Cash might be king, but the use of cash by businesses is attracting attention from the ATO. It will begin visits of selected businesses to ensure that all tax obligations are met.
The 15% tax rate is capped – it can only be applied to concessional contributions of $25,000 per person per year. $25,000 is 9.5% of $263,000. Most people earn much less than this, which means their super contributions are well below their personal limit of $25,000 per year.