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Code · Maine · Title 18-C: PROBATE CODE

§7-465. Income taxes

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1. Tax based on receipts allocated to income. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income must be paid from income.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Tax based on receipts allocated to principal. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal must be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3. Tax on trust's share of entity's taxable income. A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trust's share of an entity's taxable income must be paid:
A. From income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to income; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. From principal to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to principal; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. Proportionately from principal and income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to both income and principal; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
D. From principal to the extent that the tax exceeds the total receipts from the entity. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
4. Adjustments because of deduction for payments to beneficiary. After applying subsections 1 to 3 , the trustee shall adjust income or principal receipts to the extent that the trust's taxes are reduced because the trust receives a deduction for payments made to a beneficiary.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
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