§ 37A-6-602 – Severability clause.
37A-6-602. Severability clause. If any provision of this Chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Chapter are severable. (2003-232, […]
§ 37A-5-501 – Disbursements from income.
37A-5-501. Disbursements from income. A trustee shall make the following disbursements from income to the extent that they are not disbursements to which G.S. 37A-2-201(2)b. or G.S. 37A-2-201(2)c. applies: (1) One-half of the regular compensation of the trustee and of any person providing investment advisory or custodial services to the trustee; (2) One-half of all […]
§ 37A-5-502 – Disbursements from principal.
37A-5-502. Disbursements from principal. (a) A trustee shall make the following disbursements from principal: (1) The remaining one-half of the disbursements described in G.S. 37A-5-501(1) and G.S. 37A-5-501(2); (2) All of the trustee’s compensation calculated on principal as a fee for acceptance, distribution, or termination and disbursements made to prepare property for sale; (3) Payments […]
§ 37A-5-503 – Transfers from income to principal for depreciation.
37A-5-503. Transfers from income to principal for depreciation. (a) In this section, "depreciation" means a reduction in value due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion, or gradual obsolescence of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than one year. (b) A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts […]
§ 37A-5-504 – Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
37A-5-504. Transfers from income to reimburse principal. (a) 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. (b) Principal disbursements […]
§ 37A-5-505 – Income taxes.
37A-5-505. Income taxes. (a) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income shall be paid from income. (b) 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 […]
§ 37A-5-506 – Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes.
37A-5-506. Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes. (a) A fiduciary may make adjustments between principal and income to offset the shifting of economic interests or tax benefits between income beneficiaries and remainder beneficiaries that arise from: (1) Elections and decisions, other than those described in subsection (b) of this section, that the fiduciary […]
§ 37A-6-601 – Uniformity of application and construction.
37A-6-601. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this Chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (2003-232, s. 2.)
§ 37A-4-407 – Insurance policies and similar contracts.
37A-4-407. Insurance policies and similar contracts. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee shall allocate to principal the proceeds of a life insurance policy or other contract in which the trust or its trustee is named as beneficiary, including a contract that insures the trust or its trustee against […]
§ 37A-4-408 – Insubstantial allocations not required.
37A-4-408. Insubstantial allocations not required. If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and income required by G.S. 37A-4-409, 37A-4-410, 37A-4-411, 37A-4-412, or 37A-4-415 is insubstantial, the trustee may allocate the entire amount to principal unless one of the circumstances described in G.S. 37A-1-104(c) applies to the allocation. This power may be exercised by […]