Welcome to Australia’s most superannuation and retirement planning website
Welcome to Australia's most popular superannuation and retirement planning website
How super works: Covers the latest super rates and thresholds, latest super changes, super for beginners, compulsory employer super contributions rules, comparing super funds, how-to super guides, and helpful retirement reckoners. Learn more
Making super contributions: Covers how much super your employer must pay, how much you can contribute, salary sacrifice, tax-deductible super contributions, contributions caps and contributions strategies. Learn more
Super fund performance: Covers latest super fund investment returns, best-performing super funds, performance reckoners, investment choice, super fees, insurance options and how to compare and choose a super fund. Learn more
Super and tax: Find out how your super benefits are taxed when you retire, including the tax treatment of your super’s investment earnings in retirement phase. Discover how super contributions are taxed, how super tax affects SMSFS, and the tax implications when death benefits are paid. Learn more
SMSFs: This section is for Australians running a self-managed super fund, or considering setting up an SMSF. Covers SMSF compliance, administration, investment, and SMSF pensions. Learn more
Planning for retirement: Helps answer retirement planning questions such as, how much super is enough?, What age can I retire?, Types of super benefits?, How long will I live?, Will I get the Age Pension, and How can I set up a retirement plan? Learn more
Accessing super: Covers the 14 legal ways to withdraw your super (conditions of release), your preservation age, the types of super benefits you can choose, divorce and super, leaving Australia, and accessing super early. Learn more
In retirement: Covers important retirement rules including taking a super lump or starting a super pension, working in retirement, obtaining financial advice, CSHC, Age Pension, and what happens to super benefits when someone dies. Learn more
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- Spouse contributions tax offset: 10 facts you need to know May 23, 2018
- Superannuation Guarantee: What is the maximum SG employers must pay? May 23, 2018
- Salary sacrifice and super: A guide for employees and employers May 23, 2018
- Superannuation death benefits and the $1.6 million transfer balance cap May 23, 2018
- Employees can now make tax-deductible super contributions (since July 2017) May 23, 2018
- Who can make tax-deductible super contributions? May 23, 2018
- Maximum SG employer contributions for 2018/2019 year (and previous years) May 23, 2018
- Who are the wealthy retirees targeted in Labor’s plans? May 22, 2018
- Total Superannuation Balance: 7 reasons why your TSB matters May 22, 2018
- Does the government’s co-contribution count towards my contributions cap? May 22, 2018
