Superannuation

On Tuesday, 9th May, Federal Treasurer Hon. Jim Chalmers handed down the 2023/24 Federal Budget, a second delivered by the Albanese Government, providing an outlook into the Government's priority to create a "responsible and sustainable" economic strategy, in the face of continued inflation, rising cost-of-living, and global volatility.

As we approach the end of Quarter 3, 2022/23, this is a reminder of the upcoming 28^th April 2023 due date for payments of your mandatory employer Superannuation Guarantee Contributions.

On Tuesday, 25th October, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2022/23 Albanese Government - Federal Budget, providing a brief introduction into Labor's priorities to steady the peak of inflation and manage Australia's economic deficit.

Managing a Super Fund as a trustee can have significant complexities, especially where keeping abreast of changes in legislation and audit focus areas.

For those operating a Self-Managed Super Fund, the Australian Tax Office has released new rulings relating to an increased focus on tax treatments surrounding ‘Non-Arm’s Length Income’ (NALI) and ‘Non-Arm’s Length Expense’ (NALE) transactions.

As of 1 July 2022, there are a number of important changes which come into effect impacting employers and the Superannuation of employees.

As confirmed in this year's Federal Budget, a reminder that from 1 July 2021, the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) base rate is set to increase to 10 per cent, rising from 9.5 per cent.

As we approach the end of Quarter 3, 2020/21; this is an important reminder of the upcoming 28^th April 2021 due date for payments of your mandatory employer Superannuation contributions.