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JXLXX(Initiate)Initiate
19 June 2026

I am preparing a company tax return.


The trust beneficiary statement shows:


* Share of income of the trust estate (W): $670,326

* Non-primary production (B): -$222,623

* Gross capital gain (F1): $892,949


The capital gain is being reported separately in the Capital Gains Schedule.


My understanding is that a trust loss cannot be distributed to a beneficiary and Item 6E (Gross distributions from trusts) cannot be a loss.


Should the company include the -$222,623 non-primary production amount in the Trust Income Schedule, or should it be left out and only the capital gain component reported?

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NikkiATO(Community Moderator)Community Moderator
22 June 2026

Hi @JXLXX,


A beneficiary's share of the trust's net income for tax purposes is not necessarily the same as the amounts shown in the various income components on a trust beneficiary statement.


For your specific questions, the outcome depends on how the trust has calculated and reported the beneficiary's entitlement and how the relevant labels are intended to be completed. The links about will help you work this out.


One point to keep in mind is that trust beneficiary statements can contain different income components (such as capital gains and other amounts), and those components don't always flow directly to a single tax return label. 

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