# Working out the Dividends on Accumulating Funds for tax purposes

**URL:** <https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742>\
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**Created:** [19 June 2024 17:11 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742 "2024-06-19T17:11:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![PenN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@PenN](https://community.investengine.com/u/PenN)\
**Post date:** [19 June 2024 17:11 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742/1 "2024-06-19T17:11:38Z")

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Is there a way of finding this out somewhere or it far easier just to use a distributing ETF?

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**Author:** ![Pinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@Pinch](https://community.investengine.com/u/Pinch)\
**Post date:** [19 June 2024 21:11 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742/2 "2024-06-19T21:11:29Z")

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Maybe this’ll help?

> **[Accumulation units – tax on reinvested dividends UK - Monevator](https://monevator.com/income-tax-on-accumulation-unit/)**
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> Accumulation units automatically roll up the income earned by its holdings into buying more shares. But you must still pay the tax due.

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**Author:** ![PenN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@PenN](https://community.investengine.com/u/PenN)\
**Post date:** [20 June 2024 08:42 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742/3 "2024-06-20T08:42:01Z")

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Great thanks for that. Just have to decide if its worth the hassle or not.

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**Author:** ![MemV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@MemV](https://community.investengine.com/u/MemV)\
**Post date:** [20 June 2024 12:23 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/working-out-the-dividends-on-accumulating-funds-for-tax-purposes/1742/4 "2024-06-20T12:23:39Z")

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I had some accumulation fund like this with another broker. At tax year end they produced a tax certificate which made it easy. Maybe ask help desk to see if you’ll get one.