CHAPTER 3
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SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES
PART 3-30
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SUPERANNUATION
History
Part 3-30 inserted by
No 9 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, applicable to the 2007-2008 income year and later years.
Division 291
-
Excess concessional contributions
History
Div 291 inserted by No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 29 June 2013. No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 Pt 7 contains the following application, transitional and saving provisions:
Part 7
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Application, transitional and saving provisions
Division 1
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Application and transitional provisions
110 Application
110(1)
Subject to this Part, the amendments made by this Schedule
[
of No 118 of 2013] apply:
(a)
so far as they affect assessments relating to an income year
-
to assessments for the 2013-14 income year and later income years; and
(b)
so far as they affect assessments relating to a financial year
-
to assessments for the 2013-2014 financial year and later financial years; and
(c)
otherwise
-
to acts done or omitted to be done, or states of affairs existing, or periods ending, on or after the start of the first income year starting on or after 1 July 2013.
110(2)
Subitem (1) does not apply to item 1 of this Schedule
[
of No 118 of 2013].
…
Division 2
-
Saving provisions
112 Making and amending assessments, and doing other things etc., in relation to past matters
112
Even though an Act is repealed or amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013], the repeal or amendment is disregarded for the purpose of doing any of the following under any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
):
(a)
making or amending an assessment (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);
(b)
exercising any right or power, performing any obligation or duty or doing any other thing (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);
in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.
113 Saving of provisions about effect of assessments
113
If a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Schedule
[
of No 118 of 2013] deals with the effect of an assessment, the repeal or amendment is disregarded in relation to assessments made, before or after the repeal or amendment applies, in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.
114 Saving of provisions about general interest charge and interest
114
If:
(a)
a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013] provides for the payment of:
(i)
general interest charge or shortfall interest charge; or
(ii)
an amount of interest worked out under subsection
292-425(2)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
; and
(b)
in a particular case, the period in respect of which the charge or interest is payable (whether under the provision or under the
Taxation Administration Act 1953
) has not begun, or has begun but not ended, when the provision is repealed or amended;
then, despite the repeal or amendment, the provision or part continues to apply in the particular case until the end of the period.
115 Saving of regulations
-
allocated amounts
115(1)
This item applies to a regulation if:
(a)
the regulation was made for the purposes of subsection
292-25(3)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
; and
(b)
the regulation was in force immediately before the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013].
115(2)
The regulation has effect, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], as if it had been made under subsection
291-25(3)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
as amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013].
116 Saving of regulations
-
notional taxed contributions
116(1)
This item applies to a regulation if:
(a)
the regulation was made for the purposes of subsection
292-170(1)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
; and
(b)
the regulation was in force immediately before the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013].
116(2)
The regulation has effect, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], as if it had been made under subsection
291-170(1)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
as amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013].
117 Saving of regulations
-
transitional rules for notional taxed contributions
117(1)
This item applies to a regulation if:
(a)
the regulation was made for the purposes of a provision of section
292-170
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subitem (3); and
(b)
the regulation was in force immediately before the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013].
117(2)
The regulation has effect, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], as if it had been made under the provision of section
291-170
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
mentioned in column 2 of that item of the table, as inserted by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013].
117(3)
This is the table mentioned in subitems (1) and (2):
Saving of regulations
-
notional taxed contributions
|
Item
|
Column 1
Provision of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
under which the existing regulation was made
|
Column 2
Provision of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
under which the regulation is taken, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], to have been made
|
1 |
Paragraph 292-170(6)(d) |
Paragraph 291-170(2)(d) |
2 |
Subparagraph 292-170(7)(e)(ii) |
Subparagraph 291-170(3)(e)(ii) |
3 |
Paragraph 292-170(7)(f) |
Paragraph 292-170(3)(f) |
4 |
Paragraph 292-170(8)(d) |
Paragraph 292-170(4)(d) |
5 |
Subparagraph 292-170(9)(e)(ii) |
Subparagraph 291-170(5)(e)(ii) |
6 |
Paragraph 292-170(9)(f) |
Paragraph 292-170(5)(f) |
118 Saving of determination about discretion to disregard contributions
Determination relating to concessional contributions
118(1)
This item applies to a determination if:
(a)
the determination was made under section
292-465
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to concessional contributions for a financial year; and
(b)
the determination was in force immediately before the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013].
118(2)
The determination has effect, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], as if it had been made under section
291-465
of that Act as amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013].
Determination relating to non-concessional contributions
118(3)
This item applies to a determination if:
(a)
the determination was made under section
292-465
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to non-concessional contributions for a financial year; and
(b)
the determination was in force immediately before the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013].
118(4)
The determination has effect, after the commencement of this item
[
29 June 2013], as if it had been made under section
292-465
of that Act as amended by this Act
[
No 118 of 2013].
119 Part does not limit operation of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
119
This Part does not limit the operation of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
.
Subdivision 291-B
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Excess concessional contributions
History
Subdiv 291-B inserted by No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 29 June 2013. For application, transitional and saving provisions see note under Div
291
heading.
Operative provisions
SECTION 291-20
Your excess concessional contributions for a financial year
291-20(1)
You have
excess concessional contributions
for a
*
financial year if the amount of your
*
concessional contributions for the year exceeds your
*
concessional contributions cap for the year. The amount of the excess concessional contributions is the amount of the excess.
291-20(2)
Your
concessional contributions cap
is:
(a)
for the 2017-2018 financial year
-
$25,000; or
(b)
for the 2018-2019 financial year or a later financial year
-
the amount worked out by indexing annually the amount mentioned in paragraph
(a)
.
Note:
Subdivision
960-M
shows how to index amounts. However, annual indexation does not necessarily increase the amount of the cap: see section
960-285
.
[
CCH Note:
The concessional contributions cap amounts are:
2013/14 |
$25,000 |
2014/15 |
$30,000 |
2015/16 |
$30,000 |
2016/17 |
$30,000 |
2017/18 |
$25,000 |
2018/19 |
$25,000 |
2019/20 |
$25,000 |
2020/21 |
$25,000 |
2021/22 |
$27,500 |
2022/23 |
$27,500 |
2023/24 |
$27,500 |
2024/25 |
$30,000] |
History
S 291-20(2) substituted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 2 item 1, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to the financial year starting on 1 July 2017 and later financial years. S 291-20(2) formerly read:
291-20(2)
Your
concessional contributions cap
is:
(a)
for the 2013-2014 financial year
-
$
25,000; or
(b)
for the 2014-2015 financial year or a later financial year
-
the amount worked out by indexing annually the amount mentioned in paragraph (a).
Note 1:
Subdivision 960-M shows how to index amounts. However, annual indexation does not necessarily increase the amount of the cap: see section 960-285.
Note 2:
For transitional rules for older Australians, see section 291-20 of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.
Five year carry forward of unused concessional contributions cap
291-20(3)
However, your
concessional contributions cap
for the *financial year is increased in accordance with subsection
(4)
if:
(a)
your *concessional contributions for the year would otherwise exceed your concessional contributions cap for the year; and
(b)
your *total superannuation balance just before the start of the financial year is less than $500,000; and
(c)
you have previously unapplied *unused concessional contributions cap for one or more of the previous 5 financial years.
History
S 291-20(3) inserted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 4, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to working out your concessional contributions cap for the 2019-2020 financial year and later financial years.
291-20(4)
Apply your unapplied *unused concessional contributions cap for each of the previous 5 *financial years to increase your *concessional contributions cap (but not by more than the excess from paragraph
(3)(a)
).
History
S 291-20(4) inserted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 4, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to working out your concessional contributions cap for the 2019-2020 financial year and later financial years.
291-20(5)
For the purposes of increasing your *concessional contributions cap under subsection
(4)
, apply amounts of *unused concessional contributions cap for previous *financial years in order from the earliest year to the most recent year.
History
S 291-20(5) inserted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 4, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to working out your concessional contributions cap for the 2019-2020 financial year and later financial years.
Your unused concessional contributions cap
291-20(6)
You have
unused concessional contributions cap
for a *financial year if the amount of your *concessional contributions for the year falls short of your *concessional contributions cap for the year. The amount of the unused concessional contributions cap is the amount of the shortfall.
History
S 291-20(6) inserted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 4, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to working out your concessional contributions cap for the 2019-2020 financial year and later financial years.
291-20(7)
However, you do not have
unused concessional contributions cap
for a *financial year earlier than the 2018-2019 financial year.
History
S 291-20(7) inserted by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 4, effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to working out your concessional contributions cap for the 2019-2020 financial year and later financial years.
History
S 291-20 amended by No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 items 90
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91, by inserting
"
1
"
after
"
Note
"
and inserting note 2, effective 29 June 2013. For application, transitional and saving provisions see note under Div
291
heading.
S 291-20 inserted by No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 29 June 2013. For application, transitional and saving provisions see note under Div
291
heading.