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Distribution quality document route

Is the distribution supported by earnings or by capital?

Document routeDistribution rate -> Income statement -> Tax character -> Client explanation
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Source Workflow

Find the document family before turning a claim into education.

  1. 01Frame the advisor question

    Is the distribution supported by earnings or by capital?

  2. 02Find the primary source

    Statement of operations, shareholder report, or 19a notice

  3. 03Walk the document route

    Distribution rate -> Income statement -> Tax character -> Client explanation

  4. 04Inspect the required fields

    Net investment income versus declared distributions. Return of capital or tax-character language.

  5. 05Route into Learn

    Use the related concept, tool, controlled example, or advisor output before relying on the claim.

What to inspect
  • Net investment income versus declared distributions.
  • Return of capital or tax-character language.
  • Whether yield is annualized, policy-based, or trailing.
  • NAV trend alongside payout level.
Where AltHarbor uses it

Supports the Distribution Quality Lab and simplified distribution-quality explanations.

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Use the proof

Route from the document family into concepts, labs, controlled examples, and outputs.

Supporting Documents

Use these when the primary source does not answer the full advisor question.

Distribution declarationTax character disclosureNAV bridge