With volatility returning to global share markets, most commentators are busy trying to work out where listed markets are headed. But before you check your investment crystal ball, it’s worth taking a moment to consider exactly what these investments are, and how superannuation funds blend a variety … [Read more...]
Boost your super
Boost your super covers how much your employer must pay into your superannuation fund, how much you can contribute, the tax-free bonus the Government gives you, contribution strategies and everything you need to know about making personal superannuation contributions.
Boost your super also has special sections on Superannuation Guarantee (SG), Co-contributions and Salary Sacrifice
Below are some of our key Boost your super articles and the current superannuation contributions guides
Set out below are all SuperGuide articles explaining Boost your super.
Super health check for beginners: 10 tips for your 2016/2017 retirement planning
Note: This article is current for the 2016/2017 financial year.Near the start of each financial year, SuperGuide publishes an updated super checklist for beginner readers. More advanced checklists will follow in coming months. Use this list as a kick-start for your 2016/2017 super resolutions. … [Read more...]
The short story on super contributions limits (2016/2017 year)
You can make two types of superannuation contributions – concessional (before-tax) contributions and non-concessional (after-tax) contributions – and each type of contribution has a separate limit. Concessional contributions Before-tax contributions, such as compulsory Superannuation Guarantee … [Read more...]
After-tax super contributions: Beef up using a bring forward
SUPER ALERT! On 15 September 2016, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly Dwyer issued a joint media release announcing that the proposed $500,000 lifetime cap on non-concessional contributions is now scrapped as a policy and will be replaced with an annual … [Read more...]
Super for beginners: 14 monkeys stop women creating a dream retirement
For so many women, the needs of other people usually come first — children, partner, parents, friends and even workmates. Often, for a woman to think about her own needs, she has to face a health challenge, financial stress or a relationship breakdown.Too dramatic, perhaps? I don’t think so. The … [Read more...]
Non-concessional contributions: Tread carefully when aged 63 or 64 or 65 (3 Q & As)
SUPER ALERT! On 15 September 2016, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly Dwyer issued a joint media release announcing that the $500,000 lifetime cap on non-concessional contributions is now scrapped as a policy and will be replaced with an annual cap … [Read more...]
Super contributions caps for the 2016/2017 year
The superannuation contributions caps for concessional (before tax) and non-concessional (after tax) contributions have not increased for the 2016/2017 year. The contributions caps applicable for the 2016/2017 year, are the same limits that were in place for the 2015/2016 year. Continue reading to … [Read more...]
Super contributions: Turning 65 part-way through the year
SUPER ALERT! On 15 September 2016, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly Dwyer issued a joint media release announcing that the $500,000 lifetime cap on non-concessional contributions is now scrapped as a policy and will be replaced with an annual cap … [Read more...]
For over-65s: Ten tips when making super contributions (for 2016/2017 year)
You can make voluntary superannuation contributions up to the age of 74 (that is, before you turn 75), and these can be concessional (before-tax) or non-concessional (after-tax) contributions. If you’re aged 65 or over, then you must satisfy a work test, if you intend to make super contributions. … [Read more...]
Making super contributions: Aged 65 years or older
Q: From reading SuperGuide articles, I can see that for people between 50 and 74 years, the concessional contribution cap is $35,000 a year, and that for non-concessional contribution, the cap is $180,000. Is this $180,000 cap for NON-concessional contribution the same regardless of the age of the … [Read more...]
Temporary concessional contributions cap for over-50s, ends 30 June 2017
In July 2013, the federal government introduced a temporary concessional contributions cap of $35,000 for over-60s, which was then expanded to 50-somethings from July 2014. The over-50s cap of $35,000 will no longer apply beyond the 2016/2017 year (subject to legislation).A concessional … [Read more...]
Super contributions beyond the age of 75
Q: If employers must now make Superannuation Guarantee contributions for over-70s, does this mean that additional concessional or non-concessional contributions can also be made by those aged over 75?A: The short answer is ‘no’. Although employers are now required to make SG contributions for … [Read more...]
