(1) A unitrust policy shall provide the method for determining the fair market value of an asset for the purpose of determining the unitrust amount, including:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 22-3-307

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the frequency of valuing the asset, which need not require a valuation in every period; and
     (1)(b) the date for valuing the asset in each period that the asset is valued.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 22-3-309(2)(b), a unitrust policy may provide methods for determining the amount of the net fair market value of the trust to take into account in determining the applicable value, including:

     (2)(a) obtaining an appraisal of an asset for which fair market value is not readily available;
     (2)(b) exclusion of specific assets or groups or types of assets;
     (2)(c) other exceptions or modifications of the treatment of specific assets or groups or types of assets;
     (2)(d) identification and treatment of cash or property held for distribution;
     (2)(e) use of:

          (2)(e)(i) an average of fair market values over a stated number of preceding periods; or
          (2)(e)(ii) another mathematical blend of fair market values over a stated number of preceding periods;
     (2)(f) a limit on how much the applicable value of all assets, groups of assets, or individual assets may increase over:

          (2)(f)(i) the corresponding applicable value for the preceding period; or
          (2)(f)(ii) a mathematical blend of applicable values over a stated number of preceding time periods;
     (2)(g) a limit on how much the applicable value of all assets, groups of assets, or individual assets may decrease below:

          (2)(g)(i) the corresponding applicable value for the preceding period; or
          (2)(g)(ii) a mathematical blend of applicable values over a stated number of preceding periods;
     (2)(h) the treatment of accrued income and other features of an asset that affect value; and
     (2)(i) determining the liabilities of the trust, including treatment of liabilities to conform with the treatment of assets under Subsections (2)(a) through (h).