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Guide to your
AMMA tax statement

30 June 2019
Guide to your AMMA tax statement - 30 June 2019
About this guide                                               Assumptions
This guide aims to assist individual taxpayers in completing   In preparing this guide, we have assumed that:
their tax return for the 2018/19 financial year. It contains   •    you are an individual taxpayer
basic information of a very general nature about the           •    you are an Australian resident for income tax purposes
treatment of your income distributions as shown in your        •    you use this guide in conjunction with the Australian
attribution managed investment trust (AMIT) member annual           Taxation Office’s 2019 Individual Tax Return instructions
(AMMA) tax statement.                                               to complete your tax return
                                                               •    you hold your units for the purposes of investment and
 ! Note: This guide is not a substitute for tax advice. It          that the Australian CGT rules apply to you.
has been prepared based on a set of assumptions which
may not be applicable to you. If you are in any doubt about    Completing your tax returns
your personal tax position we recommend that you seek
professional tax advice.                                       The following information relates to your investment in
                                                               the Vanguard® Investor Funds. If you had income from any
                                                               other investments during the year, you will need to combine
                                                               the information from your other investments with the
                                                               information provided by Vanguard when completing your tax
                                                               return. For tax return references refer to the Tax return for
                                                               individuals (supplementary section) (NAT 2679-06.2019).

2                                                                                         Guide to your AMMA tax statement
Frequently asked questions                                        What other information can help me with my tax return?
                                                                  Included in the guide pack is the unitholder notice titled
What is the attribution managed investment trust (AMIT)           ‘AMMA Tax Statement glossary’ which provides you with
regime?                                                           a high level definition of most components on the AMMA
AMIT is a significant industry-wide reform, which introduces      tax statement.
new concessional tax rules for managed investment trusts.
Under the AMIT regime, you will be assessed on the taxable        The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has a helpline for
income that is attributed to you by the fund, regardless of the   personal tax enquiries, which is 13 28 61. The ATO also has
amount you actually receive.                                      a number of publications which will help you to understand
                                                                  your obligations and complete your return:
What are the main differences between annual tax
statements and AMMA tax statements?                               •   Individual tax return instructions 2019 - (NAT 71050-06.2019)
In the past, the annual tax statement provided cash               •   Individual tax return instructions supplement 2019
distribution amounts and you were generally taxed based           •   You and your shares 2019 - (NAT 2632-6.2019)
on the amount of cash distribution you received from the          •   Guide to foreign income tax offset rules 2019
fund. The AMMA tax statement provides attribution, cash           •   Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2019 - (NAT
distribution and cost base adjustment information. The                4152)
amounts that you will be assessed on and which are required
to complete your tax return are based on the attributed           These publications are available from www.ato.gov.au or by
amounts. The components required to complete your tax             calling the ATO on 1300 720 092.
return are shown in Part A of your AMMA tax statement. The
components of the cash distributions you received and the         When do I receive a management fee rebate?
components attributed to you are detailed in Part B of your       You will receive a management fee rebate when the
AMMA tax statement.                                               management fee applicable to your investment is lower than
                                                                  the management fee that has been charged to the fund.
What does AMIT cost base net amount—excess                        The management fee rebate will be credited to you as a
represent?                                                        reinvestment in additional units. If you have withdrawn from
Where taxable income attributed to you is less than the           the fund it will be paid to you.
cash distribution you received, the difference will decrease
both the cost base and the reduced cost base of your units        The amount shown in your AMMA tax statement represents
in the fund. The decrease in the cost base of your units in       only those management fee rebates that have been credited
the fund should be taken into account upon disposal of the        to you via a reinvestment in additional units.
units when calculating your capital gain/loss position. The
reduction of cost base of the units in the fund may give rise     For total management fee rebates credited to you please
to a capital gain if there is insufficient cost base to absorb    refer to the separate management fee rebate statement that
the reduction.                                                    has been provided to you upon the management fee rebate
                                                                  being credited.
What does AMIT cost base net amount – shortfall
represent?                                                        We recommend you see your tax adviser to determine
Where taxable income attributed to you is more than cash          whether this amount is assessable.
distribution you received, the difference will increase the
                                                                  Can I use MyGov?
cost base and reduced cost base of your units in the fund.
                                                                  The ATO allows you to prepare and lodge your tax return
The increase in the cost base of your units in the fund should
                                                                  online using MyGov at www.ato.gov.au. The information
be taken into account upon disposal of the units when
                                                                  provided in Part A of your annual taxation statement can be
calculating your capital gain/loss position.
                                                                  used to complete the worksheet in the Income/Managed
                                                                  Funds section of MyGov.

                                                                  You should carefully read the instructions, as there are
                                                                  circumstances when the Managed Fund section should not
                                                                  be used.

                                                                  What if I’m not an individual taxpayer?
                                                                  The information provided in this guide assumes you are
                                                                  an Australian resident individual taxpayer. If your investments
                                                                  in the Vanguard funds are made through a trust, company
                                                                  or superannuation fund, you may need assistance from your
                                                                  accountant or tax adviser in the completion of your tax return.

                                                                                                                                 3
Australian income                                                                                        franking credits from franked dividends at label 13Q, share of
                                                                                                         credit for TFN amounts withheld at label 13R, share of credit
The Australian sourced income shown in Part A of your                                                    for tax paid by trustee at label 13S and management fee
AMMA tax statement relates to the tax return form as                                                     rebate at label 24V.
follows:
                                                                                                         There are circumstances in which your ability to claim a
Share of net income from trusts, less net capital gains,                                                 franking credit may be reduced. For further details please refer
foreign income and franked distributions at label 13U, other                                             to the ATO publication “You and your shares 2019” (NAT 2632-
deductions relating to non-primary production income at label                                            6.2019).
13Y, franked distributions from trusts at label 13C, share of

    Example 1: Australian Income

    Part A - Summary of 2019 Individual Tax Return (supplementary section) items. The following tax return items are valid
    for Australian Resident Individual UnitholdersTax
                                                   only.return for individuals
                                                                              (supplementary section)
                                                                              1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
                                                                                                                                                   2019
    		                                                                                                                                        Amount                                   Tax Return Label
                    Use Individual tax return instructions supplement 2019 to fill in this tax return. Please print neatly in BLOCK LETTERS
    Non-primary     production      income
                    with a black or blue ballpoint pen only. Do not use correction fluid or tape. Print one letter $9,782,165.31
                                                                                                                   or number in each box.                                                          13U
                    Print X in appropriate boxes. Complete your details carefully to avoid delays in processing your tax return.
    Other deductions relating to distributions                                                                                                   $0.00                                             13Y
                                                                                                                                  See the Privacy note in the
    Franked distributions
                   Your tax file number (TFN)                                                                                  $2,571,555.11
                                                                                                                                  Taxpayer’s declaration on page 10                                13C
                                                                                                                                  of your Tax return for individuals 2019.
    Franking credits 		                                                                                                        $1,200,596.47                                                       13Q
                      Your name                             Title – for example,
                                                             Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss
    Credit for TFN Print
                   amounts          withheld
                         your full name.
                                                                     Surname or                                                                  $0.00                                             13R
                                                                     family name
    Credits for tax paid by trustee                                Given names
                                                                                                                                                 $0.00                                             13S
    Management fee rebates		                                                                                                                     $0.00                                             24V
                    Income
                    13 Partnerships and trusts                   Include any deferred non-commercial business losses from a prior year at X or Y
                                                                 as appropriate and insert the relevant code in the TYPE box.
                          Primary production
                                            Distribution from partnerships      N                          .00
                                                                                               ,
                                          Share of net income from trusts       L                          .00
                                                                                               ,
                                  Landcare operations and deduction for
                                                                                I                          .00
                            decline in value of water facility, fencing asset                  ,
                                                 and fodder storage asset
                                                                                                                 TYPE
                                             Other deductions relating to
                                                                                X                          .00
                                            amounts shown at N and L                           ,                                                                                LOSS

                                                                                         Net primary production amount                                                  .00
                          Non-primary production                                                                                          ,                ,
                                            Distribution from partnerships,
                                                                                O                          .00                Show amounts of:
                                                        less foreign income                    ,
                                                                                                                              n capital gains from trusts at item 18 and
                             Share of net income from trusts, less capital
                                                                                U                          .00                n foreign income at item 19 or 20.
                          gains, foreign income and franked distributions                      ,
                                                      Franked distributions
                                                                                C                          .00
                                                                 from trusts                   ,
                                           Landcare operations expenses         J                          .00
                                                                                               ,                 TYPE
                                            Other deductions relating to
                                                                                Y                          .00
                                        amounts shown at O , U and C                           ,                                                                                LOSS

                                                                                     Net non-primary production amount                                                  .00
                                                                                                                                          ,                ,
                          Partnership share of net small business income
                                                                                D                          .00
                                less deductions attributable to that share                     ,
                                Trust share of net small business income
                                                                                E                          .00
                                less deductions attributable to that share                     ,

                      Share of credits from income and tax offsets
                                 Share of credit for tax withheld where                                    .
                                                                                P              ,
                                                                                                                                                                    26790619

                               Australian business number not quoted
                                                 Share of franking credit                                  .
                                                 from franked dividends         Q              ,
                    21   Rent                                   Gross rent      P             ,
                                                                                                          .00
                            Share of credit for tax file number amounts                                    .
                                      withheld from interest, dividends         R              ,
                                                      Interest deductions
                                              and unit trust distributions      Q             ,
                                                                                                          .00                                  P less (Q + F + U)

                                    Credit for TFN amounts withheld from                                  ..00
                                       payments Capital
                                                   from works
                                                        closelydeductions
                                                                held trusts     M
                                                                                F             ,,                                                                               LOSS

                                    Share of credit for tax
                                                 Other      paiddeductions
                                                         rental  by trustee     US                        ..00     Net                                                .00
                                                                                              ,,                   rent               ,                ,
                        Share of credit for foreign resident withholding                     .                            Show amounts of:
                    22 Bonuses from amountslife(excluding
                                                 insurance capital gains) A and friendly
                                                                companies           ,    societies                        W
                                                                                                                          n credit for, foreign resident        .00
                                                                                                                                                     , capital gains
                                                 Share of National rental                    .                                withholding from trusts at item 18.
                                         affordability scheme tax offset B          ,                                                                                 .00
                    23 Forestry managed investment scheme income                                                          A           ,                ,
                 NAT 2679-06.2019
                    24 Other income                                             Sensitive (when completed)                                                     Page 13
                                                                                                                                                                      .00
                                                                Category 1                                                Y           ,                ,
                                                               Category 2
                                                             (ATO interest)                                               X           ,                ,
                                                                                                                                                                      .00
                                                 Type of
                                                 income        Category 3
                                                                   (FHSS)                                                 R           ,                ,
                                                                                                                                                                      .00
                                                                Category 4                                                V           ,                ,
                                                                                                                                                                      .00
                                                 Tax withheld – lump sum
                                                      payments in arrears       E             ,
                                                                                                          .00
                                             Taxable professional income        Z                         .00
                                                                                              ,
                       Tax withheld – assessable FHSS released amount           S                         .00
Guide to your AMMA tax statement                                                              ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          4
                                                                                                                                                                               LOSS

                      TOTAL SUPPLEMENT                                   For the amounts in the right-hand column                                                     .00
                                                                           at items 13 to 24 add up all the income
                                                                                                                           $          ,                ,
                      INCOME OR LOSS
                                                                          amounts and deduct any loss amounts.
                                                            Transfer this amount to I on page 3 of your tax return.
Foreign income
The foreign sourced income shown in Part A of your AMMA
tax statement relates to the tax return form as follows:
assessable foreign source income at label 20E, Australian
franking credits from a New Zealand company at label
20F, other net foreign source income at label 20M, foreign
income tax offsets at label 20O.

There are circumstances in which your ability to claim a
foreign income tax offset may be reduced. For further details
please refer to the ATO publication “Guide to foreign income
              14 2019”
tax offset rules  Personal
                      .    services income (PSI)
                  To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
                  You cannot lodge a paper return. You must lodge your tax return using myTax or a registered tax agent.

              15 Net income or loss from business
                  To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
                  You cannot lodge a paper return. You must lodge your tax return using myTax or a registered tax agent.

              16 Deferred non-commercial business losses
                  To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
    ExampleYou2:  Foreign Income
               cannot lodge a paper return. You must lodge your tax return using myTax or a registered tax agent.

              17 Net farm management deposits or repayments
    Part A - Summary of 2019 Individual     Tax Return
                                        Deductible           D
                                                   deposits (supplementary
                                                                      ,
                                                                               .00 items. The following tax return items are valid
                                                                           section)
    for Australian Tax Resident Individual   Unitholders
                                 Early repayments  – natural only.
                                                             N                 .00
                                                disaster and drought                          ,
    		                                             Other repayments        R                                       .00              Amount                              Tax Return Label
                                                                                              ,                                                                                   LOSS

    Assessable foreign source income                                                            Net farm management
                                                                                                                  $220,981.31
                                                                                                                      E                                                    .00                20E
                                                                                               deposits or repayments       ,                                ,
    Australian franking credits from a New Zealand company                                                                              $0.00                                                 20F
             18 Capital gains Did you have a capital gains G No                                   Yes            You must print X in the Yes box at G if you had an
    Other net foreign source income tax event during the year?                                                   amount of $220,981.31
                                                                                                                           capital gains from a trust.                                        20M
                                                                                                                 CODE
                                                Have you applied an
    Foreign income tax offsets		               exemption or rollover?      M       No             Yes                           $31,615.00                                                    20O
                                                                                                            Net capital gain        A          ,             ,             .00
                                      Total current year capital gains     H                                       .00
                                                                                              ,
                                           Net capital losses carried
                                                                           V                                       .00
                                       forward to later income years                          ,
                             Credit for foreign resident capital gains                                             .
                                                withholding amounts        X                  ,

              19 Foreign entities
                                Did you have either a direct or indirect
                                                                           I       No              Yes            CFC income        K                                       .00
                     interest in a controlled foreign company (CFC)?                                                                           ,              ,
                  Have you ever, either directly or indirectly, caused
                                                                           W       No              Yes
                                                                                                                     Transferor
                                                                                                                                    B                                       .00
                        the transfer of property – including money –                                              trust income                 ,              ,
                          or services to a non-resident trust estate?

              20 Foreign source income and foreign assets or property
                                  Assessable foreign source income         E                                             .00
                                                                                     ,                  ,                                                                         LOSS

                                                                           Other net foreign employment income                      T                                       .00
                                                                                                                                               ,              ,                   LOSS
                                                              Net foreign pension or annuity income WITHOUT
                                                                                                                                    L                                       .00
                                                                                an undeducted purchase price                                   ,              ,                   LOSS
                                                                           Net foreign pension or annuity income
                                                                                                                                    D                                       .00
                                                                            WITH an undeducted purchase price                                  ,              ,                   LOSS

                                                                                                            Net foreign rent        R                                       .00
                                                                                                                                               ,              ,                   LOSS

                                                                                    Other net foreign source income                 M                                       .00
              Also include at F Australian franking credits from a                                                                             ,              ,
              New Zealand franking company that you have received                     Australian franking credits from
                                                                                                                                    F                                       .00
              indirectly through a partnership or trust.                           a New Zealand franking company                              ,              ,
                                                                                                                             LOSS
                               Net foreign employment income –
                                                                     U                                                 .00
                                             payment summary                   ,                  ,
                            Exempt foreign employment income         N                   ,
                                                                                                             .00
                                        Foreign income tax offset    O                                       .
                                                                                         ,
                          During the year did you own, or have
                 an interest in, assets located outside Australia    P     No                Yes
               which had a total value of AUD$50,000 or more?

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Capital gains                                                                                       Did you dispose of any units
The capital gains shown in Part A of your AMMA tax                                                  during the year?
statement relate to the tax return form as follows: total                   If you disposed of units during the year, please be advised
current year capital gains at label 18H and net capital gain at             you will no longer receive a CGT statement and CGT guide.
label 18A.                                                                  You can still calculate your current year’s capital gain or
                                                                            loss position resulting from the disposal of your Vanguard
                                                                            units by using information provided in your transactional
                                                                            history statement and information contained in the AMMA
                                                                            tax statement. You will need to combine any capital gain or
          14 Personal services income (PSI)
                                                                            loss you make from your disposal of any units during the
             To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
             You cannot lodge a paper return. You must lodge your tax return using with
                                                                            year,  myTaxthe
                                                                                         or acapital  gain
                                                                                              registered taxinformation
                                                                                                             agent.       from your AMMA tax
                                                                            statement in completing Question 18 of your tax return.
          15 Net income or loss from business
                To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
                You cannot lodge a paper return. You must lodge your tax return using myTax or a registered tax agent.
     Example    3: non-commercial
       16 Deferred Capital Gains  business losses
                To complete this item, you need to read and complete the Business and professional items schedule for individuals 2019.
     Part A - You cannot lodge
              Summary          a paper
                          of 2019      return. You
                                   Individual  Tax must lodge
                                                   Return     your tax return using
                                                            (supplementary                or a registered
                                                                                    myTaxitems.
                                                                                section)                  tax agent.tax return items are valid
                                                                                                  The following
     for Australian
         17 Net farmResident   Individualdeposits
                         management        Unitholders    only.
                                                     or repayments
     		                                          Deductible deposits      D                 ,
                                                                                                              .00              Amount                  Tax Return Label

     Total current year capital
                                         Early repayments – natural
                                         gainsdisaster and drought        N                                   .00
                                                                                                                $4,347,881.64                                             18H
                                                                                            ,
     Net capital gain		                            Other repayments       R                                   .00
                                                                                                                $2,173,940.82                                             18A
                                                                                            ,                                                                          LOSS
                                                                                             Net farm management
                                                                                                                                E                               .00
                                                                                            deposits or repayments                      ,         ,

          18 Capital gains               Did you have a capital gains
                                                                          G       No            Yes         You must print X in the Yes box at G if you had an
                                           tax event during the year?                                       amount of capital gains from a trust.
                                                                                                            CODE
                                                Have you applied an
                                               exemption or rollover?     M       No            Yes

                                                                                                          Net capital gain      A       ,         ,             .00
                                     Total current year capital gains     H                                   .00
                                                                                            ,
                                           Net capital losses carried
                                                                          V                                   .00
                                       forward to later income years                        ,
                            Credit for foreign resident capital gains                                         .
                                               withholding amounts        X                 ,

          19 Foreign entities
                             Did you have either a direct or indirect
                                                                I No the ATO
                                                                           Yes    CFC income K                                                                   .00
More information
            interest in a controlled foreign company (CFC)?Contacting                               ,        ,
           vanguard.com.au/taxation
Internet: Have                                             Internet:No ato.gov.au
               you ever, either directly or indirectly, caused                       Transferor                                                                  .00
                the transfer of property – including money – W             Yes    trust income B    ,        ,
                                                           Telephone: ATO 13 28 61 or ATO publications 1300 720 092
                  or services to a non-resident trust estate?

          20 Foreign source income and foreign assets or property
                                 Assessable foreign source income         E                                         .00
                                                                                    ,                 ,                                                                LOSS

                                                                           Other net foreign employment income                  T                                .00
                                                                                                                                        ,         ,                    LOSS
                                                              Net foreign pension or annuity income WITHOUT
                                                                                                                                L                                .00
                                                                                an undeducted purchase price                            ,         ,                    LOSS
                                                                           Net foreign pension or annuity income
                                                                                                                                D                                .00
                                                                            WITH an undeducted purchase price                           ,         ,                    LOSS

                                                                                                          Net foreign rent      R                                .00
                                                                                                                                        ,         ,                    LOSS

                                   ™                                               Other net foreign source income             M                                 .00
Connect
      Alsowith
            includeVanguard
                     at F Australian franking credits from a                                                                            ,         ,
      New Zealand franking company
vanguard.com.au/taxation            > 1300that you
                                                655have  received
                                                       101                           Australian franking credits from
                                                                                                                                F                                .00
      indirectly through a partnership or trust.                                  a New Zealand franking company                        ,         ,
                                                                                                                        LOSS
                              Net foreign employment income –
                                                                      U                                           .00
                                            payment summary                   ,                 ,
                           Exempt foreign employment income           N                 ,
                                                                                                           .00
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