(1) A unitrust policy may:

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Terms Used In Washington Code 11.104B.180

  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(a) Provide methods and standards for:
(i) Determining the timing of distributions;
(ii) Making distributions in cash or in-kind or partly in cash and partly in-kind; or
(iii) Correcting an underpayment or overpayment to a beneficiary based on the unitrust amount if there is an error in calculating the unitrust amount;
(b) Specify sources and the order of sources, including categories of income for federal income tax purposes, from which distributions of a unitrust amount are paid; or
(c) Provide other standards and rules the fiduciary determines serve the interests of the beneficiaries.
(2) If a trust qualifies for a special tax benefit or a fiduciary is not an independent person:
(a) The unitrust rate established under RCW 11.104B.150 may not be less than three percent or more than five percent;
(b) The only provisions of RCW 11.104B.160 that apply are RCW 11.104B.160 (1) and (2)(a), (d), (e)(i), and (i);
(c) The only period that may be used under RCW 11.104B.170 is a calendar year under RCW 11.104B.170(1)(a); and
(d) The only other provisions of RCW 11.104B.170 that apply are RCW 11.104B.170(2) (b)(i) and (c).