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Part B - Completing the capital gains section of your tax return

Last updated 24 May 2020

Read this first

Are you an individual?

If you are completing a tax return on behalf of an individual (rather than an entity), read this part of the guide.

If you need help completing the:

Is your entity a company, trust or fund?

If the tax return is for a company, trust or fund, go to part C of this guide.

Introduction

Read part B if you are an individual and a CGT event happened in 2006-07 or you received a distribution from a trust (including a managed fund) that included a net capital gain.

If you have sold only a few shares or units, or have a managed fund distribution, you may find it easier to use the Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2006–07.

The steps that follow explain how to calculate your net capital gain or net capital loss for 2006-07 and complete item 17 Capital gains on your Tax return for individuals (supplementary section) 2007, or item 9 if you use the Tax return for retirees 2007. Note: You cannot use the Tax return for retirees if you had a distribution from a managed fund during the income year.

Individuals, including individual partners in a partnership, who lodge using a paper tax return, are not required to complete a CGT schedule.

Chapter 2 in part A explains how to calculate a capital gain or capital loss for each CGT event or asset using the Capital gain or capital loss worksheet (PDF 58KB)This link will download a file that you can tear out from the back of this guide. For most individuals, this worksheet is all you will need to work out what needs to be included at item 17 on your tax return (supplementary section), or item 9 if you use the Tax return for retirees. Make copies of the worksheet if you need more than one. If you need help completing the Capital gain or capital loss worksheet (PDF 58KB)This link will download a file, read step 1 in part C (ignore the word 'entity').

If you have a number of the Capital gain or capital loss worksheets (PDF 58KB)This link will download a file because several CGT events happened, you may wish to use the CGT summary worksheet for 2006-07 tax returns (PDF 182KB)This link will download a file (also at the back of this guide) to help you calculate your net capital gain or net capital loss. Read steps 2 and 3 in part C of this guide (ignoring the word 'entity') to find out how to complete the summary worksheet. Then complete item 17 on your tax return (supplementary section), or item 9 if you use the Tax return for retirees.

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