There is a lot in the reforms for people who have not had the opportunity to build their super balances. The reforms likely to impact on you are:
‘Catch up’ super contributions
Normally, annual caps limit what you can contribute to superannuation. The reforms allow people with broken work patterns to ‘catch up’ their concessional super contributions. From 1 July 2018, people with super balances below $500,000 will be able to rollover their unused concessional caps for up to 5 years. Unused cap amounts can be carried forward from the 2018-19 financial year; which means the first opportunity to use these new rules will be 2019-20.
Tax offset for low income earners
A new tax offset will be available for people earning less than $37,000. The offset refunds any tax paid on super contributions.
There is good news if you are partially self-employed and partially a wage earner. Currently, …