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Defined Benefit Superannuation

Does anybody work in a sector that has a Defined Benefit for Superannuation? Or do people just stick to Accumulation accounts? My employer sends the majority to a Defined Benefit, and a little to …

The Medicare Levy Surcharge

Hi everyone Is this mandatory if one makes more than 90k a year and one doesn't have private health insurance? What if the combined income (with one's spouse) is not 180k? Or what if one …

Salary Sacrificing Super and Tax Implications

Does anybody know how tax works for this? I understand that there is a 15 percent tax on salary sacrificed super (up to the eligible threshold). However, what I am unsure of is how/when this tax is …

Loss of employment and Savings Goals

Hi All I have two weeks left in my current job before my contract expires. I won't be renewed (it gives me some solace that the reasons appear to be unrelated to my performance and that I had a …