What one review found.
An accumulating fund pays nothing out and is still taxed. For this client, 1,850 units of Vanguard FTSE All-World (VWRP) in a general account mean about GBP 3,098 of income to declare for 2025-26 that never reached the account.
Why: VWRP is an Irish fund with UK reporting status, so each year it reports its income to UK investors; for the period to 30 June 2025, Vanguard reported USD 2.2479 a unit. Whoever held units at the period end is taxed on it as if paid on the fund distribution date six months later, 31 December 2025, which falls in 2025-26. The review takes the units from the confirmed transactions and the figure from Vanguard’s own report, and adds the same amount to the Section 104 cost, so it is not taxed again when the units are sold. The ISA and SIPP are left out: their income is not taxable.
Decision support for professional review, not tax advice. The tax itself is not computed: it depends on the client’s band and their other dividends. A fund held without an issuer’s report on file is named, never estimated.