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Section 205 of the Companies Act, 1956, prescribes the methods of chargingdepreciation. The
relevant etracts thereof are as follo!s"
(2) depreciation shall be provided either-
(a) to the extent specified in section 350 or
(b) in respect of each ite! of depreciable asset" for s#ch an a!o#nt as is arrived at b$ dividin% ninet$ five
percent of the ori%inal cost thereof to the co!pan$ b$ the specified period in respect of s#ch asset or
(c) on an$ other basis approved b$ the &entral 'overn!ent (hich has the effect of (ritin% off b$ (a$
of depreciation ninet$ five per cent of the ori%inal cost to the co!pan$ of each s#ch depreciable asset on
the expir$ of the specified period or
(d) as re%ards an$ other depreciable" asset for (hich no rate of depreciation has been laid do(n b$ this
Act or r#les !ade there#nder" on s#ch basis as !a$ be approved b$ the &entral 'overn!ent b$ the
%eneral order p#blished in the )fficial 'a*ette or b$ an$ special order in an$ partic#lar case+
,rovided that (here depreciation is provided for in the" !anner laid do(n in cla#se (b) or cla#se (c)" then"
in the event of the depreciable asset bein% sold" discarded" de!olished or destro$ed the (ritten do(n
val#e thereof at the end of the financial $ear in (hich the asset is sold" discarded" de!olished or
destro$ed" shall be (ritten off in accordance (ith the proviso to section 350.
..
(5) -.pecified period/ in respect of an$ depreciable asset shall !ean the n#!ber of $ears at the end of
(hich at least ninet$-five per cent of the ori%inal cost of the asset to the co!pan$ (ill have been provided
for b$ (a$ of depreciation if depreciation (ere to be calc#lated in accordance (ith the provisions of
section 350.
#e are prod$cing belo! the %ates of depreciation $nder the Companies Act as mentioned in
Sched$le &'(
schedule xiv
)See sections 205 and *50+
%ates of depreciation
Nature of assets Single Shift Double Shift Triple Shift
WDV SLM WDV SLM WDV SLM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I.
(a
)
BUILDINGS(other
than factory buildings)
[NESD]
5% 1.6% !.. !.. !.. !..
(b
)
FACTORY
BUILDINGS
1"%. .#% !.. !.. !.. !..
()
PURELY
TEMPORARY
ERECTIONSsuch as
$ooden structures
1""% 1""% !.. !.. !.. !..
II. PLANT AND
MACHINERY
1
[(i) %eneral rate
a&&licable to'(
(a) &lant and )achinery
(not being a shi&) other
than continuous &rocess
&lant for $hich no
s&ecial rate has been
&rescribed under (ii)
belo$
1.*1% #.+5% ,".-+% +.#,% ,+.-,% 1".#%
(b) continuous &rocess
&lant' ,[. . .] for
$hich no s&ecial rate has
been &rescribed under (ii)
belo$ [NESD]
15.% 5.,-% !.. !.. !.. !..]
(ii) S&ecial rates
A.1./ine)atogra&h
fil)s 0 1achinery
used in the &roduction
and e2hibition of
cine)atogra&h fil)s
[NESD]
,"% +."+% !.. !.. !.. !..
(a) 3ecording
e4ui&)ent' re&roducing
e4ui&)ent' de5elo&ing
)achines' &rinting
)achines' editing
)achines' synchronisers
andstudio lights e2ce&t
bulbs
(b) 6ro7ecting e4ui&)ent
of fil) e2hibiting
concerns
2. /ycles [NESD]