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Did you know that if you decide to downsize from your family home, you can contribute up to $300,000 from the sale of your main residence into your super, tax-free.

From 1 January 2023 and to take advantage of this opportunity, you need to:

  • be aged 55 or over
  • have owned your home for ten years or more (with no requirement to buy another home) and
  • make your downsizer contribution into your super account within 90 days of receiving the proceeds of selling your home, where the contract of sale was exchanged on or after 1 July 2018.
     

Also, if the house you sell is in both you and your partner’s names, you can both take advantage of this scheme. This means you could potentially top-up your super by up to a combined amount of $600,000, tax-free.

For the full list of eligibility criteria visit the ATO website.

This article was previously prepared and published by AIA Australia Limited ABN 79 004 837 861 (AIA Australia) prior to Resolution Life’s acquisition of AIA Australia’s Superannuation & Investment life insurance business on 1 July 2023.

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