Concessional contributions cap: indexation increment

$2,500

Applies from 1 July 2017
Source: legislation.gov.au
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $2,500
Unit: Australian dollars
Applies from: 1 July 2017
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: legislation.gov.au: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, section 960-285 (compilation No. 267, volume 10)
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

The concessional contributions cap is indexed in line with average weekly ordinary time earnings and rounded down to a multiple of this amount, under section 960-285 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The effective date is the start of 2017-18, the base year for this indexation. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Act 2016 replaced the section and set this amount.

Change history

No earlier value has been recorded for this figure.

This figure as JSON

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  "value": 2500,
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  "source": {
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    "title": "Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, section 960-285 (compilation No. 267, volume 10)"
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  "verification": {
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