Experts warn ETF investors of 'painful' tax mistake - The Australian Financial Review

Experts are warning first-time investors they need to declare capital gains and losses this tax season, even if they are enrolled in a dividend reinvestment plan in an exchange-traded fund.

With ETFs the tax can be quite complicated because theyre taxed differently to companies and there are different forms of income, so youll have distributions, youll have capital gains, you may have c… [+3891 chars]

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