Rich get slugged $380 million on their superannuation contributions   :)

Date
    November 7, 2015
    Canberra Times

Almost 120,000 higher earners have been hit with extra tax bills of $380 million under changes to superannuation rules, and tens of thousands of Australians have been forced to pay almost half a billion extra tax for stepping over limits on their superannuation contributions.

In its dying days, the Labor Gillard government introduced the extra 15 per cent tax on people earning more than $300,000, which the Coalition government retained.

ATO data shows it issued $378.9 million in assessments and collected $325.8 million of this in 2014-15. This is up from $294 million in assessments the year before, and $217.4 million tax collected.

The tax, known as Division 293, applies to an individual's income and pre-tax superannuation contributions. If these amounts total more than $300,000, the individual is liable to pay the extra 15 per cent tax. (This is on top of the 15 per cent tax on super contributions – resulting in a 30 per cent tax on their super contributions).

The ATO has also separately hit about 113,000 people who exceed limits on how much super contributions they can make with additional tax bills amounting to almost $540 million (although the ATO notes in its annual report that some of the amount will not be known until early 2015-16 when individuals advise the ATO of their non-concessional contributions). While this bill applied to taxpayers across all categories, it is generally wealthier Australians who can afford to salary sacrifice, and therefore may have to pay for excess contributions.

Super contributions limits exist restricting the amount of money people can pump into super at discounted rates. The current limit, or cap, is $30,000 for people under 50, and $35,000 for those over 50.

Pitcher Partners' Perth executive director Julie Strack said a number of her clients had been hit with both the Division 293 tax bill, and the excess contributions tax.
Rich still better off

Many were executive working for large corporations, that may have remuneration packages where additional superannuation is being contributed over and above the compulsory 9.5 per cent. "They are incentivised in their packages, with additional superannuation above 9.5 per cent," she said.

"Since they typically already have high salaries above $300,000, they get caught by Division 293. Then, if they are contributing above the superannuation contributions limits, they may also get hit with the excess contributions tax."

She said nevertheless the rich were still better off salary sacrificing. "You're still paying 30 per cent tax on the contribution, compared to 49 per cent (the top marginal tax rate). So there's still some advantages for the rich."

Head of Melbourne-based Marin Accountants, Bernard Marin, agreed that despite both these taxes, the rich still benefit from generous superannuation tax concessions.

He said the GST should rise – with compensation for lower income earners – but at the same time the wealthy needed to be taxed more on super so the system was more equitable. Rather than allow those earning over $300,000 to pay at 30 per cent, they should be taxed at their top marginal tax rate, he said.

The federal government has been urged by the head of its own financial systems inquiry, David Murray, to re-examine the purpose of the superannuation system, including whether it is equitable, and whether it is being used as a tax minimisation tool rather than to save for retirement.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have abandoned Tony Abbott's promise not to make changes to superannuation but said any changes to the system will be considered as part of the tax white paper.This would be in addition to considering a possible rise in the GST.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has also announced superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy would be wound back under a future Labor government.   :)

Labor would limit the tax-free threshold to superannuation earnings at or below $75,000 in any one year (after that amount is exceeded, a 15 per cent marginal rate would apply where currently there is none applicable). It would also reduce the $300,000 threshold at which the contributions to a super fund attract a 30 per cent rate, to $250,000.

Greens' Adam Bandt has said rather than increase the GST, the Turnbull government should consider having a "millionaire's tax", which would see people earning incomes above $1 million pay an extra 5 per cent marginal tax.   :)

Seems reasonable but I would like to see the $35K limit raised a little for over 55's.

Dnarever wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 7:02am:

Seems reasonable but I would like to see the $35K limit raised a little for over 55's.

Yes it should probably be more like $75K. Most older people have not spent a long time in super and so have a lot of catching up to do.

wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:58am:

Greens' Adam Bandt has said rather than increase the GST, the Turnbull government should consider having a "millionaire's tax", which would see people earning incomes above $1 million pay an extra 5 per cent marginal tax.   :)

That statement alone should see the greens removed from any office for the crime of gross stupidity, any anyone who reads this and continues to vote for them should be neutered. The shallow end of the gene pool needs to be emptied out before we fully devolve into a race of cretins.

Wow, I had read abbott/hokey had cancelled that move by Swan—I have posted to that effect a few times.

If award super is 9.5%(?) then I do not see why anybody gets tax exempted for anything but that first 9.5% of earnings.

Easiest solution is to put a cap on the kitty an individual can put way, and after that cap has been reached, the person is no longer funding superannuation, but is developing savings and is taxed the same as everyone else.

That, of course, includes politicians, who need to be converted to the same situation as everyone else.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 12:17pm:

Easiest solution is to put a cap on the kitty an individual can put way, and after that cap has been reached, the person is no longer funding superannuation, but is developing savings and is taxed the same as everyone else. That, of course, includes politicians, who need to be converted to the same situation as everyone else.

And then why would anyone invest in super? It gets taxed on the way in, gets taxed on the way out. Has high management fees and you cant get it out when you want to. Meanwhile, in the rest of the investment world you can get the same or better returns, lower fees and the ability to withdraw your own money. The tax advantages are the ONLY reason to invest in super.

The socialist leftist has little to no idea of the complexity of Super

Looking at Bandt's call about the $1M income - OMG what a m()ron

Happy to educate the lefties on the complexity of Super

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 12:06pm:

If award super is 9.5%(?) then I do not see why anybody gets tax exempted for anything but that first 9.5% of earnings.

Let's see currently maximum claimable is $35k, then penalties apply. So everyone over $370k would be paying more that $35k.

What do you propose to do with them?

I propose that anyone can put super away and receive a 15% rebate on that 9.5%. People would still put super away as saving for their retirement. Just they won’t salary sacrifice $100K to get a tax cut. This little rort costs the Budget $50Bn and rising.

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 1:01pm:

Just they won’t salary sacrifice $100K to get a tax cut.

Salary sacrifice is included in the $35k maximum which enables a tax refund. Unless the $100k is an undeducted contribution ( no refund claimed). An undeducted contribution doesn't affect the tax take. It is still subject to 15% contributions tax.

Exceeding the $180k limit-

'Exceeding your contributions cap: If you exceed the non-concessional cap at any time on or after 1 July 2013, you have the opportunity to withdraw your excess contributions from your super fund, rather than paying penalty tax of 49% on those excess contributions. If you choose to retain your excess contributions in your super account, then the excess contributions will be subject to penalty tax of 49%.'

http://www.superguide.com.au/boost-your-superannuation/your-guide-to-non-concessional-after-tax-contributions

Dnarever wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 7:02am:

Seems reasonable but I would like to see the $35K limit raised a little for over 55's.

The rich save billions of tax on super

mariacostel wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 12:37pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 12:17pm: Easiest solution is to put a cap on the kitty an individual can put way, and after that cap has been reached, the person is no longer funding superannuation, but is developing savings and is taxed the same as everyone else. That, of course, includes politicians, who need to be converted to the same situation as everyone else. And then why would anyone invest in super? It gets taxed on the way in, gets taxed on the way out. Has high management fees and you cant get it out when you want to. Meanwhile, in the rest of the investment world you can get the same or better returns, lower fees and the ability to withdraw your own money. The tax advantages are the ONLY reason to invest in super.

Because you get all the advantages till you reach the cap and I would assume that once you reach the cap and it isn't super any more you have access to it and the super rules do not apply.

I would see a cap would be a fairly high number, minimum od 2, 3 Mill or a bit more. An amount that would exceed reasonable usage of superannuation.

I would see this as a means of preventing superannuation being used as tax minimisation, putting say 15 Million into super for example. 

I would think that if you have retirement savings capable of generating an indefinite income of several hundred thousand dollars you probably do not need government assisted savings.

You don't need to be leaning.

hawil wrote on Nov 8^th, 2015 at 6:51pm:

Dnarever wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 7:02am: Seems reasonable but I would like to see the $35K limit raised a little for over 55's. The rich save billions of tax on super

Yes they do - how is that relevant in as a reply in this case ?

Oh, yes!  Regular Jailer's pets, they are!  What I'd give for the chance to be slugged $380 million on super!  Wonderful race, the Liberals...

a whole lot of hooha for nothing ... everyone should get a pension, and every dollar after that should be taxed at normal rates.

The rich aren't going to just give their money away to avoid taxes you know. If they were that way inclined they wouldn't be rich.

Dnarever wrote on Nov 8^th, 2015 at 6:59pm:

mariacostel wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 12:37pm: Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 12:17pm: Easiest solution is to put a cap on the kitty an individual can put way, and after that cap has been reached, the person is no longer funding superannuation, but is developing savings and is taxed the same as everyone else. That, of course, includes politicians, who need to be converted to the same situation as everyone else. And then why would anyone invest in super? It gets taxed on the way in, gets taxed on the way out. Has high management fees and you cant get it out when you want to. Meanwhile, in the rest of the investment world you can get the same or better returns, lower fees and the ability to withdraw your own money. The tax advantages are the ONLY reason to invest in super. Because you get all the advantages till you reach the cap and I would assume that once you reach the cap and it isn't super any more you have access to it and the super rules do not apply. I would see a cap would be a fairly high number, minimum od 2, 3 Mill or a bit more. An amount that would exceed reasonable usage of superannuation. I would see this as a means of preventing superannuation being used as tax minimisation, putting say 15 Million into super for example.  I would think that if you have retirement savings capable of generating an indefinite income of several hundred thousand dollars you probably do not need government assisted savings. You don't need to be leaning.

The idea was to cut out the need for pension, but that has back-fired, and it is only reasonable that once a sufficient amount is in the kitty to provide pension, the concessions stop.

Once again - the concessions are 15% income tax reduction up to a specified amount, then every fund with shares gets dividend imputation, and then a pension drawn incurs no income tax unless taken as lump sum.

Compare that to those whose only recourse is to fund a pension through income tax contributions, who receive no tax concessions in any way.

Far easier to pay everyone a pension and then tax income as normal.  Most would be better off under that situation, and only those with excessive super funds - totally unnecessary and an obvious rort - would pay more.

And no reduction in the pension just because an OAP does some work. With the retirement of the Boomers you would think work after retirement would be encouraged.

It is fricking sick: someone on $250K a year income from super pays no income tax, someone on the pension pays tax and loses pension if he earns, what, $80 per fortnight or so? The tax office has people monitoring retirees selling stuff on Ebay and maybe making $20K in sales? Sick when we are paying $50Bn and climbing tax exemption on money put into super by about the top 10% on income???

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 7:28am:

And no reduction in the pension just because an OAP does some work. With the retirement of the Boomers you would think work after retirement would be encouraged. It is fricking sick: someone on $250K a year income from super pays no income tax, someone on the pension pays tax and loses pension if he earns, what, $80 per fortnight or so? The tax office has people monitoring retirees selling stuff on Ebay and maybe making $20K in sales? Sick when we are paying $50Bn and climbing tax exemption on money put into super by about the top 10% on income???

Single can earn $156  a fortnight before losing 50c in the dollar.  There is also a work credit bonus in place - so I can earn $408 before losing anything.  But you are correct - pensions+work should be on the  same tax system as every other retirement income strand, instead of the pensions simply being added to income so as to destroy the tax-free threshold.  It's apparently considered 'double dipping' by a pensioner to receive pension and also tax-free threshold - but not for super etc.

Pay all the pension and tax all the same on income above it while leaving pension alone.  Work should be encouraged for pensioners if they want without penalty.

Yup!

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 3:25am:

Compare that to those whose only recourse is to fund a pension through income tax contributions, who receive no tax concessions in any way.

Who are they? The recipients of co-contribution, part-timers who are paid less than $450/month.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 3:25am:

Dnarever wrote on Nov 8th, 2015 at 6:59pm: mariacostel wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 12:37pm: Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 7th, 2015 at 12:17pm: Easiest solution is to put a cap on the kitty an individual can put way, and after that cap has been reached, the person is no longer funding superannuation, but is developing savings and is taxed the same as everyone else. That, of course, includes politicians, who need to be converted to the same situation as everyone else. And then why would anyone invest in super? It gets taxed on the way in, gets taxed on the way out. Has high management fees and you cant get it out when you want to. Meanwhile, in the rest of the investment world you can get the same or better returns, lower fees and the ability to withdraw your own money. The tax advantages are the ONLY reason to invest in super. Because you get all the advantages till you reach the cap and I would assume that once you reach the cap and it isn't super any more you have access to it and the super rules do not apply. I would see a cap would be a fairly high number, minimum od 2, 3 Mill or a bit more. An amount that would exceed reasonable usage of superannuation. I would see this as a means of preventing superannuation being used as tax minimisation, putting say 15 Million into super for example.  I would think that if you have retirement savings capable of generating an indefinite income of several hundred thousand dollars you probably do not need government assisted savings. You don't need to be leaning. The idea was to cut out the need for pension, but that has back-fired, and it is only reasonable that once a sufficient amount is in the kitty to provide pension, the concessions stop. Once again - the concessions are 15% income tax reduction up to a specified amount, then every fund with shares gets dividend imputation, and then a pension drawn incurs no income tax unless taken as lump sum. Compare that to those whose only recourse is to fund a pension through income tax contributions, who receive no tax concessions in any way. Far easier to pay everyone a pension and then tax income as normal.  Most would be better off under that situation, and only those with excessive super funds - totally unnecessary and an obvious rort - would pay more.

The idea was to cut out the need for pension, but that has back-fired, and it is only reasonable that once a sufficient amount is in the kitty to provide pension, the concessions stop.


If people were only allowed to break square with spending all their money and doing nothing where is the incentive to save anything in this manner.

I see no reason for people to not make themselves reasonably comfortable when the level of the aged pension is a disgrace.

Dnarever wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 2:22pm:

The idea was to cut out the need for pension, but that has back-fired, and it is only reasonable that once a sufficient amount is in the kitty to provide pension, the concessions stop. If people were only allowed to break square with spending all their money and doing nothing where is the incentive to save anything in this manner. I see no reason for people to not make themselves reasonably comfortable when the level of the aged pension is a disgrace.

The pension is the minimum, and since it has already come out of gross income and has  been taxed as income before going into the now-consolidated social security contribution, should therefore be free for all (not a free-for-all).  If you are fortunate enough to save more over and above that level, well and good - but those savings should still come out of gross income after income tax, and not incur a bonus.

Those with plenty will thus have to pay their way, rather than getting a sweet ride along the way with excellent incomes, then getting another free ride.

Remember the argument about pensioners who work and thus incur the penalty of having pension included as income, then pay tax, plus lose portion of pension.  No superannuant loses a thing, since they get a 15% discount on income tax for contribution up to a ceiling, then dividend imputation goes to their fund for investments, then a pension can be drawn from super tax free with no such restrictions if they choose to work.

It is thus the situation that a working pensioner is stung to the max, and a superannuant is not stung even when (like all politicians do once retired) they work and earn a good income.

This situation is a 'class' issue - for those who wish to see it that way - but it is also a crying disgrace to treat the many who have often done the hard yards, in that the myth that the retiree on only a pension is a bum is nowhere borne out by the figures that said that 72% of men and 60-odd% of women would retire with nothing but the pension.

The incentive is still there to save if you wish and you can - but you will pay your taxes along the way, like everybody else.  If someone can save a mass of money into super - they do not need concessions, simple as that.

Again, the only fair system is to pay everyone the pension and tax ALL income above that level the same.  the alternative is a government-controlled Super Fund from tax revenue and contributions, and then disbursed on an arranged basis, but, given the history of governments here, nobody in his/her right mind would want that.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 2:57pm:

the alternative is a government-controlled Super Fund from tax revenue and contributions, and then disbursed on an arranged basis, but, given the history of governments here, nobody in his/her right mind would want that.

Exactly right. Defence once had a superfund, outside of consolidated revenue. That changed when a certain Labor government needed money to continue running. It was never put back and remains in limbo in consolidated revenue. Of course by now all the records would be lost.  It has been deemed too hard by politicians of all stripes.

lee wrote on Nov 9^th, 2015 at 3:03pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 9th, 2015 at 2:57pm: the alternative is a government-controlled Super Fund from tax revenue and contributions, and then disbursed on an arranged basis, but, given the history of governments here, nobody in his/her right mind would want that. Exactly right. Defence once had a superfund, outside of consolidated revenue. That changed when a certain Labor government needed money to continue running. It was never put back and remains in limbo in consolidated revenue. Of course by now all the records would be lost.  It has been deemed too hard by politicians of all stripes.

Typical - they have a habit of losing records when it suits..... as I know full well....

I list 178 Veterans who have no recourse due to missing med records.... two of them I knew personally....

John Smith wrote on Nov 8^th, 2015 at 7:54pm:

a whole lot of hooha for nothing ... everyone should get a pension, and every dollar after that should be taxed at normal rates. The rich aren't going to just give their money away to avoid taxes you know. If they were that way inclined they wouldn't be rich.

A very simple solution; but the self funded retirees would not be interested, the tax concessions for many of them are much more than the pension, particularly when they would have to add the pension onto any other income.
I haven't heard any politician to mention a pension for all retirees.

I sent this suggestion to many politicians and the media, none would comment on it.


In 2007 the then Prime Minister John Howard introduced the tax-free super for the over sixties, if the super income comes from a so-called taxed fund.
As a result :

This is how the retirees are treated in Australia.
Retiree: 1)
Worked for 45 years and paid taxes, but did not accumulate enough assets to be completely independent of the age-pension. For every dollar of extra income for him and his wife above $6,500, the couple loses $0.50 of age pension, and if their income exceeds $45,000 per annum, the couple will pay tax of $0.315 in the dollar including medicare levy, leaving them with an income of $0.185 from every dollar extra income. For the defined benefit income a 10% tax-offset applies if paid from an Australian super fund, but not if the income comes from an overseas fund.
Retiree 2)
Has accumulated assets of $1.5million,mostly with huge tax concessions, and the assets are in a so-called taxed Self Managed Super Fund. To be very conservative, the assets are in a term deposit earning 7.0% income of $122,500 per annum and even if the retiree is single, he/she will not pay a cent of tax.
Now if the assets are in fully franked shares, like banks, and return $100,000 worth of franked dividends, he/she will again pay no tax on the dividend, and the government will send him/her a cheque of $30,000 for the franking credits.
Should the assets of these retirees fall below a certain level, they will be entitled to the age pension as anyone else, therefore why does the government provides the rich retirees with such huge tax concessions, while punishing the retirees at the lower income scale with the punitive means-test of the age pension?
Retiree 3)
Is an ex-politician or highly paid public servant, in receipt of a defined benefit pension of $100,000, on which he/she will have to pay tax, but he/she gets a 10% tax offset, which equals $10,000 after reaching retirement age, but before retiring, the public servant can establish a SMSF and contribute into it extra with tax concessions if the $25,000 total for under fifty and $50,000, if over fifty is not exceeded and in addition he/she can contribute $150,000 from after tax income, and the earnings from the SMSF will only attract 15% tax, and when the person reaches the age of 60 even the income will be completely tax-free for the SMSF.
Retiree’s 2) are well represented by the media and the super industry, as well as the Unions, and retiree’s 3) are represented by the government, and ironically by the leadership of various retiree Associations, like ACPSRO and its affiliated Associations,Acoss,COTA, but who represents retiree’s 1) the part- pensioners who are being robbed of a decent standard of living in retirement by the means-test of the age pension.
What is the fairest solution; scrap the mean test of the age pension and scrap all tax concessions for super.

hawil wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 4:34pm:

the assets are in a term deposit earning 7.0% i

Please point us to this bank.

hawil wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 4:34pm:

but the self funded retirees would not be interested

who cares what they want, they're the reason the budget is screwed.... they're costing us more than they would have before super was ever dreamed off. We spend far more in superannuation perks than we do on the unemployed or pensions.

lee wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:44pm:

hawil wrote on Nov 10th, 2015 at 4:34pm: the assets are in a term deposit earning 7.0% i Please point us to this bank.

When I wrote that article, and sent it to many politicians and the media, you could get 7.0% in any bank.
What about challenging the rest of the article.
When Howard introduced the tax-free super for the over sixties, he was lining his own pockets, and Labour did nothing to stop him.

hawil wrote on Nov 12^th, 2015 at 4:09pm:

When Howard introduced the tax-free super for the over sixties, he was lining his own pockets, and Labour did nothing to stop him.

Because it lined Labor pockets as well. Wake up and smell the roses. They are all very similar, the difference between them are minor; despite the rhetoric.

lee wrote on Nov 13^th, 2015 at 10:38am:

hawil wrote on Nov 12th, 2015 at 4:09pm: When Howard introduced the tax-free super for the over sixties, he was lining his own pockets, and Labour did nothing to stop him. Because it lined Labor pockets as well. Wake up and smell the roses. They are all very similar, the difference between them are minor; despite the rhetoric.

I completely agree with you; the politicians have hijacked Democracy for their own benefit.
This is what John Pilger wrote:

John Pilger in his book “The new rulers of the world” wrote on page 175: Like Britain and the US, Australia is a single ideology state with two competing factions, discernible largely by the personalities of their politicians. The difference between Howard’s conservative coalition and the opposition Labor Party is that Howards policies are not veiled. The Labor governments of the 1980s and early 1990s oversaw the greatest distribution of wealth in the country’s history: from bottom to top. They were Thatcherite and Reganite in all but name. Indeed, Tony Blair described then Prime Minister Paul Keating as his
‘inspiration’.

hawil wrote on Nov 14^th, 2015 at 6:28pm:

the politicians have hijacked Democracy for their own benefit.

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John Smith wrote on Nov 14^th, 2015 at 7:38pm:

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Your post seems to have brought this subject to a grinding halt; although I,am not very clear on it.

hawil wrote on Nov 21^st, 2015 at 9:48am:

although I,am not very clear on it.

I should have used more smilies perhaps? ;D