Re McLennan and FC – Superannuation withdrawal and re-contribution hit with excess contributions tax – nothing ‘special’ to disregard the excess [89]
A taxpayer who withdrew and re-deposited his superannuation has been hit with excess contributions tax of $31,620 after the AAT agreed with the Commissioner that there were no “special circumstances” to disregard the excess contributions under s 292-465 of the ITAA 1997. In January 2009, the taxpayer withdrew $366,573 from his superannuation fund and placed it in bank…