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Budget

NCC lifetime cap and you

20 May 2016
From 3 May 2016, the amount of non-concessional contributions (NCCs) that a person can make to super will have a proposed cap of $500,000. What does this mean for you?

Federal Budget 2016

4 May 2016
Two major factors necessarily limited Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull in their first crack at a Federal Budget – our relatively fragile economy, as evidenced by yesterday’s RBA announcement, and the fact that an election will be called within days.

Federal Budget 2016: social security

4 May 2016
Key points on social security from the Federal Budget 2016 announcement, including eligibility for the Disability Support Pension and changes to the Age Pension Assets Test...

Federal Budget 2016: taxation

4 May 2016
Key points on taxation from the Federal Budget 2016 announcement, including personal income tax relief, an increase in the small business turnover threshold and a reduction in the company tax rate...

Federal Budget 2016: superannuation

4 May 2016
Key points on superannuation from the Federal Budget 2016 announcement, including the introduction of the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, concessional cap changes and an ease in the restrictions for tax deductions for personal contributions...

Rumour has it: pre-Budget super speculation

12 April 2016
With less than a week until the Federal Budget is handed down, the media is alive with speculation as to what changes the Government will impose and, as usual, superannuation is at the forefront of the pre-Budget rumour mill.

One smart pre-Budget move you should consider if aged 55* or over (at 30th June 2015)

15 March 2016
It’s that time of year again when pre-Budget media speculation is proving very hard to escape. Every day we are told what the Budget may (or may not!) have in store for us which can be perplexing when considering pre-emptive pre-Budget strategies.