Increasing income eligibility for the spouse contribution tax offset

Article published by RJS Wealth Management Pty LtdYou may be able to claim an 18{89774503f1dc5a8067a215bf11c503ad6eecdd9fbdfb7beae4875fba6258e357} tax offset on super contributions of up to $3,000 you make on behalf of your non-working or low-income-earning spouse. From 1 July 2017 the spouse contribution tax offset income limit will increase from $13,800 to $40,000 per annum.You will be entitled to a tax offset of up to $540 per year if you meet all of the following conditions:

• the sum of your spouse's assessable income, total reportable fringe benefits amounts and reportable employer super contributions was less than $40,000
• the contributions were not deductible to you
• the contributions were made to a super fund that was a complying super fund for the income year in which you made the contribution
• both you and your spouse were Australian residents when the contributions were made
• when making the contributions you and your spouse were not living separately and apart on a permanent basis.

Note: The spouse contribution tax offset can not be claimed for super contributions that you made to your own fund, then split to your spouse. That is called a rollover or transfer, not a contribution.

Superannuation can be complicated. To find out how these and other superannuation reforms affect you, what action you should take or to simply ask a question, contact an RJS Wealth Management Professional on 1300 256 526. In many circumstances, it may be ideal to take action now.Related articles:

• Introducing a $1.6 million transfer balance cap
• Reducing the concessional contributions cap to $25,000
• Reducing the non-concessional contribution cap to $100,000 pa
• Abolishing the anti-detriment payment. Is the death tax back?
• Removing tax exempt earnings for transition to retirement income streams
• Lowering the threshold for Division 293 tax to an annual income of $250,00

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