Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
CHAPTER 3
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SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES
PART 3-30
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SUPERANNUATION
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) .
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.
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) ).
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.
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.
291-20(7)
However, you do not have unused concessional contributions cap for a * financial year earlier than the 2018-2019 financial year.
Division 291
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Excess concessional contributions
Subdivision 291-B
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Excess concessional contributions
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 |
2025 / 26 | $ 30,000 ] |
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.
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) ).
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.
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.
291-20(7)
However, you do not have unused concessional contributions cap for a * financial year earlier than the 2018-2019 financial year.