Annual limits, known as contribution caps, apply to all contributions made to super (including contributions made by your employer).
The concessional contribution cap is $30,000 per year.
This cap applies to all contributions that are made into your super account before tax. These include:
You may be able to contribute more than the concessional cap if you didn’t use your full amount in earlier years and your total super balance is less than $500,000 on 30 June of the previous financial year.
The non-concessional contribution cap is $120,000 per year.
This cap applies to contributions made from your after-tax income. These contributions are not taxed in your Hostplus super account. They include:
If you're under 75, you may be eligible to bring forward your non-concessional contribution of up to three times the annual non-concessional contributions cap in a single year. The amount that can be brought forward each financial year will depend on your total super balance at the end of the previous financial year. If your total super balance is less than $1.66 million, your non-concessional contributions cap for the first year is $360,000, with a bring-forward period of three years. For details, see the relevant Hostplus PDS or visit the ATO website.
Note: You may not be able to make any non-concessional contributions if your total super balance is greater than or equal to the general transfer balance cap ($1.9 million).
Important: If you have more than one super account, contributions made to ALL your accounts during a financial year are added together and counted towards your contributions caps.