Oct 2, 2023 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Can I put redundancy into super? This is a good question and important to understand. Making contributions to superannuation can provide you with tax concessions and may result in you effectively paying less tax on your redundancy payment. Rolling a redundancy payment...
Sep 10, 2023 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation
Wondering what happens to your super when you stop working? Superannuation is a vehicle designed to help you save towards retirement and cover expenses when you decide to stop working. You might associate superannuation with the place that your employer makes...
Sep 1, 2023 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation
Can I use my superannuation to buy a house to live in? This is question asked by many Australians time and time again. We’re often told that superannuation is our money, so we should be able to use it how we please, shouldn’t we? Housing affordability in...
Jun 12, 2023 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The excess Concessional Contribution Charge (ECCC) is an additional tax payable by an individual resulting from the fact that they will be paying income tax later than when it would have been ordinarily due. Let’s rewind. When a person earns income, they are...
Jul 19, 2022 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation
Knowing how much you can put into superannuation each year is important if you are looking to maximise your super contributions. Every year, there are changes to superannuation rules, contribution caps and various thresholds. This article is going to explain how much...
Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
There are a number of risks and disadvantages of salary sacrificing into superannuation. Understanding the disadvantages of salary sacrifice is important before using this strategy to save towards retirement. The risks and disadvantages associated with a salary...
Jul 1, 2021 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation
Age limits for superannuation contributions are important for determining who can and who cannot make contributions to superannuation and the type of contributions that can be made. The age limits and types of contributions that can be made to super have changed a few...
Jan 17, 2021 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
There are a number of advantages and disadvantages of non-concessional contributions. These benefits and downsides of non-concessional contributions need to be considered prior to making any contributions to superannuation. There are two types of contributions that...
Dec 8, 2020 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation
The maximum superannuation contribution base refers to the quarterly wage earned by an employee that the employer is required to pay Mandatory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) payments on. The Superannuation Guarantee Levy is the compulsory superannuation contribution...
Aug 2, 2020 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Insurance in Super, Superannuation
Catch-up super contributions relate to the concessional contribution cap. A concessional contribution is defined as a contribution where the contributor claimed a tax deduction for making the contribution. The amount of concessional contributions that can be made each...