2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability
Chapter 469 - Disclaimers of Property
Section 469.459 Taxes to be paid from income or principal, when.
Effective 28 Aug 2011
469.459. Taxes to be paid from income or principal, when. — 1. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income shall be paid from income.
2. A tax required to be paid by a trustee 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. A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trust's share of an entity's taxable income shall be paid:
(1) From income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to income; and
(2) From principal to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to principal.
4. After applying subsections 1 to 3 of this section, 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 payment made to a beneficiary.
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(L. 2001 H.B. 241, A.L. 2011 S.B. 59)
