Non-concessional is a special term associated with after-tax super contributions. Concessional is a term used to describe favourable tax treatment. For example, earnings in superannuation funds receive concessional tax treatment. The term ‘concessional contributions’ means that such contributions receive special tax treatment. Non-concessional contributions are after-tax contributions including spouse contributions and contributions made under the Super Co-contribution Scheme.
The following articles refer to Non-concessional contributions and superannuation.
Q: I am 53 years old. I do not contribute to super and I have never been a saver. I have just paid off my unit. My question is: I earn only $37,000 a year, so I have never had a highly paid job. Is it too late for me [...]
Q: Under the 2-year bring-forward of non-concessional contributions, if a person makes a contribution of $150,001 when age 64, he can continue to contribute the balance of the $450,000 anytime during the next 2 years without having to satisfying the work test, is that right?
The short answer is no, even [...]
This article is a must-read if you make contributions to a super fund, in addition to your employer’s compulsory Superannuation Guarantee contributions.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians who are making a serious effort to save for retirement are expected to receive a financial shock after the financial year ends in [...]
Q: I am 41 years old and my partner is 56 years old. We have a very big mortgage as we are both the casualties of wealth destroying divorces and single parenthood! Thus we intend to pay off our mortgage before putting more into our superannuation which will therefore be after [...]
Here’s a tip that can potentially save you thousands of dollars. Check that your super fund has your tax file number (TFN).
If you joined a super fund before July 2007, or started your current job before July 2007, then your fund may not have your TFN. Effective from 1 July [...]
The Federal Government is giving away money to anyone who makes a non-concessional (after-tax) contribution to their super fund, and who earns less than $62,000 a year.
Changes to the co-contribution rules, effective from July 2009, mean that anyone considering taking advantage of the co-contribution scheme for the 2009/2010 year needs to dot their ‘i’s and [...]
Q: If you turn 65 and retire after 1 July 2009, can you still make the $450,000 bring-forward non-concessional contribution as long as it’s before June 30th 2010? Or do you have to satisfy the work test to do so?
Trish’s response: For the benefit of other readers, I’ll first explain [...]
Q: If I have retired from work and later on inherit a reasonable sum of cash, can I make a non-concessional contribution into my superannuation fund? OR is that only permitted while I am working, regardless of my age?
Trish’s response: For the benefit of other readers, I will first explain the meaning of a non-concessional [...]
Q: I checked my statement and I put an extra $10 per week into my super and each time an amount is put in, it has been taxed. Is this right? I thought that my contributions were tax-free?
Q: My wife will turn 60 later on this month and it has always been my intention to cash out her portion of our small self managed super fund (SMSF) and re-contribute it straight back in so as to ensure that when she and I pass away, our children are not [...]
Q: I am one of those people (and my wife) who made the decision years ago to invest in property rather than super. Now at 60, (wife 55) I am retired and live off my property investments. I have 14 tenants in 2 separate complexes and a separate house all in [...]
If it were not for tax, superannuation wouldn’t exist. You would simply invest in your own name. Superannuation is taxed at lower rates to encourage people to lock their money away for retirement.
Here’s the short story on the tax incentives surrounding superannuation. You receive tax incentives on superannuation at four [...]
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