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§ Rules · Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) Division 296 (Act No. C2026A00008)

Division 296 splits realised earnings across two tiers by balance

Worked example: A $15m total super balance with $900,000 of realised earnings
Total super balance at 30 June$15,000,000
Realised earnings for the year$900,000
Tier 1 slice of balance ($3m to $10m)$7,000,000
Tier 1 attributed earnings ($900k × 7/15)$420,000
Tier 1 additional tax at 15%$63,000
Tier 2 slice of balance (above $10m)$5,000,000
Tier 2 attributed earnings ($900k × 5/15)$300,000
Tier 2 additional tax at 25%$75,000
Total Division 296 tax$138,000

Both thresholds are indexed from commencement ($3m in $150k steps, $10m in $500k steps); these are the commencement-year values.

Division 296 commenced 1 July 2026. It applies additional tax to realised earnings only (unrealised gains are not taxed under the final law), proportioned to how much of the total super balance sits between $3m and $10m (15%) and above $10m (a further 10%, 25% cumulative).

How the rule counts

  1. 01Attribution is proportional: earnings × (slice of balance ÷ total balance) for each tier.
  2. 02Tier 1 covers the balance between $3m and $10m at 15%; tier 2 covers the balance above $10m at 25% cumulative.
  3. 03The base is realised earnings under ordinary tax principles; the 2023 unrealised-gains design was not enacted.
  4. 04Assessment is per individual across all their super interests, not per fund.
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