Jul 13, 2020 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Death Benefits, Featured, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
A superannuation recontribution strategy involves withdrawing some or all of your super balance and recontributing back into super as a non-concessional contribution. It is a reasonably common strategy recommended by financial advisers to their clients under certain...
Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The Low Income Super Tax Offset is a superannuation payment made by the Government into the superannuation account of Low Income Earners to help them save for retirement. This superannuation support for low-income earners essentially refunds the contributions tax...
Aug 6, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
An individual’s superannuation balance can either be held in Accumulation Phase, Pension Phase, or a combination of the two. Understanding the difference between Accumulation Phase and Pension Phase within superannuation (including SMSFs) is important, as the...
Jun 19, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
There are a number of ways to avoid tax in Australia. Some of them legal, some not-so. Most legal ways of avoiding tax involve you spending money and claiming a tax deduction for spending that money. However, I’m going to show you two ways to avoid tax without...
Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Excess superannuation contributions tax is payable on contributions that exceed the Non-Concessional Contributions Cap or the Concessional Contributions Cap. The rate of Excess Contributions Tax that is payable on Excess Contributions is dependent on the type of...
Jun 1, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Accessing superannuation requires you to meet a superannuation condition of release. Generally, this first opportunity that you have to meet a condition of release is by reaching your superannuation preservation age. The superannuation preservation age for people born...
Mar 5, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
What are the superannuation rules for individuals aged over 65? This covers accessing superannuation rules for people over aged 65, as well as contribution rules for people aged over 65. Age 65 is a significant age in relation to superannuation both in terms of...
Jan 9, 2019 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
This is an example of what superannuation is and the superannuation rules. To provide you with an example of superannuation, it is important to first understand why superannuation exists. First and foremost, superannuation is a place that you invest your savings. The...
Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The SGC contribution cap can refer to the concessional contribution cap or the SGC maximum contribution base. Either way, both SGC contribution caps will be addressed below. The SGC contribution caps are important because they determine the level of SGC...
Nov 21, 2018 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The definition of a concessional contribution is a contribution made to superannuation where a tax deduction has been claimed in respect of the contribution. The level of concessional contributions that can be made into your super account is limited. It is the...