Super boosting strategies for the end of financial year.

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Claim a tax deduction for voluntary after-tax contributions

If you intend to claim your voluntary after-tax contributions as a tax deduction, you need to notify your super fund on or before the day on which you lodge your return for that year, or the end of the next income year, whichever occurs first. Download the 'Notice of intent to claim or vary a deduction for personal super contributions' form from the ATO here.

You can also use this form to change an earlier notice.  

Return it to us at the earlier of: 

• the day you lodge your income tax return for the financial year in which you contributed, or
• the end of the financial year following the financial year in which you contributed.

Return your form to:
Hostplus
Locked Bag 5046
Parramatta NSW 2124.

Once you have received acknowledgment from Hostplus of your intention to claim a deduction, you can complete your tax return.

Eligibility

You can claim for a deduction for your personal super contributions if all of the following apply:

• you are still a member of your super fund when you give your fund trustee a valid notice in the approved form, on time 
• when you give your notice, your fund has not begun to pay an income stream (for example, a pension) based on part or all of the contributions for which you intend to claim a deduction 
• you have received acknowledgment from your fund of your intention to claim a deduction 
• your fund has accepted your contribution for which you want to claim a deduction 
• the amount you intend to claim as a deduction is covered by one or more valid notices 
• you have not applied to split the contribution for which you intend to claim a deduction 
• you meet the other eligibility criteria to claim a deduction. This can be found by visiting ato.gov.au and searching for ‘Claiming deductions for personal super contributions’ 
• you have not withdrawn an amount or rolled out to another fund all or part of the contribution for which you want to claim a deduction (except where there has been a successor fund transfer to another fund).^*
• aged under 65, or
• aged 65 - 74 and meet the work-test criteria (in gainful employment for at least 40 hours over a period ofno more than 30 consecutive days).

If you are under 18 or over 75, additional restrictions may apply, visit ato.gov.au for moredetails.;

View the 'Contribution Caps' section below to see how much you’re able to claim

*A ‘successor fund transfer’ occurs when your super interest istransferred to another super fund (the successor fund) and thatfund confers rights on that interest equivalent to those you hadunder your original fund. Typically, this occurs when your fundis merged with another.

Spouse contribution tax offset

You may be able to claim a tax offset made on behalf of your spouse to their superannuation account of up to $540 on contributions to your partner’s super. If you’re eligible to claim, include your contributions on your tax return.

More on spouse contributions

Claiming deductions for working from home

You can use the ATO’s simplified method for calculating your working from home expenses for your 2020-21 tax return.

Visit the ATO website for details