In this year’s budget the government announced a measure to allow individuals with incomes in excess of $263,157 to avoid SG payments coming out of wages from certain employers. The measure is set to apply from 1 July 2018.
Cooper Partners head of SMSF and succession Jemma Sanderson said the measure is aimed at helping eligible individuals to avoid unintentionally breaching the $25,000 annual concessional contributions cap as a result of multiple compulsory SG contributions.
For clients who want to opt out of SG from certain employers under this measure, it’s very important to ensure they continue to receive their full entitlements from employers.
“If a client has a salary of $100,000 from one of their multiple employers plus superannuation, you don’t want the employer to say now that we don’t have to pay you super we’re just going to pay your $100,000,” she warned.
“At the moment, they do actually get that super component back as salary when they’re in excess of their cap with SG, but it’s a longer-term process to get it back.”
