What do the Division 296 draft tax regulations tell us?
Client AlertTreasury has released draft regulations supporting the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Act 2026, which introduced the new Division 296 tax on superannuation balances exceeding $3m and $10m. The regulations provide the long awaited operational detail on how the new tax will work in practice, particularly for defined benefit interests, large Australian Prudential Regulation Authority funds and Self-managed Superannuation Funds.