Make The Most Of End Of Financial Year (EOFY) Opportunities

1. Make The Most Of End Of Financial Year (EOFY) Opportunities www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

2. With the end of the financial year fast approaching there may be some valuable opportunities that might be worth discussing. Depending upon your personal circumstances there may be some planning strategies that may benefit you or your family in the lead up to the end of this financial year. Superannuation Maximise concessional contributions Concessional contributions may reduce your taxable income and the amount of tax you pay as an individual. These contributions are taxed at up to 15%1 within superannuation which may be lower than your marginal tax rate. Concessional contributions include employer contributions, amounts salary sacrificed during the year and personal contributions for which a tax deduction is claimed. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

3. With the end of the financial year fast approaching there may be some valuable opportunities that might be worth discussing. Depending upon your personal circumstances there may be some planning strategies that may benefit you or your family in the lead up to the end of this financial year. Maximise non-concessional contributions Non-concessional contributions are contributions made from after tax income or savings. Although these contributions do not reduce your taxable income, you may still benefit from reduced investment earnings tax of up to 15% as opposed to investing the amount outside of superannuation where earnings are taxed at your marginal tax rate. These contributions are not taxed upon entry to superannuation and form part of your tax-free component. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

4. Non-concessional contributions are capped at $100,000 for the 2020/21 income year. If certain requirements are met, individuals can bring forward two years of annual caps and contribute up to $300,000 before 30 June 2021 without having to exceed the cap. Accessing the Government co-contribution Individuals with assessable income2 of below $54,838 may qualify for the government co-contribution of up to $500 if they make a non-concessional contribution of $1,000 before 30 June 2021. To qualify for the co-contribution: • at least 10% of assessable income must be received from employment or self-employment arrangement • the individual must be below age 71 at the end of the financial year www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

5. they must have Total Superannuation Balance of less than $1.6m on 30 June 2020 and; • they must lodge a tax return for the 2020/21 income year Make a spouse contribution Couples with one spouse earning a low income or no income, may benefit from the spouse tax offset if the high-income earner makes a spouse contribution into the low-income earner spouse’s superannuation. The maximum offset that can be claimed is $540 where the low-income earner spouse’s income is below $37,0003 and $3,000 is contributed before 30 June. In addition to the tax benefit available to the high-income earner spouse, the strategy can also help to build up superannuation savings for the low-income earner spouse. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

6. Up to 30% if you earn $250,000 or more. Assessable income for this purpose includes assessable income plus reportable fringe benefits plus reportable employer contributions less business deductions. Income for this purpose includes assessable income plus reportable fringe benefits plus reportable employer contributions. Contributions splitting Another way to increase spouse’s super is implementing the contribution splitting strategy. The strategy allows eligible spouses (married or de facto) to split up to 85% of concessional contributions (including mandatory employer contributions) made in the prior financial year. 30 June 2021 is the deadline for splitting concessional contributions made in the 2019/20 income year. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

7. First Home Super Saver Scheme Individuals saving for their first home may benefit from making voluntary contributions to super before 30 June. The FHSS Scheme allows first home buyers to make voluntary contributions of up to $15,000 to superannuation per financial year while saving towards the deposit in a tax-effective environment. After contributing for a couple of years, they can withdraw these contributions (up to $30,000 per individual) and use the proceeds towards the acquisition of their first home. SMSF Contribution Reserving This strategy allows SMSF members to make personal deductible contributions over the annual cap in June and claim larger tax deduction for the current year. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

8. SMSF meeting the minimum pension requirement SMSF Trustees with members in the retirement income phase must ensure the minimum pension requirement is met before the 30th of June. Otherwise, the income stream will be taken to have ceased for income tax purposes at the start of the year and the SMSF will lose the eligibility to claim the tax-free earnings for that year. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

9. Taxation Prepay income protection premiums Individuals holding income protection insurance outside of superannuation can prepay premiums for the next 12 months to bring forward the tax deduction to the current financial year. This may be beneficial where individual has larger than expected taxable income for the current year. Prepay interest on investment loan Similar to prepaying income protection premiums, prepaying deductible interest on an investment loan before 30 June 2021 will bring forward the tax deduction to the current financial year. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

10. Social Security Gifting Social security recipients wishing to gift an amount or an asset within the allowable disposal amount can do so before 30th June. These individuals can gift up to $10,000 before the 30th of June and another $10,000 after 1 July 2021, a total of up to $20,000 over June and July. Individuals in receipt of government benefits can gift up to $10,000 in a single financial year or up to $30,000 over 5 rolling financial years. However, the amount gifted in any given financial year cannot exceed $10,000 or the deprivation rules will be applied. We encourage you to contact the office to discuss if any of these strategies might suit your personal circumstances, goals and objectives. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

11. IMPORTANT Certain eligibility requirements may apply to strategies listed. To avoid penalties, we strongly recommend seeking advice from your financial planner before implementing any of the strategies explained in this article. The information contained in this article is general information only. It is not intended to be a recommendation, offer, advice or invitation to purchase, sell or otherwise deal in securities or other investments. Before making any decision in respect to a financial product, you should seek advice from an appropriately qualified professional. We believe that the information contained in this document is accurate. However, we are not specifically licensed to provide tax or legal advice and any information that may relate to you should be confirmed with your tax or legal adviser. www.sfadvisory.com.au +61 3 9034 4883

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