The following thresholds relate to the 2017-2018.  In the Federal Budget 2016 there were some major announcements which will effect the thresholds for the 2017-2018 year.  Super Contributions

Superannuation guarantee maximum contribution base	$52,760 per quarter ($211,040 pa)
Employer contribution rate	9.5%
Concessional contributions cap (no additional contribution for people over age 49).	$25,000
Non-concessional contributions cap (please note that transitional arrangements available for people that have triggered the bring forward rule prior to 1 July 2017.  For more information please refer Transitional Rule	$100,000/$300,000*
CGT cap	$1,445 million**

*    People under age 65 at any time in the financial year may effectively bring forward two years’ worth of non-concessional contributions, allowing them to contribute $300,000 at any time over a three-year period without exceeding the cap.  If a person has invoked the two-year bring forward rule in a particular financial year, their non-concessional cap will remain at three times the non-concessional cap in the first year.

** The CGT cap is a lifetime limit and is indexed annually and rounded down to the nearest $5,000.

Division 293 tax threshold

From 1 July 2012, Division 293 tax will be applied to certain super contributions to reduce the concessional tax treatment of those contributions made for very high income individuals.

From 1st July 2017 the high income threshold is $250,000.

An individual’s income is added to certain super contributions and compared to the high income threshold. Division 293 tax is payable on the excess over the threshold, or on the super contributions, whichever is less. The rate of Division 293 tax is 15%.

Division 293 tax is not payable on excess concessional contributions that have been taxed under Division 292 (or refunded under section 292-467).

Government Co-Contribution***

Total	Reduction in max co-contribution	Maximum income (TI) (RI) co-contribution
$36,813 or less	Nil	$500
$36,813 to $51,813	(TI – $36,813) x 0.03333	$500 – RI
$51,813 or more	Nil	Nil

 ***   Payment rate is 50 cents for every dollar of personal contributions made by eligible persons.  The maximum co-contribution available is $500.  Total Income (TI) is assessable income plus reportable fringe benefits plus reportable employer super contributions, less business deductions (other than for work-related expenses or personal super contributions.)

Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC)

Adjusted taxable income	Contribution amount
$37,000 or less	15% of concessional contributions (subject to a maximum LISC of $500)
$37,001 or more	Nil

Super Lump Sum Benefits

Low rate cap	$200,000
Untaxed plan cap	$1,445 million

Minimum and maximum percentage factors

These percentage factors apply to exempt current pension income (ECPI) and transition to retirement income stream (TRIS) .

Minimum Factors

As per establishment account balance and in the subsequent years the balance at the 1st July.

Age of recipient	% factor
Under age 65	4%
65 to 74	5%
75 to 79	6%
80 to 84	7%
85 to 89	9%
90 to 94	11%
95 and older	14%

Maximum Factors ECPI – there is no maximum pension.  You can draw pension up to 100% of the value. TRIS – maximum pension is 10% of the account balance at establishment date and in the subsequent years the pension account balance at 1st July. Taxation of Income Steams Tax free component is not taxed.  Taxable component is taxed as follows: *on 1st July 2017, an individual on a TTR who has not met a condition of release won’t satisfy as an income stream in retirement phase.  Tax Free part of genuine redundancy and early retirement scheme payments

	Taxable Component Tax Rate
Age	From taxed sources	From untaxed sources
Age 60 or above	Not assessable, not exempt income	Taxed at marginal tax rates, with a 10% tax offset
At or above preservation age and under 60	Taxed at marginal tax rates and tax offset of 15% is available	Taxed at marginal tax rates, with no tax offset
Under preservation age	Taxed at marginal tax rates, with no tax offset (Tax offset of 15% is available if a disability super benefit)	Taxed at marginal tax rates, with not tax offset
First year	For each completed base benefit year of service
$10,155	$5,078

Termination Payments

ETP cap amount	$200,000
Whole-of-income cap amount	$180,000

Superannuation Death Benefit

Super death benefits paid to a death benefits dependant

Age of deceased at time of death	Type of death benefit	Age of recipient	Taxed element	Untaxed element
Any age	Lump sum	Any age	0% NANE	0% NANE
Age 60 and above	Income stream	Any age	0% NANE	MTR less 10% tax offset
Below age 60	Income stream	Age 60 and above	0% NANE	MTR less 10% tax offset
Below age 60	Income stream	Below age 60	MTR less 15% tax offset	MTR (no tax offset)

Superannuation Death Benefit

Super death benefits paid to a death benefits non-dependant

Age of deceased	Type of death benefit	Age of recipient	Taxed element	Untaxed element
Any Age	Lump sum	Any age	Max 15%	Max 30%
Any Age	Income stream	Any age	Not permitted after 1 July 2007.  Death benefit income streams commenced prior to 1 July 2007 will be taxed in the same manner as if paid to a dependant.	same rules applies as Taxed element

MTR is Marginal Tax Rate

NANE income is neither assessable income nor exempt income.  It is ignored when working out a persons taxable income and their tax losses.

For all non-zero tax rates, Medicare levy may also apply.  For all payments, the tax-free component is NANE.

These payment are not subject to tax.

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