Making a tax-deductible super contribution can be a great way to boost your retirement savings. Find out whether they could be the right strategy for you.
Superannuation contributions strategies
In this section you can learn about super contributions strategies you can consider in order to boost your super balance.
Learn about the most common super contributions in the following SuperGuide articles:
Set out below are all SuperGuide articles that relate to Superannuation contributions strategies.
What on earth is an in-specie transfer?
Most super fund members are familiar with the process of making contributions to their super account. However, they may be less familiar with the process of transferring an asset such as property or shares in or out of their fund without any money changing hands. We take a look at the pros and cons of in specie transfers relating to SMSFs.
How does the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme work?
Saving a deposit to buy your first home is a tough task, and purchasing an affordable first home can be an even greater challenge. The First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme developed by the Australian Government is one solution, but it’s not for everyone. To help you get your head around whether the FHSS Scheme is for you, check out our 10-point guide.
Salary sacrifice and super: How does it work?
From 1 January 2020, your salary sacrificed super contributions can’t be used by your employer to reduce their SG payment obligations, regardless of the amount you elect to salary sacrifice.
Beginner’s guide to making super contributions
Building a sizeable retirement nest egg can take some effort, but a recent study by Roy Morgan found only 18% of employees with super currently have more than the compulsory 9.5% of their salary or wages going into their super fund account.
Making downsizer super contributions: 10 things you need to know
For some retirees, selling the family home can also be a great way to release built-up equity and make an extra contribution to their super account.
Superannuation Guarantee rules for employers
If there’s one thing guaranteed to have employers pulling their hair out, it’s red tape. Unfortunately, your obligation to pay super to employees comes wrapped in red tape and slip-ups can be costly. So what are the rules?
The pros and cons of investing your inheritance into super
Is it better to use an inheritance to pay off the mortgage, invest, or put it into super? We look at what you need to weigh up before you choose.
Proportioning rule and super tax: What it is and why it matters
When it comes to your super benefits, tax is always at the heart of it, whether it’s when you make a contribution, or when you take your money out at the other end.
2019/2020 guide to non-concessional contributions (after-tax super contributions)
You can make contributions into your super account from your take home pay or money outside the super system. Since these contributions have already been taxed before you contribute them to your super account, they are not treated concessionally and are called non-concessional contributions.
Work test: Making super contributions over 65
The key thing to understand about the work test for super contributions over the age of 65 is that you need to be ‘gainfully employed’ on at least a part-time basis to pass the work test.
2019/2020 guide to concessional contributions (before-tax super contributions)
Although it can be difficult getting your head around all the different types of super contributions that go into your super account, concessional contributions are the ones you are mostly likely to have and are pretty straightforward to understand.
A super guide to understanding the bring-forward rule
Although it sounds complicated, bring-forward contributions are just what they sound like – you bring forward your non-concessional contributions caps from future years and use them in a shorter time period.
Carry-forward contributions: How your unused contribution limits can help you catch up
Feel like you’ve missed the boat when it comes to your retirement savings? Carry-forward super contributions could be the answer for many Australians looking to boost the balance in their super account.
Learn to love LISTO: Low income earners get their super tax refunded
It’s getting harder to pocket a tax refund these days, so when the Government is offering one for your super contributions, it’s worthwhile knowing just how you much you are likely to get.