In as little as two hours, this course provides you with an overview of the different types of contributions that can be made to a superannuation fund, the various caps that these contributions are subject to, how those contributions are taxed (including how excess contributions are treated), who can make contributions into a superannuation fund and the requirements to be eligible for the Government co-contribution, Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) and downsizer contributions, as well as the electronic processing of superannuation contributions.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
– describe the different types of contributions which may be made to superannuation funds and the restrictions which apply to these contributions
– identify the tax concessions and other concessions available for the different types of contributions
– calculate the Government co-contribution and spouse tax rebates
– understand the advantages of a salary sacrifice agreement
– describe the operation of the bringing forward rule and the catch-up provisions for concessional contributions
– explain the calculation of the additional tax on concessional contributions for higher income earners
– understand the difference between the transfer balance account and the total superannuation balance
Contributions Essentials is delivered completely online in an interactive e-learning format comprising one e-learning module and a final quiz. Online delivery means you can study anywhere, anytime.
Corporate virtual workshop options are also available – contact us to discuss.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We want to respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands, seas, and waters throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present. We acknowledge the history, the resilience and the continual contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of their Country.
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Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
Born in Brindisi, Italy, Daniel was a young child when he moved with his family to Australia. He grew up in Canberra and completed his first degrees – arts and law – at the ANU. He then completed a Master of Economics (University of Sydney) and a PhD in economics from Yale.
He lectured at Monash University, was an economic adviser in the Gillard government and was a Victorian MP from 2014 to 2018. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Victoria, Daniel helped deliver major infrastructure projects and developed innovative financing structures for community projects.
In 2018 he was preselected for the new federal seat of Fraser and became its first MP at the 2019 election, re-elected in 2022 and 2025. From 2022 to 2025, Daniel was chair of the House of Representatives’ Standing Economics Committee in which he chaired inquiries; economic dynamism, competition and business formation and insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.
In 2025, he became the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.
In August 2022, Daniel published ‘Safety Net: The Future of Welfare in Australia’, which aims to explore the ways in which an insurance approach can improve the effectiveness of government service delivery.
