GroundRules
AS 13.38.830: Transfers to principal for depreciation.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.
- Chapter 38. Alaska Principal and Income Act.
- Article 7. Allocation of Disbursements During Administration of Trust.
(a) A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts from a principal asset that is subject to depreciation. However, a trustee may not transfer any amount for depreciation
(1) of that portion of real property used or available for use by a beneficiary as a residence or of tangible personal property held or made available for the personal use or enjoyment of a beneficiary;
(2) during the administration of a decedent's estate; or
(3) under this section if the trustee is accounting under AS 13.38.620 for the business or activity in which the asset is used.
(b) An amount transferred to principal is not required to be held as a separate fund.
(c) 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.
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