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Tax: Depreciation not calculating correctly due to leap year

In a leap year, you may notice that depreciation calculations in Elite Tax are slightly higher than expected. This is because the calculation used in both the Prime Cost and Diminishing Value methods includes the number of days held divided by 365. In a leap year, this can result in a calculation of 366/365.

The following ATO references may be useful:

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