Questão jurídica principal
When must the return on securities held in a fund be taxed as income?
Decisão extraída
The return is taxed as income in the hands of the person who is the creditor at the time of performance; for growth funds, at the time the return is booked.
Fundamentação extraída
Income taxation follows the person entitled to the payment at the relevant time. For growth funds, the relevant taxable moment is the accounting recognition of the return rather than the later distribution.