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Salary sacrificing into super means foregoing a portion of your gross wage or salary as an extra contribution into your super, which in most cases is contributed on top of the Super Guarantee (SG) contributions you receive from your employer. It’s one of the easiest ways to save on tax and grow your super balance at the same time - without significantly changing your current lifestyle.
Learn the basics of salary sacrificing in three easy steps: 1. Benefits of salary sacrificing While salary sacrificing can reduce your take-home salary, it can reduce the amount of tax you pay. Salary sacrifice contributions to your super are only taxed at 15% on the salary sacrifice amount. So if your income tax rate is higher than 15%, salary sacrificing can be a good way to reduce the amount of tax you pay whilst growing your superannuation. Salary sacrificing can also reduce your taxable income for that financial year. The amount you sacrifice is not included as assessable income for income tax purposes. In addition to the tax benefits, salary sacrificing into super is a great way to boost your retirement savings. Together with time and the power of compounding returns, salary sacrifice contributions can have a significant impact on your end super balance - even if the amount you contribute is small. 2. Are there limits to salary sacrificing into super? In short, yes, there are limits to salary sacrificing into super if you want to avoid penalty tax. Salary sacrifice contributions, along with SG contributions made by your employer or personal contributions for which a tax deduction can be claimed, are pre-tax contributions which are considered ‘concessional’ super contributions. This means they are only taxed at the 15% concessional tax rate. There are limits on the total amount of concessional contributions that are eligible to receive the concessional tax rate within one financial year. Amounts above that limit will be taxed at the highest marginal tax rates. See the limit that applies to your age group below. If you’re under 50 years old From 1 July 2007, the cap on concessional super contributions to super is $50,000p.a. for those under 50. So, the sum of all concessional contributions such as SG and salary sacrifice contributions of up to $50,000 per year will receive the concessional 15% tax on entry. It’s important to know that the amount of pre-tax contributions exceeding the cap of $50,000 will be taxed at the highest income tax rate (45 cents in the dollar for financial year 2007/2008) plus the Medicare levy of 1.5% i.e. 46.5% in total. • Pre Tax Contributions of SG + Salary Sacrifice up to $50,000 will have a Contributions Tax Rate of 15% plus medicare. • Pre Tax Contributions of SG + Salary Sacrifice over $50,000 will have a Contributions Tax Rate of 45% plus Medicare. If you have more than one super fund, the sum of concessional contributions into all these super funds counts towards this cap, so you cannot increase your limit by having more than one super fund. If you’re 50 years and over For those 50 years and over, the cap on all concessional super contributions is $100,000p.a. until 30 June 2012 - after which it will revert to $50,000 plus an amount for wage indexation. This means up to $100,000 per year in SG, salary sacrifice and personal contributions (for which a tax deduction can be claimed) can be contributed and receive the concessional tax rate of just 15%. Any concessional contributions exceeding the cap will be taxed at the highest marginal income tax rate plus the Medicare levy of 1.5%. In the 2007/2008 financial year, the highest marginal income tax rate is 45 cents in the dollar. As the $100,000 cap will be reduced to $50,000 per year (indexed) for all Australians regardless of age in July 2012, there is a window of opportunity to contribute large amounts to super while you can still receive the 15% tax rate. • Pre Tax Contributions before 30 June 2012 of SG + Salary Sacrifice up to $100,0002 will have a Contributions Tax Rate of 15% plus Medicare • Pre Tax Contributions before 30 June 2012 of SG + Salary Sacrifice over $100,0002 will have a Contributions Tax Rate of 45% plus Medicare If you have multiple super funds, this cap applies to all concessional contributions made to all your super accounts. 65 years and over and still working? You need to work at least 40 hours in 30 consecutive days to be able to contribute to super
The recession tornado engulfing the complete world under its sway is history repeating itself. A similar situation hit the world market several times. Markets going up steadily have to fall one day or the other and the steep rise witnessed for years together saw its greatest fall in the last quarter of the year 2008. India is still far behind in the downslide and India market news reveal the fact that many a sector, despite the fall, is slowly showing its positive growth. Falling of swap rates is the latest news India has aired. Inflation, still a haunting factor, declined for the tenth consecutive week in the first week of the new year. Decline in the wholesale prices of food articles is considered to be the primary cause by market news India. Fall of prices in manufactured goods, fuel, etc. adds to the declining inflation which saw its highest peak (12.91%) in August 2008.
India news also flashed on the effect of Satyam in the US stock market, with Indian stocks listed on the American bourses suffering a loss of nearing two billion US dollars in a week. Again as per market news India, other major losers include HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Tata Communication, to name a few. Yet Satyam, despite the revelations of almost 90% of the proceeds as fraud, is in safe hands, ready to reap a saga of successes in the future. The RBI, according to latest news India, is going strict and banks now need to report to the central bank on their cash balances every Friday. India news also makes it clear of the fact the increased unemployment problem with many MNCs going for job cuts. It is the primo companies that are suffering huge losses rather than small businesses. The government's stimulus package, tax cuts on many products and increase of credits by the RBI have helped companies and investors cope up with the economic crisis to a great extent. Market news India also reveal the fact that with the sensex exhibiting a marked improvement, the situation will soon cover up.
This year has not really been very positive for corporate India and also for the key stock market indexes, Sensex and the Nifty. The year began with the unveiling of one of the biggest scandals of India Inc—The Satyam Scam. The case has not only given a bad name to the much promising India IT sector but also the entire corporate India. Though the government has taken all possible measures by appointing a new board of directors that comprises of high profile names like Deepak Parekh and Tarun Das, it remains to be seen how things shape up for Satyam. The newly appointed Satyam board has already started taking steps to bring the company back on track. After appointing KPMG and Delloite as the new auditors to restate the accounts of the company, the board is now looking for a new CEO and CFO for the company.
Education is very important for an individual. Quality education leads to over all development of an individual and society. But everyone is not fortunate enough to get quality education and fulfill their dreams. Financial constraints may not allow you to get what you want but you can easily get an external financial help easily. Wondering about bad credit? Even you can, yes by applying for bad credit student loans you can easily get apt financial help to meet your educational desires.
Those facing poor credit such as arrears, defaults, CCJs, late payments, bankruptcy and IVA can easily apply for these loans to fulfill their educational needs. Students can borrow anything as per their course requirements. The loan amount depends on the type of course and its fee structure. You can apply for graduate and post graduate courses. One can even go for any professional and medical course depending on your choice. Bad credit student loans can be applied in secured ands unsecured loans. The secured bad credit student can be easily procured by pledging any of your assets as security. You can offer your property, car and valuable documents. You can easily borrow a huge loan amount that too at lower and affordable interest rates. Whereas, unsecured bad credit student loans are offered without any collateral obligation. You are not obligated to pledge anything as security and can raise a small loan amount. Although the interest rates charged are slightly higher as there is no security. One can easily apply for bad credit student loans online and offline. Online application is feasible as it consumes very less time. Just fill up a form and apply! You can even search around for lower rate deals easily. With bad credit student loans you can pay off various expenses, buy study material, computer, pay for accommodation, food expenses, traveling expenses, admission and examination fee.
You can handle your financial matters on the very same day when it occurs. Even you can pay off your payable debts too without any tension and worry for the required money. There will be no tension at all even though you do not have any money of your salary left. The payday cash today loans can be used just like your salary and you can repay it too without much problem.
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