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Self-employed and behind on super? The deduction that helps you catch up

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Self-employed and behind on super? The deduction that helps you catch up

Nobody pays super for you when you work for yourself, which is why so many self-employed Australians reach their fifties with a balance that looks far too small. Here's how the personal super contribution deduction works, how the five-year catch-up rule can let you put in well above one year's cap, and the paperwork that has to be right.

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