18 Mar 2021
Superannuation: AWOTE Indexation
- Posted by Dejan Pekic BCom DipFP CFP GAICD, Senior Financial Planner
From 1 July 2021 the concessional and non-concessional superannuation contribution caps are set to increase due to Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE) indexation.
The concessional contribution cap was set at $25,000 from 1 July 2017 and will increase to $27,500 pa from 1 July 2021.
The non-concessional contribution cap is calculated as four times the concessional contribution cap and so will increase from $100,000 to $110,000 from 1 July 2021.
This also changes the maximum amount a member who was under 65 at the start of the year can contribute under the non-concessional contribution cap bring-forward rule from $300,000 to $330,000 from 1 July 2021.
The general transfer balance from superannuation accumulation to superannuation pension will also increase from $1.6m to $1.7m due to AWOTE indexation on the 1 July 2021.
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This is excellent news because it allows each of us to contribute more money into a concessionally taxed environment called superannuation where the maximum tax rate on earnings is no more than 15% while the maximum personal marginal tax rate is 45% plus 2% Medicare plus 1.5% Medicare Surcharge.
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