2011 Tax information

Capital Gains
See which funds paid capital gains in 2011.

Tax Forms

In late January, Forms 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-R and 1099-Q will be mailed to shareholders of all funds excluding AEW Real Estate Fund and Natixis Diversified Income Fund. Forms for these two funds will be mailed at the end of February.

Tax information you should expect	When you should expect it	What it's used for
December 31 year-end statement	Mailed in early January	Summarizes all your Natixis Funds account activity for 2011.¹
Combined Form 1099 DIV/B	Mailed in late January Mailed in late February for Natixis Diversified Income Fund and AEW Real Estate Fund only	Form 1099-DIV reports taxable fund dividend and capital gains distributions. If your taxable distribution from any Natixis Fund was less than $10 in 2011, it will not be reported on your Form 1099-DIV. However, you are responsible for including the sum in your tax calculations. If your fund(s) did not pay dividends/capital gains, you will not receive a Form 1099-DIV. Form 1099-B reports proceeds from the redemption or exchange of fund shares. Please refer to the Fund Transaction Detail section of your enclosed year-end statement for account specific distribution information. You will not receive a 1099-B if the gross amount of your redemption was $20.00 or less, one share or less, and there was no withholding.
Cost Basis Statement	Enclosed with your Form 1099-B	This statement provides cost basis information for shareholders who have sold shares during 2011. This information may not be available for all shareholders. The cost basis calculation method you have chosen as part of the new cost basis rules will not be shown on this statement, as the rules apply only to shares purchased and sold after January 1, 2012. Shareholders with wash sales2 will receive a corrected cost basis statement in late February.
Form 1099-R	Mailed in late January	Reports full and partial distributions from IRA, Keogh, or 403(b) plans.
Form 1099-Q	Mailed in late January	Reports distributions of earnings from a qualified tuition program, such as a Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA).
Form 5498 ESA	Mailed in late April	Reports contributions to ESA plans.
Form 5498	Mailed in late May	Reports contributions to IRA plans.

¹You should not rely on distribution figures on your year-end statements to report 2011 income taxes; it is not unusual for adjustments to occur after December 31. In early February, you can visit Account Access to view any distributions that may have been paid on your funds and to view information included on your tax forms.

²A wash sale is the purchase and sale of the same security either simultaneously or within a short period of time. This information is not intended as tax advice. Be sure to consult a tax professional with any tax-related questions.

Tax Information Notices & Archive
Visit our Tax Information Notices section for the following information:

Frequently asked tax-related questions
Corporate qualifying dividends
Qualified dividend income
U.S. government interest for state income tax returns
Taxability of capital gains in your state
Prior year tax information

Other resources
Users of TurboTax or H&R Block software can download their Natixis Funds information as part of the tax preparation process on these third-party sites:

The IRS website is another good resource.

This is not intended as tax advice. Make sure to consult a tax professional with any tax-related questions.