Advantage Energy Income Fund - 2008 Tax Information
04 Mars 2009 - 11:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
(TSX: AVN.UN, NYSE: AAV) CALGARY, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
2008 Canadian Tax Information The following information is intended
to assist individual Canadian Unitholders of Advantage Energy
Income Fund ("Advantage" or the "Fund") in the preparation of their
2008 T1 Income Tax Return. Cash distributions in 2008 are 100%
taxable to Unitholders. Trust Units held within an RRSP, RRIF, or
DPSP No amounts are required to be reported on the 2008 T1 Income
Tax Return where Trust Units are held within an RRSP, RRIF or DPSP.
Trust Units held outside of an RRSP, RRIF or DPSP Unitholders who
hold their Trust Units outside of an RRSP, RRIF or DPSP through a
broker or other intermediary and who have received cash
distributions for the 2008 calendar year, will receive a "T3
Supplementary" slip directly from their broker or intermediary, not
from the transfer agent of the Fund, Computershare Investor
Services (the "Transfer Agent"), or the Fund. Registered
Unitholders of Trust Units who have received cash distributions for
the 2008 calendar year from the Transfer Agent (and not from a
broker or intermediary), will receive a "T3 Supplementary" slip
directly from the Transfer Agent. Under Paragraph 12(1)(m) of the
Income Tax Act, taxable amounts allocated to the Unitholders must
be reported by the Unitholders in their 2008 Income Tax Return.
Accordingly, the taxable amount of cash distributions received and
receivable for the period from January 1, 2008 up to and including
December 31, 2008 are included in your "T3 Supplementary" slip. The
amount reported in Box (26) on the T3 slip should be reported on
your T1 Income Tax Return as "Other Income". The deadline for
mailing all T3 Supplementary Information slips as required by
Canada Revenue Agency is March 31, 2009. Adjusted Cost Base for
Capital Gains Holders of Trust Units are required to reduce the
Adjusted Cost Base of their Trust Units by an amount equal to the
cumulative cash received and receivable from cash distributions
minus cumulative taxable amounts reported as "Other Income" on
their slips (if any). If the amount of the reduction exceeds the
Adjusted Cost Base, the excess should be reported as a capital gain
and the Adjusted Cost Base will then be reset to zero. The Adjusted
Cost Base is used in calculating capital gains or losses on the
disposition of the Trust Units if the Trust Units are held as a
capital property by the owner. 2008 U.S. Tax Information The
information that follows is being provided to assist U.S.
individual Unitholders of the Fund in reporting distributions
received from the Fund on their Internal Revenue Service ("IRS")
Form 1040 - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for the calendar year
2008. This information is of a general nature only and is not
intended to be legal or tax advice. In consultation with its U.S.
tax advisors, the Fund believes that its Trust Units should be
properly classified as equity in a corporation, rather than debt,
and that the portion of the distribution which is considered to be
a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes should be
considered to be a "qualified dividend". As such, the portion of
the distributions made during 2008 that are considered dividends
for U.S. federal income tax purposes should qualify for the reduced
rate of tax applicable to long-term capital gains. However, the
individual taxpayer's situation must be considered before making
this determination. The Fund has not received an IRS letter ruling
or a tax opinion from its tax advisors on these matters. With
respect to cash distributions paid during the year to U.S.
individual Unitholders, 100% should be reported as "qualified
dividends". For further information of taxability of distributions
paid by Advantage, please refer to the taxation section of our
website at http://www.advantageincome.com/ir/taxes.shtml and
consult your qualified tax advisor. DATASOURCE: Advantage Energy
Income Fund CONTACT: Investor Relations, Toll free: 1-866-393-0393,
Advantage Energy Income Fund, 700, 400 - 3rd Avenue SW, Calgary,
Alberta, T2P 4H2, Phone: (403) 718-8000, Fax: (403) 718-8300, Web
Site: http://www.advantageincome.com/, E-mail:
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