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What implication does Exempt Current Pension Income (ECPI) have on tax losses in Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF)?

Although the ECPI does not form part of the taxable income of your SMSF, it does form part of the calculation when determining the tax losses of a SMSF. Section 295 - 390 of the Income Tax Assessment Act (ITAA 1997) provides guidance on this. 

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) provides a method for calculating the ECPI of a SMSF. Basically both Capital Losses and Income Tax Losses (Revenue) need to be offset against ECPI before carrying them forward or offsetting them against assessable income.