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IPA calls for repeal of 10% rule

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... from other sources, the maximum concessional superannuation contribution will be $15,000 if he or she is able to salary sacrifice their entire employment income. But if the employer does not allow the employee to salary sacrifice the super contributions ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... association also suggested alternative payment methods to improve access to advice such as accessing super, the use of salary sacrifice arrangements and the government superannuation co-contribution scheme.

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... association also suggested alternative payment methods to improve access to advice such as accessing super, the use of salary sacrifice arrangements and the government superannuation co-contribution scheme. The fact that financial advice is not tax-deductible ...

MTAA launches individual advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... want their entire financial situation examined either," she said. "Limited personal advice could be about making salary sacrifice contributions or making an investment choice, for example. "It's another way that MTAA Super is responding to our members' ...

Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... the favourable tax conditions offered through super by topping up as much as they can reasonably afford through salary sacrifice. Concessional contributions are taxed at 15% instead of person's usual income tax rate. According to the calculator on the ...

Make super review your New Year's resolution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... retirement savings gap per Australian is estimated to be nearly $80,000." MLC also recommends investors consider salary sacrifice superannuation contributions, diverting cash flow from a home loan into super, off-setting capital gains tax by contributing ...

$1bn unpaid contributions returned

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Gibson, IFCC general manager, said these unpaid contributions include both compulsory employer contributions and salary sacrifice amounts. "By law, employers must pay their employees' super contributions on a quarterly or monthly basis. This is because ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... 12.6% as at 31 December 2006, mainly due to a fall in voluntary contribution rates, said AMP. "The Index shows salary sacrifice contributions have fallen across most age groups, particularly for older Australians who traditionally put more into their ...

EOFY: Review of super contributions essential

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... important and many consumers don't realise the consequences of breaching the respective caps. "Clients who have salary sacrifice arrangements in place with their employer should review these arrangements to ensure they won't breach the reduced cap next ...

Investor negativity despite positive signs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... 26.6%. Of these, 50% contribute by salary sacrificing additional contributions as part of their pay while 9.5% do salary sacrifice lump sum contributions. The report also contained data on the market share between the Big Four banks with CBA supplying ...