Tax and Distribution information

To access Asciano's 2008 Tax Guide please click here

*Please note that no tax guide has been prepared for 2009 as no distribution was made.

Summary of Distributions and their components for the year ended 30 June 2008

Distributions to date per AIO Security.

2008 Final Distribution of 23 cents per stapled security

2008 Interim Distribution of 23 cents per stapled security

Important Information for your Tax Return;

The Asciano Group has a 30 June year end for both accounting and taxation purposes.  For most Australian resident taxpayers the taxable components of the interim and final distributions for the financial year ending 30 June 2008 will need to be included as assessable income on their 2008 income tax return.

The tax-deferred component of the final distribution paid on the 26 August 2008 will not be relevant for their 2008 tax return but may be relevant for their 2009 tax return if they sold their securities in the 2009 income year. 
 
Please note the interim and final distributions for 2008 were solely trust distributions and not dividends.  The taxable components of trust distributions are taxable when declared unlike dividends which are generally taxable when received.
 
Investors should have now received their 2008 Taxation Statement.  The 2008 Taxation Statement and the Taxation Guide 2008 will provide investors with the information necessary to prepare their income tax return.  The Taxation Guide 2008 can be downloaded by clicking on the above link or a copy can be requested from Computershare on 1300 729 310.
 
Note for custodians and other intermediaries;
None of the interim or final distribution is a fund payment for the purposes of subdivision 12-H of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953.