20 June 2011

SUPERANNUATION REMINDER 

Payments of superannuation must be received by the relevant fund by 30 June to obtain a tax deduction for the current financial year.   Accordingly we suggest you do not leave this until the last day, as some funds may not receipt the payment until after 30 June, which can lead to complications.  In addition, an electronic transfer on or around 30 June may not actually end up in the fund's bank account until July – in which case it will not be tax deductible in the 2011 financial year.

The required level of superannuation for all employees is 9% for the year ended 30 June 2011.

To avoid incurring the non-deductible Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC), we suggest you ensure you have covered all employees, including employed directors and "owners", for the SGC.  The contributions for the 2010/2011 year must be paid prior to 28 July 2011 to avoid the SGC.

A reminder also that the quarterly payment system of SGC contributions continues into next year.

Please contact our office with any queries.

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