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 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...
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...
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...
Oct 4, 2018 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Is salary sacrifice concessional or non-concessional? This is an important question to determine the benefits of you making salary sacrifice contributions to superannuation and which contribution cap to count it towards. Salary sacrifice contributions to super is an...
Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation
This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of salary sacrificing part of your wage into superannuation. Salary sacrifice is an arrangement with your employer whereby you give up some of your salary in exchange for increased superannuation contributions....
Jul 22, 2018 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Featured, Superannuation
The Superannuation Guarantee Levy rate is the amount that an employer is required to pay into a superannuation account on behalf of an employee under the superannuation guarantee obligations. The Superannuation Guarantee Levy is represented as a percentage of an...