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27‑90 Cost or opening adjustable value o27‑90 Cost or opening adjustable value of depreciating assets increased: increasing adjustments
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#### 27‑90 Cost or opening adjustable value of depreciating assets increased: increasing adjustments
(1) This section applies to an entity if:
(a) the entity can deduct amounts for a \*depreciating asset under Division 40 or 328; and
(b) the entity has an \*increasing adjustment in an income year that relates directly or indirectly to the asset.
(1A) However, this section does not apply to an \*increasing adjustment that arises under Division 129 or 132 of the \*GST Act.
> Note: See instead section 27‑92.
(2) The asset’s \*cost is increased by an amount equal to the \*increasing adjustment if the adjustment arises in the income year in which the asset’s \*start time occurs.
(3) The asset’s \*opening adjustable value for an income year and its \*cost is increased by an amount equal to the \*increasing adjustment if the adjustment arises in that year and that year is after the one in which the asset’s \*start time occurs.
Exception: pooling
(4) This section does not apply to:
(a) a depreciating asset allocated to a low‑value pool or a pool under Division 328 for or in the \*current year; or
(b) \*in‑house software if expenditure on the software is allocated to a software development pool for the current year; or
(c) a project pool.