% 7.22%
6 Copper Smelter [NESD] 40 2.38% 7.22%
7 Roll Grinder 40 2.38% 7.22%
8 Soaking Pit 30 3.17% 9.50%
9 Annealing Furnace 30 3.17% 9.50%
10 Rolling Mills 30 3.17% 9.50%
11 Equipments for Scalping, Slitting, etc. [NSED] 30 3.17% 9.50%
12 Surface Miner, Ripper Dozer, etc. used in mines 25 3.80% 11.29%
13 Copper refining plant [NSED] 25 3.80% 11.29%
(ix) Plant and Machinery used in medical and surgical operations
[NESD]
1 Electrical Machinery, X-ray and electrotherapeutic apparatus
and accessories thereto, medical, diagnostic equipments, namely,
Cat-scan, Ultrasound Machines, ECG Monitors, etc.		 13 7.31% 20.58%
2 Other Equipments 15 6.33% 18.10%
(x) Plant and Machinery used in manufacture of pharmaceuticals
and chemicals [NESD]
1 Reactors 20 4.75% 13.91%
2 Distillation Columns 20 4.75% 13.91%
3 Drying equipments / Centrifuges and Decanters 20 4.75% 13.91%
4 Vessel / Storage tanks 20 4.75% 13.91%
(xi) Plant and Machinery used in civil construction
1 Concreting, Crushing, Piling Equipments and Road Making
Equipments		 12 7.92% 22.09%
2 Heavy Lift Equipments –
– Cranes with capacity more than 100 tons 20 4.75% 13.91%
– Cranes with capacity less than 100 tons 15 6.33% 18.10%
3 Transmission line, Tunnelling Equipments [NESD] 10 9.50% 25.89%
4 Earth-moving equipments 9 10.56% 28.31%
5 Others including Material Handling / Pipeline / Welding
Equipments [NESD]		 12 7.92% 22.09%
(xii) Plant and Machinery used in salt works [NESD] 15 6.33% 18.10%
(V) Furniture and fittings [NESD]
(a) General furniture and fittings 10 9.50% 25.89%
(b) Furniture and fittings used in hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses, schools, colleges and other education institutions, libraries,
welfare centres, meeting halls, cinema houses, theatres and
circuses and furniture and fittings let out on hire for used on
occasion of marriages and similar functions		 8 11.88% 31.23%
(VI) Motor Vehicles [NESD]
(a) Motor cycles, scooters and other mopeds 10 9.50% 25.89%
(b) Motor buses, motor lorries, motor cars and motor taxies
used in a business of running them on hire		 6 15.83% 39.30%
(c) Motor buses, motor lorries, motor cars and motor taxies
other than those used in a business of running them on		 8 11.88% 31.23%
(d) Motor tractors, harvesting combines and heavy vehicles 8 11.88% 31.23%
(e) Electrically operated vehicles 8 11.88% 31.23%
(VII) Ships [NESD]
(a) Ocean-going ships
(i) Bulk Carriers and liner vessels 25 3.80% 11.29%
(ii) Crude tankers, product carriers and easy chemical carriers
with or without conventional		 20 4.75% 13.91%
(iii) Chemicals and Acid Carriers
1 With Stainless steel tanks 25 3.80% 11.29%
2 With other tanks 20 4.75% 13.91%
(iv) Liquefied gas carriers 30 3.17% 9.50%
(v) Conventional large passenger vessels which are used for
cruise purpose also		 30 3.17% 9.50%
(vi) Coastal service ships of all categories 30 3.17% 9.50%
(vii) Offshore supply and support vessels 20 4.75% 13.91%
(viii) Catamarans and other high speed passenger
for ships or boats		 20 4.75% 13.91%
(ix) Drill ships 25 3.80% 11.29%
(x) Hovercrafts 15 6.33% 18.10%
(xi) Fishing vessels with wooden hull 10 9.50% 25.89%
(xii) Dredgers, tugs, barges, survey launches and other
similar ships used mainly for dredging		 14 6.79% 19.26%
(b) Vessels ordinarily operating on inland waters
(i) Speed boats 13 7.31% 20.58%
(ii) Other vessels 28 3.39% 10.15%
(VIII) Aircrafts or Helicopters [NESD] 20 4.75% 13.91%
(IX) Railway siding, locomotives, rolling stocks,
tramways and railway used by concerns, excluding railway		 15 6.33% 18.10%
(X) Ropeway structures [NESD] 15 6.33% 18.10%
(XI) Office equipments [NESD] 5 19.00% 45.07%
(XII) Computers and data processing units [NESD]
(a) Servers and networks 6 15.83% 39.30%
(b) End user devices, such as, desktops, laptops, etc. 3 31.67% 63.16%
(XIII) Laboratory equipment [NESD]
(a) General laboratory equipment 10 9.50% 25.89%
(b) Laboratory equipments used in education institutions 5 19.00% 45.07%
(XIV) Electrical Installations and Equipment [NESD] 10 9.50% 25.89%
(XV) Hydraulic woks, pipelines and sluices [NESD] 15 6.33% 18.10%
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07 Nov 26 E-filing of details of declarations in Form 127 received in October from buyers for non-deduction of TCS, at the income-tax e-filing portal with TAN login.
07 Nov 26 Payment of TDS/TCS of October. In case of government offices where TDS/TCS is paid by book entry, same shall be paid on the same day on which tax is deducted or collected.
07 Nov 26 Return of External Commercial Borrowings for October.
10 Nov 26 Monthly Return by e-commerce operators for October.
10 Nov 26 Monthly Return by Tax Deductors for October.
11 Nov 26 Monthly Return of Outward Supplies for October.
13 Nov 26 Optional Upload of B2B invoices, Dr/Cr notes for October under QRMP scheme.
13 Nov 26 Monthly Return by Non-resident taxable person for October.
13 Nov 26 Monthly Return of Input Service Distributor for October.
14 Nov 26 Issue of TDS certificate for TDS deducted u/s 393(1) [Table Sl. No. 2(i), 3(i), 6(ii) & 8(vi)] in Sep, on purchase of property, rent above ?50,000 pm by certain individuals/HUF where the lease has terminated, certain other payments by individual/HUF and o
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15 Nov 26 Details of Deposit of TDS/TCS of October by book entry by an office of the Government.
15 Nov 26 E-Payment of PF for October.
15 Nov 26 Payment of ESI for October
20 Nov 26 Add/amend particulars (other than GSTIN) in GSTR-1 of October. It can be filed after filing of GSTR-1 but before filing corresponding GSTR-3B.
20 Nov 26 Summary Return cum Payment of Tax for October by Monthly filers (other than QRMP). Claim input tax credit (ITC) for FY 25-26 in GSTR-3B. Issue Credit notes for FY25-26 . Reversal of ITC of FY 25-26 where supplier had filed GSTR-1/IFF but not filed GSTR-3B
20 Nov 26 Monthly Return by persons outside India providing online information and data base access or retrieval services, for October. Also to be filed by every registered person providing online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India.
21 Nov 26 Online application by a new manufacturing domestic company (other than one to whom transfer pricing provisions apply), filing the ITR for the first time, for exercise of the option u/s 115BAB (15% tax).
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21 Nov 26 Furnishing of declaration u/s 80GG in respect of rent paid for residential accommodation, if the assessee is required to submit the ITR by 31 October, extended to 21 Nov.
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21 Nov 26 Online application by a domestic company (other than one to whom transfer pricing provisions apply), for exercise of the option u/s 115BAA (22% tax).
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21 Nov 26 Filing of income tax returns by companies, partnership firms etc. (audit applicable).
21 Nov 26 Statement of foreign income offered for tax for the previous year, and of foreign tax deducted or paid on such income, if the due date of the ITR is 31 October, extended to 21 Nov. (can be filed till end of assessment year)
25 Nov 26 Deposit of GST under QRMP scheme for October .
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29 Nov 26 Annual Return by OPCs and Small Companies.
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30 Nov 26 Online Application for alternative tax regime if due date of ITR is 30 Nov.
30 Nov 26 Filing of Income Tax Return where Transfer Pricing applicable.
30 Nov 26 E-filing of statement by non-resident u/s 285, having liason office in India, for FY 2025-26.
30 Nov 26 Deposit of TDS on payment made u/s 393(1) [Table Sl. No. 2(i), 3(i), 6(ii) & 8(vi)] for payment of rent above Rs.50,000 pm by an individual or HUF (not liable to tax audit) where the lease has terminated, purchase of property, certain other payments made
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