The Contributions Optimiser allows the client to specify how much income they wish to forego, and automatically determines the concessional and non-concessional contributions levels that will achieve the highest benefit.
Features
The Contributions Optimiser considers:
Co-Contribution eligibility level
Current and future legislated contribution limits
Income to forego can be specified as an annual, monthly, fortnightly or weekly amount
Income to forego can be specified in either before-tax or after-tax terms
Tax-Free income levels including Offsets, since it is counterproductive to sacrifice income that is tax-free
Considers any existing contributions the client has already made
Part-Year scenarios, as few strategies actually start on the 1st July each year
Configurable parameters such as Income or Required Income for each year of the strategy