Carry-forward concessional contributions: total super balance limit

$500,000

Applies from 1 July 2018
Source: ATO
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $500,000
Unit: Australian dollars
Applies from: 1 July 2018
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: ATO: Contributions caps
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Total super balance must be less than this amount on 30 June of the previous financial year for a person to use unused concessional cap amounts from earlier years. The ATO gives this rule from 1 July 2018 and says 2019-20 was the first year unused amounts could be carried forward to.

Change history

No earlier value has been recorded for this figure.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "carry_forward_balance_limit",
  "value": 500000,
  "unit": "AUD",
  "effective_from": "2018-07-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "legislated",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "ATO",
    "title": "Contributions caps"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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