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...
Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Comparing Concessional and Non Concessional contributions. This article discusses the difference between Concessional and Non-Concessional contributions, including what are Concessional and Non-Concessional contributions. There are only two types of contributions that...
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...
Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation
Salary Sacrificing to Superannuation allows you to build up your retirement savings while simultaneously reducing your personal income tax. Find out more about Salary Sacrificing here. Determining the amount that you can salary sacrifice doesn’t need to be...
Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation
The SGC age limit refers to the age of an employee who is eligible to receive mandatory employer super contributions. Superannuation Guarantee Contirbutions (SGC) are required to be paid by an employer into an employee’s super account. SGC must be paid by the...
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...
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...