§ 15-502.2. Adjustments between principal and income
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and Trusts
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 15-502.2
§ 15-502.2. Adjustments between principal and income
(a) A trustee may adjust between principal and income to the extent the trustee considers necessary if:
(b) In deciding whether and to what extent to exercise the power conferred by subsection (a) of this section, a trustee shall consider all the factors relevant to the trust and its beneficiaries, including the following factors to the extent they are relevant:
(c) Unless authorized by a court order in accordance with a petition filed under § 15-502.3 of this subtitle, a trustee may not make an adjustment under subsection (a) of this section in any accounting period if the adjustment results in a distribution of net income to the income beneficiary:
(d) A trustee may not make an adjustment under subsection (a) of this section:
(6) If possessing or exercising the power to make an adjustment causes all or part of the trust assets to be subject to estate or gift tax with respect to the individual and the assets would not be subject to estate or gift tax with respect to the individual if the trustee did not possess the power to make an adjustment;
(e) If subsection (d)(5), (6), or (7) of this section applies to a trustee and there is more than one trustee, a cotrustee to whom the provision does not apply may make the adjustment under subsection (a) of this section unless the exercise of the power by the remaining trustee or trustees is not permitted by the terms of the trust.
(f)(1) A trustee may release the entire power conferred by subsection (a) of this section or may release only the power to adjust from principal to income if the trustee is uncertain about whether possessing or exercising the power will cause a result described in subsection (d)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section or if the trustee determines that possessing or exercising the power will or may deprive the trust of a tax benefit or impose a tax burden not described in subsection (d) of this section.
(g) The terms of a trust that limit the power of a trustee to make an adjustment between principal and income do not affect the application of this section unless it is clear from the terms of the trust that the terms are intended to deny the trustee the power of adjustment conferred by subsection (a) of this section.
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Added by Acts 2002, c. 478, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 15-502.2, MD EST & TRST § 15-502.2
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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