Howard runs 'look out steve', which is a business located in Sydney New South Wales. A number of assets are recorded in its asset register and it also uses the low-value pool. The opening pool balance is $8,754.

During the current tax year, Howard acquired a number of low-cost assets with a purchase price totalling $44,000. Howard also incurred $1,500 in delivery costs related to those purchases. Most of these assets are used 100% for business use, except for one acquired for $800. This particular asset is used 15% for private purposes. Three assets from the pool were also disposed of, which Howard received $4,000 in proceeds for the sale.

At the beginning of the year, Howard also allocated 12 items to the low-value pool. These items had an opening adjustable value of less than $1,000 each. The total opening adjustable value of these items totalled $8,900. Howard also acquired and had installed a security system package on the 20th July of the current tax year, which includes a monitor ($400), system and storage drive ($800) and cameras ($900) for a total of $2,100. Howard was charged $50 for the installation of the cameras. The package has an effective life of 3 years.

Assume:

• The business is not a small business entity
• The business is not entitled to the immediate asset write-off or temporary full expensing
• The legislated threshold for the low-value pool is $1,000
• The business opts for the diminishing value approach to the decline in value of assets
• Disregard GST

Advise Howard of the tax consequences arising from the above fact situation by answering the following question:

1. Explain, with reference to relevant sources of Australian tax law, whether the security system can be added to the low-value pool and, if not, calculate the decline in value Howard can claim for this asset.