The general transfer balance cap (TBC) will be indexed on 1 July 2026, increasing by $100,000 from $2 million to $2.1 million. This increase will impact members with a personal TBC. Members who have commenced a pension prior to 1 July 2026 and haven't previously reached or exceeded their personal cap will be eligible for a proportional increase, based on their highest ever transfer balance and the amount of unused cap space.
Members starting a pension for the first time on or after 1 July 2026 will be entitled to a personal TBC of $2.1 million.
Display of updated transfer balance caps
Although indexation of the general TBC takes effect on 1 July 2026, updated personal transfer balance caps are not expected to display until 13 July 2026.
From 13 July:
- Members will be able to view their updated personal TBC in ATO online services.
- Agents will be able to view their client's details in Online services for agents.
Members' personal TBC will be calculated based on the information reported to and processed by us.
To ensure members have a clear understanding of their cap entitlements, we encourage funds and advisers to report all TBC events as they occur and, where possible, before 1 July 2026.
Reporting between 1 and 13 July 2026
You can continue to report TBC events to us between 1 and 13 July 2026, and we will process these reports as usual. However, during this period, updates will not be reflected in a member's transfer balance.
As a result, between 1 and 13 July we will not issue or revoke:
- excess transfer balance determinations we have sent to a member
- commutation authorities we have sent to a fund.
Please continue to respond as normal to commutation authorities during this period.
For more information see transfer balance cap.
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