1. Tax based on receipts allocated to income. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income must be paid from income.

[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-465

  • 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
  • Beneficiary: includes , in the case of a decedent's estate, an heir and devisee and, in the case of a trust, an income beneficiary and a remainder beneficiary. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
  • Income: includes a portion of receipts from a sale, exchange or liquidation of a principal asset, to the extent provided in subpart 4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
  • Principal: means property held in trust for distribution to a remainder beneficiary when the trust terminates. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
2. Tax based on receipts allocated to principal. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal must be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority.

[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

3. Tax on trust’s share of entity’s taxable income. A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trust’s share of an entity’s taxable income must be paid:
A. From income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to income; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. From principal to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to principal; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. Proportionately from principal and income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to both income and principal; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
D. From principal to the extent that the tax exceeds the total receipts from the entity. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

4. Adjustments because of deduction for payments to beneficiary. After applying subsections 1 to 3, the trustee shall adjust income or principal receipts to the extent that the trust’s taxes are reduced because the trust receives a deduction for payments made to a beneficiary.

[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).