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Division 293 Calculator Australia — FY 2025-26

Check if Division 293 extra super tax applies to you. The $250,000 threshold includes taxable income, fringe benefits, investment losses, and super contributions. Optimise your salary sacrifice and plan contributions across years to minimise the impact. Updated for FY 2025-26.

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Your taxable income from your tax return
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Reportable fringe benefits amount (from payment summary)
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Net investment losses (negative gearing etc.)
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SG + salary sacrifice + personal deductible contributions

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How to Use This Calculator

Div 293 Check tab

Enter your taxable income, reportable fringe benefits, total net investment loss, and total concessional super contributions (SG + salary sacrifice + personal deductible). The calculator adds these to determine your Div 293 income and whether you exceed the $250,000 threshold.

Optimize Contributions tab

Enter your taxable income, current employer SG, and planned salary sacrifice. The calculator shows the maximum sacrifice without triggering Div 293, whether sacrifice is still beneficial even with the extra 15% tax, and the net tax saving at your marginal rate.

Year Planning tab

Enter expected income, bonuses, and planned sacrifice for each of the next 3 years. The calculator identifies which years trigger Div 293, suggests optimal contribution levels, and calculates the total 3-year tax saving from salary sacrifice.

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The Formula

Division 293 Income:
Div 293 Income = Taxable Income + Reportable Fringe Benefits + Total Net Investment Loss + Low Tax Contributed Super Amounts

Threshold Test:
If Div 293 Income > $250,000 → Div 293 applies

Taxable Amount:
Div 293 Tax Amount = Lesser of:
  (a) Amount over $250,000, or
  (b) Total concessional contributions

Tax Calculation:
Div 293 Tax = Taxable Amount × 15%
Total super tax = Standard 15% + Div 293 15% = 30% effective

Worked Example

Taxable income $230K, FBT $5K, SG $14,400, salary sacrifice $15K

Step 1: Calculate Div 293 income

Taxable income$230,000
Reportable fringe benefits$5,000
Net investment loss$0
Concessional super ($14,400 + $15,000)$29,400
Div 293 income$264,400

Step 2: Determine taxable amount

Excess over $250,000$14,400
Concessional contributions$29,400
Lesser amount (Div 293 taxable)$14,400

Step 3: Calculate tax and net benefit

Div 293 tax ($14,400 × 15%)$2,160
Standard super tax ($29,400 × 15%)$4,410
Total super tax$6,570 (effective 22.3%)
Tax saving vs marginal rate$15,000 × (37% − 22.3%) = $2,205

Verdict: Even with Div 293, the salary sacrifice of $15,000 saves $2,205 in tax because your marginal rate (37% + 2% Medicare = 39%) still exceeds the effective super tax rate of 22.3%. Sacrifice remains beneficial.

Division 293 Key Rates (FY 2025-26)

Division 293 parameters
Parameter Value
Div 293 threshold $250,000
Div 293 rate 15%
Standard super tax rate 15%
Effective super rate with Div 293 30%
Concessional contributions cap $30,000/year
Super Guarantee (SG) rate 12%
Sacrifice benefit at each marginal rate
Marginal Rate (inc. Medicare) No Div 293 With Div 293
18% ($18,201–$45,000) Save 3c/$ Lose 12c/$
32% ($45,001–$135,000) Save 17c/$ Lose 2c/$
39% ($135,001–$190,000) Save 24c/$ Save 9c/$
47% ($190,001+) Save 32c/$ Save 17c/$

Marginal rates include 2% Medicare Levy. Div 293 sacrifice only benefits earners above the 30% effective threshold.

FAQ

Division 293 is an additional 15% tax on concessional (before-tax) super contributions for high-income earners. It applies when your Division 293 income exceeds $250,000. Division 293 income includes taxable income, reportable fringe benefits, total net investment losses, and low tax contributed super amounts. The extra 15% brings the effective super tax rate to 30% on the affected contributions.
Division 293 income equals taxable income + reportable fringe benefits + total net investment loss + low tax contributed super amounts (concessional contributions). For example, taxable income of $230,000, fringe benefits of $5,000, and concessional super of $29,400 gives a Div 293 income of $264,400 — triggering the extra tax. Note that even if your taxable income is well below $250K, adding super contributions can push the total over the threshold.
Yes, in most cases. Even with Division 293, the effective super tax rate is 30%. If your marginal tax rate (including Medicare) is above 30%, salary sacrifice still saves tax. At the 37% bracket: you save 7 cents per dollar. At the 45% bracket: you save 15 cents per dollar. Only if your marginal rate is 30% or below (income $45,001–$135,000) does Div 293 eliminate or reverse the benefit.
The ATO issues a separate Division 293 assessment after you lodge your tax return. You can pay from your bank account or elect to have the amount released from your super fund by completing a release authority. The Div 293 tax is NOT included in your regular PAYG withholding — it is assessed separately. You have 21 days from the date of the notice to pay or lodge a release authority.
You can reduce or avoid Div 293 by keeping your Div 293 income at or below $250,000. Strategies include reducing salary sacrifice in high-income years, timing bonuses across financial years, and using non-concessional (after-tax) contributions instead of concessional contributions. However, if your income alone exceeds $250,000, even the mandatory employer SG will trigger Div 293 and there is no way to avoid it on those contributions.

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