Capital Gains Guide

Use this guide if you are a personal investor who has made a capital gain or capital loss from shares, units or managed funds in 2018–19.

This guide will not apply to an investor who is a foreign resident of Australia or if you are carrying on a business of share trading.

This guide explains the capital gains tax (CGT) consequences of:

• the sale or gift (or other disposal) of shares or units
• the receipt of distributions of capital gains from managed funds
• the receipt of non-assessable payments from companies or managed funds.