Alaska Statutes 13.38.430 – Power to treat gains as part of distribution of principal
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.38.430
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Unless prohibited by the unitrust’s governing instrument or specifically addressed by Alaska Stat. § 13.38.350 or 13.38.420, the trustee of a unitrust may treat gains from the sale of capital assets of the unitrust as part of a distribution of principal to a beneficiary, and, if the trustee treats those gains as part of a distribution of principal to a beneficiary, the trustee shall treat those gains consistently on the unitrust’s books, records, and tax returns as part of a distribution to a beneficiary.