(1) A tax required to be paid by a fiduciary that is based on receipts allocated to income shall be paid from income.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 22-3-506

  • 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
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
(2) A tax required to be paid by a fiduciary that is based on receipts allocated to principal shall be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority.
(3) Subject to Subsection (4) and Sections 22-3-504, 22-3-505, and 22-3-507, a tax required to be paid by a fiduciary on a share of an entity’s taxable income in an accounting period shall be paid from:

     (3)(a) income and principal proportionately to the allocation between income and principal of receipts from the entity in the period; and
     (3)(b) principal, to the extent that the tax exceeds the receipts from the entity in the accounting period.
(4) After applying Subsections (1) through (3), a fiduciary shall adjust income or principal receipts, to the extent that the taxes the fiduciary pays are reduced because of a deduction for a payment made to a beneficiary.