Contribution splitting

You are able to split your superannuation contributions with your spouse. Please note that existing account balances are not splittable.

The maximum contributions that can be split in a year will be the lesser of:

• 85% of the employer and salary sacrifice contributions (now called concessional contributions) received by a fund for a member; and
• the concessional contribution cap—an annual limit of $50,000 on contributions from before tax salary, unless the transitional cap of $100,000 applies.

The application to split must be made in the following year. Split requests will only be actioned after completion of the Fund’s final review of member account balances at year end. The minimum amount that may be split to establish a new member account with CSRF is $1,500. There is no minimum amount where the receiving spouse is already a member of CSRF.

You must be able to demonstrate that your receiving spouse has not yet reached the preservation age, or is between preservation age and 65 years of age, but not yet retired. The amount split can be transferred into an existing or new CSRF account or directly rolled over into another fund.

Should you wish to split your contributions with your spouse, please contact your local CSRF office for a Contribution splitting form, or download a copy from here.