2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
701. Trusts.
701.1133 Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
701.1133 Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
(1) If a trustee makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in this section, the trustee may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or to provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.
(2) Principal disbursements to which sub. (1) applies include the following, but only to the extent that the trustee has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a 3rd party:
(a) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because it is unusually large, including extraordinary repairs.
(b) A capital improvement to a principal asset, whether in the form of changes to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including special assessments.
(c) Disbursements made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and brokers' commissions.
(d) Periodic payments on an obligation secured by a principal asset to the extent that the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payments.
(e) Disbursements described in s. 701.1131 (1) (g).
(3) If the asset whose ownership gives rise to the disbursements becomes subject to a successive income interest after an income interest ends, a trustee may continue to transfer amounts from income to principal as provided in sub. (1).
History: 2013 a. 92 s. 281.
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