Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5214-A – Credit to beneficiary for accumulation distribution
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1. General. A beneficiary of a trust whose adjusted gross income includes all or part of an accumulation distribution by that trust, as defined in the Code, Section 665, or its equivalent, shall be allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due under this Part for all or a proportionate part of any tax paid by the trust under this Part for any preceding taxable year which would not have been payable if the trust had in fact made distribution to its beneficiaries at the times and in the amounts specified in the Code, Section 666, or its equivalent.
[PL 1987, c. 504, §30 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5214-A
- 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
- Code: means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and amendments to that Code as of December 31, 2022. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
- Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Limitation on credit. The credit under this section shall not reduce the tax otherwise due from the beneficiary under this Part to an amount less than would have been due if the accumulation distribution or his part of the accumulation distribution were excluded from his adjusted gross income.
[PL 1985, c. 783, §36 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 783, §36 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 504, §30 (AMD).