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Understanding year-end tax forms
Description, purpose and approximate mailing date of the most commonly used tax forms issued to shareholders of BNY Mellon mutual funds.
Tax smart investing
For many investors, it isn’t what you earn that counts in the end, but what you get to keep – your after-tax return.
Form 8937: Organizational Actions
Issuers of corporate securities are required to complete Internal Revenue Service Form 8937. The Fund’s completed Forms 8937 can be found below.
Important tax information
October 2020
BNY Mellon Family of Funds Final Estimated Capital Gain Distributions
Estimated capital gain projections for December 2020, based on portfolio activity through October 31, 2020, and the fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2020.
Mail by June 1, 2021
Form 5498
Mail by April 30, 2021
Form 5498-ESA
Reports all Coverdell Educational Savings Account contributions for the 2017 tax year.
Mail by March 15, 2021
Form 1042-S
Reports taxable dividends and income tax withheld on accounts owned by nonresident aliens.
March 2020
2020 Estimated Spillback Distribution Information
Spillback distributions are taxable in the year received, even though they represent ordinary income and/or capital gains earned by the funds in the previous year. Available March 2020.
Mail by February 16, 2021
Form 1099-B
Reports redemption proceeds from sales or exchanges made in BNY Mellon non-retirement mutual fund accounts (except money markets). Accounts requiring both Form 1099-B and Form 1099-DIV will be mailed by this date.
Mail by February 21, 2021
Form 1099-Q
Reports distributions from Coverdell ESA accounts.
Form 1099-R
Reports distributions from retirement accounts.
Form 1099-DIV
Reports taxable income and capital gain distributions over $10. Accounts without a required form 1099-B will be mailed by this date.
Mail by Early January 2019
Statement of Tax Exempt Income
If applicable, you will receive the statement with your year-end statement.
Year-End Statements
Reports, distributions and activity in each fund account for the year.
The IRS offers several informative booklets covering the entire range of federal income taxation. One of the most useful is IRS Publication 564, Mutual Fund Distributions and Cost Basis. All of these publications are available free of charge by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM. You may also visit the IRS Web site at www.irs.gov for publications, forms, and other tax information. And, of course, if you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-373-9387.
The information set forth here is general in nature and does not constitute tax advice. Specific questions should be discussed with your tax advisor.
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