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Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... Government will take action to close a loophole that allowed employers to short-change employees who chose to make salary sacrifice contributions to their superannuation accounts. The move follows the release of a Superannuation Guarantee Cross-Agency ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... access to this option will allow employees to fund insurance using pre-tax dollars, when they are not able to salary sacrifice. As salary sacrifice arrangements must be agreed to by the employee and employer, this can sometimes prove difficult, especially ...

Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The practicality of the Federal Government's proposed first home superannuation saver scheme is raising concerns with several financial advisers. HLB Mann Judd wealth management manager Lindzi Caputo said there are still a lot of questions surrounding ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... home buyers. Under proposals made in the Federal Budget delivered last night, first home buyers will be able to salary sacrifice super contributions from 1 July to be used as a first home deposit. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said while the association ...

Wages and super should be aligned: Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... super reported that their issue had not been resolved. Cbus also called for the current loophole that allows salary sacrifice to be counted towards superannuation guarantee compliance to be closed. "We appreciate that superannuation can be complex for ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... Davis said that advisers should first and foremost look to decreasing client's investment costs and utilising salary sacrifice, before diversifying with commodities and incorporating REITs. Across town at a retirement breakfast series, 'generating income' ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... isn't really that interested in buying property, but we still want a lot of money in retirement. All you do is salary sacrifice the difference between your rent and property repayments and you're almost there," Daniel says. Daniel believes the same arguments ...

Equip readies full robo advice roll-out

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... contributions they want to make for inclusion in the SOA. If they do this, Equip MyMoney will generate a pro forma salary sacrifice request for them to present to their employer. Sadler said Equip MyMoney would add Clover.com.au's service for money invested ...

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... modern defined contributions super schemes rely on pre-tax contributions from employers, plus any largely pre-tax salary sacrifice contributions from the employee, with all contributions being taxed at 15% upon contribution, plus a further 15% annually ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses providing salary sacrifice arrangements (especially for small businesses) and for fund members who need to ensure they comply with the 10% rule," ...