Washington Code 11.104B.330 – Receipts normally apportioned — Derivatives and options
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(1) In this section, “derivative” means a contract, instrument, other arrangement, or combination of contracts, instruments, or other arrangements, the value, rights, and obligations of which are, in whole or in part, dependent on or derived from an underlying tangible or intangible asset, group of tangible or intangible assets, index, or occurrence of an event. The term includes stocks, fixed income securities, and financial instruments and arrangements based on indices, commodities, interest rates, weather-related events, and credit default events.
Terms Used In Washington Code 11.104B.330
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(2) To the extent a fiduciary does not account for a transaction in derivatives as a business under RCW 11.104B.220, the fiduciary shall allocate all receipts from the transaction and all disbursements made in connection with the transaction to principal.
(3) Subsection (4) of this section applies if:
(a) A fiduciary:
(i) Grants an option to buy property from a trust, whether or not the trust owns the property when the option is granted;
(ii) Grants an option that permits another person to sell property to the trust; or
(iii) Acquires an option to buy property for the trust or an option to sell an asset owned by the trust; and
(b) The fiduciary or other owner of the asset is required to deliver the asset if the option is exercised.
(4) If this subsection applies, the fiduciary shall allocate 10 percent to income and the balance to principal of the following amounts:
(a) An amount received for granting the option;
(b) An amount paid to acquire the option; and
(c) Gain or loss realized on the exercise, exchange, settlement, offset, closing, or expiration of the option.