Trust Distributions 2026

Simplify the planning, calculation and documentation of your clients’ discretionary trust distributions with our comprehensive Trust Distributions workbook for the financial year ended 30 June 2026.

Designed specifically for accountants in public practice, this practical Microsoft Excel workbook helps you plan tax-effective distributions, prepare trustee resolutions and calculate the amounts required for the trust tax return.

Plan tax-effective distributions before year-end.

Using projected net (taxable) income, the workbook displays each beneficiary’s marginal tax rates and the income available within each tax bracket, helping you make informed decisions about the most tax-effective allocation of trust income.

Once you’ve determined the proposed taxable distributions, the workbook converts these amounts into accounting distributions for inclusion in the trustee’s distribution resolution.

The package also includes a trustee resolution template, allowing you to document the agreed distributions within the same workbook.

Simplify the preparation of the trust tax return.

When the time comes to prepare the trust’s annual tax return, simply enter the actual accounting distributions. The workbook calculates the corresponding taxable amounts for each beneficiary and provides the figures required at the relevant beneficiary labels on the trust tax return.

This eliminates the need for separate calculations and helps maintain consistency between the trustee resolution, accounting records and tax return.

One Excel workbook for planning, documenting and reporting your trust distributions, helping you save time, reduce calculation errors and maintain a clear record of your work.

For more information, explore the features below and watch our demonstration video to see the calculator in action and discover the other solutions available from Accountants Desktop.

Warning: this file is not compatible with Microsoft Excel versions 2019 or earlier or the cloud-based version of Excel, or Excel for Mac, or Google Sheets.