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Question: superannuation guarantee
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Answer: The superannuation guarantee levy of 9% [forecast to increase to 12% over coming years] is payable on ordinary time earnings which is for ordinary hours of work and earnings consisting of over award payments, shift loadings or commissions.

Save Tax: Superannuation - non cash contributions
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Save Tax: Superannuation - non cash contributions. Not enough cash to make a substantial contribution to your superannuation fund? Assets such as listed shares may be transferred to your superannuation fund and a deduction claimed for their value.

Recovering superannuation entitlements from Phoenix companies
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Recovering superannuation entitlements from Phoenix companies.

FIFO workers now have superannuation opportunity
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FIFO workers now have superannuation opportunity. A big superannuation disadvantage existed for fly-in fly-out resources professionals working overseas for a foreign company.

Superannuation funds – Instalment Warrants and Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (LRBAs)
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Superannuation funds – Instalment Warrants and Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (LRBAs). Draft legislation, in respect of the matter which was originally announced by the previous Government in March 2010, has been released.

Super - binding nominations
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Question from Steve: If your Will covers all your assets, does that still mean you need to make beneficiary nominations in your superannuation fund? Answer from Brett: Your Will actually does not cover all of what you might consider your assets.

Save Tax: Self-managed Super Funds
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If you are self-employed or employed by your own company or trust you can establish and manage your own superannuation fund at a moderate cost. Get your accountant or solicitor to arrange this for you.

Super - increases
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Question from Greg: Do you have any views on how the increase in superannuation guarantee levy will be applied to "total cost" employment contracts?

Assistant Treasurer flags super changes
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Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has foreshadowed that legislation will be introduced to increase compulsory superannuation guarantee from 13%.

November 2011 - A day in the tax life of…
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Your superannuation balance is not what it should be! Finally Sam relented and together they went along to see Joe's old mate Brett Hooper.