Capital gains tax concessions for small business
CGT cap contributions
Section: 12.8
12.8 CGT cap contributions
CGT cap contributions arise from the application of the:
- Small business 15-year exemption, and
- Small business retirement exemption
CGT cap contributions are not counted against the non-concessional contributions cap (or the concessional cap) and a lifetime limit (indexed) applies:
| Financial year | Lifetime cap amount |
| 2023-24 | $1,705,000 |
| 2022-23 | $1,650,000 |
Contributions relating to 15-year exemption
Individuals
Where an individual disregards a capital gain by applying the small business 15-year exemption, an amount up to the capital proceeds can be contributed to superannuation as a CGT cap contribution.
The CGT cap contribution must be made before the later of:
- the day that the taxpayer is required to lodge their tax return* for the income year in which the capital gain was realised
- within 30 days after the receipt of the capital proceeds.
*Generally an individual taxpayer is required to lodge their tax return by 31 October of the following financial year, or for those that used a tax agent in the previous year and will utilise that tax agent again, by 31 March.
Company or trust
Where a company or trust disregards a capital gain by applying the small business 15-year exemption (or could have assuming that a capital gain was made in the case of a pre-CGT asset or capital loss) and makes a payment to a CGT concession stakeholder equal to or up to their control or participation percentage (within two years after the CGT event), the individual can make a contribution equal to or up to this payment as a CGT cap contribution. This contribution must be made within 30 days after the payment is made by the company or trust.
Contributions relating to retirement exemption
Where a company or trust disregards a capital gain by applying the small business retirement exemption and pays the amount to an individual, the individual can make a contribution up to the amount disregarded as a CGT cap contribution. This contribution must be made within 30 days after the payment is made by the company or trust.
| Note: |
| To satisfy the additional conditions required to apply the retirement exemption, a company or trust must contribute the amount to a superannuation fund, on behalf of an individual who is under age 55 when the payment is made.
The company or trust is required to notify the trustee of the fund as to whom the contribution relates. For the purposes of excluding the contribution from the non-concessional cap, the individual is still required to complete the 'Capital gains tax cap election' form and provide this to the fund before or at the time the contribution is made. |
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Last modified: Wednesday, June 28, 2023