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Using your trust income schedule to complete your tax return

Completing your tax return using the trust income schedule.

Last updated 7 July 2024

Individuals

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the individual supplementary tax return labels below.

For more information about completing the individual supplementary tax return items and labels, see Individual supplementary tax return instructions.

Trust income schedule labels and related individual supplementary tax return questions and labels

Trust income schedule label

Individual supplementary tax return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Q13 – label A Share of credit for foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Q20 – label F Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

Q13 – label L Share of net income from trusts

Share of income – label A1 PP – Non-concessional MIT income (NCMI)

Not required

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Q13 – label U Share of net income from trusts, less capital gains, foreign income and franked distributions

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Q13 – label P Share of credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Label U Franked distributions

Q13 – label C Franked distributions from trusts

Label D Franking credit

Q13 – label Q Share of franking credits from franked dividends

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Q13 – label R Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from interest, dividends and unit trust distributions

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Q13 – label M Credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Q18 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 1 for instructions in the worksheet to calculate the amount for this label)

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Q18 – label H Total current year capital gains (see Note 1)

The amount reported here should be the gross amount (label F1) less the losses already applied within the trust (label F2)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 1)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 1)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 1)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Q18 – label X Credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Label G Attributed foreign income

Q19 – label K Controlled foreign company (CFC) income

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

  • Q20 – label E Assessable foreign source income
  • Q20 – label M Other net foreign source income

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Q20 – label O Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Q13 – label B Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Label M Exploration credits distributed

QT9 – label P Other refundable tax offsets

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

QT7 – label K Early stage venture capital limited partnership current year tax offset

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

QT8 – label L Early stage investor current year tax offset

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Q13 – label E Trusts share of net small business income less deductions attributable to that share

Label J s98(3) assessable amount

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 1: This amount will be reported in your capital gains tax (CGT) schedule if you are required to complete one; see Capital gains tax schedule and instructions 2024. The CGT summary worksheet in Capital gains tax summary worksheet for tax returns 2024 will help you complete the CGT calculations required.

Companies

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the company tax return labels below.

For more information about completing the company tax return items and labels, see Company tax return instructions.

The following table provides guidance about where we expect to see trust distributions reported in the company tax return. There are a number of different ways that trust distributions can be reported, if you have reported trust distributions at different labels from the table below, please make sure that you understand the reasons and ensure that the correct tax outcome is being achieved.

Trust income schedule labels and related company tax return questions and labels

Trust income schedule label

Company tax return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Calculation statement – label H2 Credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Item 7 – label C Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

  • Item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts
  • Item 6 – label H Total dividends

For more information, see Note 3

Share of income – label A1 PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

  • Item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts
  • Item 6 – label H Total dividends

For more information, see Note 3

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Calculation statement – label H7 Credit for tax withheld where ABN is not quoted

Label U Franked distributions

  • Item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts
  • Item 6 – label H Total dividends

For more information, see Note 3

Label D Franking credit

Calculation statement – label C Non-refundable non carry forward tax offsets

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Calculation statement – label H4 Tax withheld from interest or investments

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Calculation statement – label H5 Credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Item 7 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 2 for instructions in the worksheet to calculate the amount for this label)

 

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Not required (see Note 2)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 2)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 2)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 2)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Item 7 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 2 for instructions in the worksheet to calculate the amount for this label)

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Item 7 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 2 for instructions in the worksheet to calculate the amount for this label)

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Calculation statement – label H8 Credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Label G Attributed foreign income

  • Item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts
  • Item 6 – label H Total dividends
  • For more information, see Note 3.
  • Also include at:
  • Item 8 Attributed foreign income – label B Listed country
  • Item 8 Attributed foreign income – label U Unlisted country

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

  • Item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts
  • Item 6 – label H Total dividends

For more information, see Note 3.

Also include at item 8 – label R Net foreign income

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Item 20 label J Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Item 12 – label J National rental affordability scheme tax offset entitlement

Label M Exploration credits distributed

Calculation statement – label H7 Other credits

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Item 22 – label L Current year tax offset

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

Item 23 – label M Current year tax offset

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Not required

Label J s98(3) assessable amount

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 2: This amount will be reported in your capital gains tax (CGT) schedule if you are required to complete one; see Capital gains tax schedule and instructions 2024. The CGT summary worksheet in Capital gains tax summary worksheet for tax returns 2024 will help you complete the CGT calculations required.

Note 3: To complete item 6 – label E Gross distributions from trusts and item 6 – label H Total dividends, see Company tax return instructions – item 6.

Partnerships

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add together the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the partnership tax return labels below.

For more information about completing the partnership tax return items and labels, see Partnership tax return instructions.

Trust income schedule labels and related partnership tax return questions and labels

Trust income schedule labels

Partnership tax return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Item 8 – label U Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Item 23 – label D Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 8 – label Z Share of net income from trusts

Share of income – label A1 PP – NCMI

Item 32 – label G Non-concessional MIT income (NCMI)

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Item 32 – label H Excluded from NCMI

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 8 – label R Share of net income from trusts, less capital gains, foreign income and franked distributions

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Item 32 – label K Non-concessional MIT income (NCMI)

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Item 32 – label L Excluded from NCMI

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Item 8 – label C Share of credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Label U Franked distributions

Item 8 – label F Franked distributions from trusts

Label D Franking credit

Item 8 – label D Share of franking credits from franked distributions

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Item 8 –label E Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from interest, dividends and unit trust distributions

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Item 8 – label O Credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Not required (see Note 4)

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Not required (see Note 4)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 4)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

Not required (see Note 4)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

Not required (see Note 4)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Not required

Label G Attributed foreign income

  • Item 22 Attributed foreign income – label M Listed country
  • Item 22 Attributed foreign income – label X Unlisted country

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 23 – label V Other assessable foreign income (net)

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Item 23 – label Z Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Item 51 – label F National rental affordability scheme tax offset entitlement

Label M Exploration credits distributed

Item 54 – label M Share of exploration credits

The amount reported in each statement of distribution is the partner's proportionate share of exploration credits.

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Not required

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

Not required

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Not required

Label J s98(3) assessable amount

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 4: Any capital gains are reported in the individual partner's tax return and not in the partnership tax return.

Trusts

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the trust tax return labels below.

For more information about completing the trust tax return items and labels, see Trust tax return instructions.

Trust income schedule labels and related trust tax return questions and labels

Trust income schedule

Trust tax return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Item 8 – label U Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Item 23 – label D Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 8 – label Z Share of net income from (other) trusts: Primary production

Share of income – label A1 PP – NCMI

Item 32 – label G Non-concessional MIT income (NCMI)

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Item 32 – label H Excluded from NCMI

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 8 – label R Share of net income from trusts, less capital gains, foreign income and franked distributions

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Item 32 – label K Non-concessional MIT income (NCMI)

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Item 32 – label L Excluded from NCMI - non-primary production

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Item 8 – label C Share of credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Label U Franked distributions

Item 8 – label F Franked distributions from trusts

Label D Franking credit

Item 8 – label D Share of franking credits from franked distributions

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Item 8 – label E Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from interest, dividends and unit trust distributions

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Item 8 – label O Credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Item 21 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 5)

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Not required (see Note 5)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 5)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 5)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 5)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Item 32 – label X NCMI

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Item 32 – label Z Excluded from NCMI

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Item 21 – label B Credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Label G Attributed foreign income

  • Item 22 Attributed foreign income – label M Listed country
  • Item 22 Attributed foreign income – label X Unlisted country

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 23 – label V Other assessable foreign source income (net)

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Item 23 – label Z Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Item 53 – label F National rental affordability scheme tax offset entitlement

Label M Exploration credits distributed

Item 54 – label G Other refundable tax offsets

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Item 55 – label H Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

Item 55 – label I Early stage investor tax offset

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Not required

Label J s98(3) assessable amount [J]

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount [K]

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 5: This amount will be reported in your capital gains tax (CGT) schedule if you are required to complete one; see Capital gains tax schedule and instructions 2024. The CGT summary worksheet in Capital gains tax summary worksheet for tax returns 2024 will help you complete the CGT calculations required.

Self-managed superannuation funds

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the self-managed superannuation fund return labels below.

For more information about completing the SMSF annual return items and labels, see SMSF annual return instructions.

Trust income schedule labels and related self-managed superannuation fund annual return questions and labels

Trust income schedule label

Self-managed superannuation fund annual return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Item 13 – label H2 Credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Item 11 – label E Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 11 – label M Gross trust distributions

Share of income – label A1 PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 11 – label M Gross trust distributions

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Item 13 – label H3 Credit for tax withheld – where ABN or TFN not quoted (non-individuals)

Label U Franked distributions

Item 11 – label M Gross trust distributions

Label D Franking credit

Where the SMSF is a:

  • complying fund – item 13 – label E1 Complying fund's franking credits tax offset
  • non-complying fund – item 13 – label C2 Rebates and tax offsets.

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Item 13 – label C2 Rebates and tax offsets

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Item 13 – label H5 Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Item 11 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 6)

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Not required (see Note 6)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 6)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 6)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 6)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Item 13 – label H8 Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Label G Attributed foreign income

Item 11 – label D1 Gross foreign income

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 11 – label D1 Gross foreign income

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Item 13 – label C1 Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Item 13 – label E3 Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset entitlement

Label M Exploration credits distributed

Item 13 – label E4 Exploration credits distributed

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Item 13 – label D1 Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

Item 13 – label D3 Early stage investor tax offset

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Not required

Label J s98(3) assessable amount

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 6: This amount will be reported in your capital gains tax (CGT) schedule if you are required to complete one; see Capital gains tax schedule and instructions 2024. The CGT Summary Worksheet in Capital gains tax summary worksheet for tax returns 2024 will help you complete the CGT calculations required.

Trust income schedule labels and related self-managed superannuation fund annual return questions and labels for non-arm's length income (NALI)

Trust income schedule label

Self-managed superannuation fund annual return question and label for NALI

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions

Label U Franked distributions

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions

Label F Capital gains

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions (see Note 6)

Label G Attributed foreign income

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 11 – label U2 Net non-arm's length trust distributions

Small APRA Fund

If you have declared more than one trust distribution in the Distribution details section of your trust income schedule, you will need to add the amounts you report in the trust income schedule labels and report the totals in the fund tax return labels below.

For more information about completing the fund tax return items and labels, see Fund income tax return instructions.

Trust income schedule labels and related fund income tax return questions and labels

Trust income schedule

Fund income tax return question and label

Label W Share of income of trust estate

Not required

Label L Share of credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Item 12 – label H2 Credit for tax withheld – foreign resident withholding (excluding capital gains)

Label N Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Item 10 – label E Australian franking credits from a New Zealand franking company

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 10– label Q Trust distributions other amounts

Share of income – label A1 PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label A2 PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 10 – label Q Trust distributions other amounts

Share of income – label B1 Non PP – NCMI

Not required

Share of income – label B2 Non PP – Excluded from NCMI

Not required

Label C Credit for tax withheld where ABN not quoted

Item 12 – label H3 Credit for tax withheld where ABN or TFN not quoted (non-individuals)

Label U Franked distributions

Item 10 – label O Trust distributions franked amount (see Note 8)

Label D Franking credit

Item 10 – label P Trust distributions franking credit

Where the fund is a:

  • complying superannuation fund, or complying ADF or PST – item 12 – label E1 Complying fund's franking credits tax offset
  • non-complying superannuation fund or non-complying ADF – item 12 – label C2 Rebates and tax offsets.

Label E TFN amounts withheld

Item 12– label C2 Rebates and tax offsets

Label O Share of credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Item 12 – label H5 Credit for TFN amounts withheld from payments from closely held trusts

Label F Capital gains

Item 10 – label A Net capital gain (see Note 7)

Label F1 Gross capital gains

Not required (see Note 7)

Label F2 Capital losses applied

Not required (see Note 7)

Label F3 CGT discount applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 7)

Label F4 CGT small business concessions applied

This amount may be included in your worksheet calculation (see Note 7)

Label F5 NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label F6 Excluded from NCMI capital gains

Not required

Label Z Share of credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Item 12 – label H8 Credit for foreign resident capital gains withholding amounts

Label G Attributed foreign income

Item 10 – label D1 Gross foreign income

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 10 – label D1 Gross foreign income

Label I Foreign income tax offset

Item 12 – label C1 Foreign income tax offset

Label R Share of National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Item 12 – label E3 National rental affordability scheme tax offset

Label M Exploration credits distributed

Item 12 – label E4 Exploration credits distributed

Label T Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Item 12 – label D1 Early stage venture capital limited partnership tax offset

Label J Early stage investor tax offset

Item 12 – label D3 Early stage investor tax offset

Label C1 Div 6AA Eligible income

Not required

Label Y Share of net small business income

Not required

Label J s98(3) assessable amount

Not required

Label K s98(4) assessable amount

Not required

Label T Total TFN amounts withheld from payments

Not required

Note 7: This amount will be reported in your capital gains tax (CGT) schedule if you are required to complete one; see Capital gains tax schedule and instructions 2024. The CGT summary worksheet in Capital gains tax summary worksheet for tax returns 2024 will help you complete the CGT calculations required.

Note 8: Refer to the Fund income tax return instructions for guidance on how to complete this label in the fund income tax return.

Trust income schedule labels and related fund income tax return questions and labels for Non arm's-length income (NALI)

Trust income schedule label

Fund income tax return question and label for NALI

Share of income – label A Primary production

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

Share of income – label B Non-primary production

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

Label U Franked distributions

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

Label F Capital gains

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

For more information, see Note 7

Label G Attributed foreign income

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

Label H Other assessable foreign source income

Item 10 – label U Net non-arm's length income (subject to 45% tax rate)

 

 

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