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26 CFR 1.661(c)-2: (c)-2 Illustration of the provisions of section 661.

The provisions of section 661 may be illustrated by the following example:
Example.
(a) Under the terms of a trust, which reports on the calendar year basis, $10,000 a year is required to be paid out of income to a designated charity. The balance of the income may, in the trustee's discretion, be accumulated or distributed to beneficiary A. Expenses are allocable against income and the trust instrument requires a reserve for depreciation. During the taxable year 1955 the trustee contributes $10,000 to charity and in his discretion distributes $15,000 of income to A. The trust has the following items of income and expense for the taxable year 1955:
Dividends $10,000 Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000 Fully tax-exempt interest 10,000 Rents 20,000 Rental expenses 2,000 Depreciation of rental property 3,000 Trustee's commissions 5,000
(b) The income of the trust for fiduciary accounting purposes is $40,000, computed as follows:
Dividends $10,000
Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000
Fully tax-exempt interest 10,000
Rents 20,000
Total 50,000
Less:
Rental expenses $2,000
Depreciation 3,000
Trustee's commissions 5,000
10,000
Income as computed under section 643(b) 40,000
(c) The distributable net income of the trust as computed under section 643(a) is $30,000, determined as follows:
Rents $20,000
Dividends 10,000
Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000
Fully tax-exempt interest $10,000
Less:
Expenses allocable thereto (10,000/50,000 × $5,000) $1,000
Charitable contributions allocable thereto (10,000/50,000 × $10,000) 2,000
3,000
7,000
Total 47,000
Deductions:
Rental expenses 2,000
Depreciation of rental property 3,000
Trustee's commissions ($5,000 less $1,000 allocated to tax-exempt interest) 4,000
Charitable contributions ($10,000 less $2,000 allocated to tax-exempt interest) 8,000
17,000
Distributable net income (section 643(a)) 30,000
(d) The character of the amounts distributed under section 661(a), determined in accordance with the rules prescribed in §§ 1.661(b)-1 and 1.661(b)-2 is shown by the following table (for the purpose of this allocation, it is assumed that the trustee elected to allocate the trustee's commissions to rental income except for the amount required to be allocated to tax-exempt interest):
Rental income Taxable dividends Excluded dividends Partially tax-exempt interest Tax-exempt interest Total
Trust income $20,000 $9,950 $50 $10,000 $10,000 $50,000
Less:
Charitable contributions 4,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 10,000
Rental expenses 2,000 2,000
Depreciation 3,000 3,000
Trustee's commissions 4,000 1,000 5,000
Total deductions 13,000 2,000 0 2,000 3,000 20,000
Distributable net income 7,000 7,950 50 8,000 7,000 30,000
Amounts deemed distributed under section 661(a) before applying the limitation of section 661(c) 3,500 3,975 25 4,000 3,500 15,000
In the absence of specific provisions in the trust instrument for the allocation of different classes of income, the charitable contribution is deemed to consist of a pro rata portion of the gross amount of each items of income of the trust (except dividends excluded under section 116) and the trust is deemed to have distributed to A a pro rata portion (one-half) of each item of income included in distributable net income.
(e) The taxable income of the trust is $11,375 computed as follows:
Rental income $20,000
Dividends ($10,000 less $50 exclusion) 9,950
Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000
Gross income 39,950
Deductions:
Rental expenses $2,000
Depreciation of rental property 3,000
Trustee's commissions 4,000
Charitable contributions 8,000
Distributions to A 11,475
Personal exemption 100
28,575
Taxable income 11,375
In computing the taxable income of the trust no deduction is allowable for the portions of the charitable contributions deduction ($2,000) and trustee's commissions ($1,000) which are treated under section 661(b) as attributable to the tax-exempt interest excludable from gross income. Also, of the dividends of $4,000 deemed to have been distributed to A under section 661(a), $25 (25/50ths of $50) is deemed to have been distributed from the excluded dividends and is not an allowable deduction to the trust. Accordingly, the deduction allowable under section 661 is deemed to be composed of $3,500 rental income, $3,975 of dividends, and $4,000 partially tax-exempt interest. No deduction is allowable for the portion of tax-exempt interest or for the portion of the excluded dividends deemed to have been distributed to the beneficiary.
(f) The trust is entitled to the credit allowed by section 34 with respect to dividends of $5,975 ($9,950 less $3,975 distributed to A) included in gross income. Also, the trust is allowed the credit provided by section 35 with respect to partially tax-exempt interest of $6,000 ($10,000 less $4,000 deemed distributed to A) included in gross income.
(g) Dividends of $4,000 allocable to A are to be aggregated with his other dividends (if any) for purposes of the dividend exclusion under section 116 and the dividend received credit under section 84.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 26—Internal Revenue
CHAPTER I—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SUBCHAPTER A—INCOME TAX
PART 1—INCOME TAXES

The provisions of section 661 may be illustrated by the following example:

Example.

(a) Under the terms of a trust, which reports on the calendar year basis, $10,000 a year is required to be paid out of income to a designated charity. The balance of the income may, in the trustee's discretion, be accumulated or distributed to beneficiary A. Expenses are allocable against income and the trust instrument requires a reserve for depreciation. During the taxable year 1955 the trustee contributes $10,000 to charity and in his discretion distributes $15,000 of income to A. The trust has the following items of income and expense for the taxable year 1955:

Dividends $10,000 Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000 Fully tax-exempt interest 10,000 Rents 20,000 Rental expenses 2,000 Depreciation of rental property 3,000 Trustee's commissions 5,000

(b) The income of the trust for fiduciary accounting purposes is $40,000, computed as follows:

Dividends $10,000

Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000

Fully tax-exempt interest 10,000

Rents 20,000

Total 50,000

Less:

Rental expenses $2,000

Depreciation 3,000

Trustee's commissions 5,000

10,000

Income as computed under section 643(b) 40,000

Rents $20,000

Dividends 10,000

Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000

Fully tax-exempt interest $10,000

Less:

Expenses allocable thereto (10,000/50,000 × $5,000) $1,000

Charitable contributions allocable thereto (10,000/50,000 × $10,000) 2,000

3,000

7,000

Total 47,000

Deductions:

Rental expenses 2,000

Depreciation of rental property 3,000

Trustee's commissions ($5,000 less $1,000 allocated to tax-exempt interest) 4,000

Charitable contributions ($10,000 less $2,000 allocated to tax-exempt interest) 8,000

17,000

Distributable net income (section 643(a)) 30,000

(d) The character of the amounts distributed under section 661(a), determined in accordance with the rules prescribed in §§ 1.661(b)-1 and 1.661(b)-2 is shown by the following table (for the purpose of this allocation, it is assumed that the trustee elected to allocate the trustee's commissions to rental income except for the amount required to be allocated to tax-exempt interest):

Rental income Taxable dividends Excluded dividends Partially tax-exempt interest Tax-exempt interest Total

Trust income $20,000 $9,950 $50 $10,000 $10,000 $50,000

Less:

Charitable contributions 4,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 10,000

Rental expenses 2,000 2,000

Depreciation 3,000 3,000

Trustee's commissions 4,000 1,000 5,000

Total deductions 13,000 2,000 0 2,000 3,000 20,000

Distributable net income 7,000 7,950 50 8,000 7,000 30,000

Amounts deemed distributed under section 661(a) before applying the limitation of section 661(c) 3,500 3,975 25 4,000 3,500 15,000

In the absence of specific provisions in the trust instrument for the allocation of different classes of income, the charitable contribution is deemed to consist of a pro rata portion of the gross amount of each items of income of the trust (except dividends excluded under section 116) and the trust is deemed to have distributed to A a pro rata portion (one-half) of each item of income included in distributable net income.

(e) The taxable income of the trust is $11,375 computed as follows:

Rental income $20,000

Dividends ($10,000 less $50 exclusion) 9,950

Partially tax-exempt interest 10,000

Gross income 39,950

Deductions:

Rental expenses $2,000

Depreciation of rental property 3,000

Trustee's commissions 4,000

Charitable contributions 8,000

Distributions to A 11,475

Personal exemption 100

28,575

Taxable income 11,375

In computing the taxable income of the trust no deduction is allowable for the portions of the charitable contributions deduction ($2,000) and trustee's commissions ($1,000) which are treated under section 661(b) as attributable to the tax-exempt interest excludable from gross income. Also, of the dividends of $4,000 deemed to have been distributed to A under section 661(a), $25 (25/50ths of $50) is deemed to have been distributed from the excluded dividends and is not an allowable deduction to the trust. Accordingly, the deduction allowable under section 661 is deemed to be composed of $3,500 rental income, $3,975 of dividends, and $4,000 partially tax-exempt interest. No deduction is allowable for the portion of tax-exempt interest or for the portion of the excluded dividends deemed to have been distributed to the beneficiary.

(f) The trust is entitled to the credit allowed by section 34 with respect to dividends of $5,975 ($9,950 less $3,975 distributed to A) included in gross income. Also, the trust is allowed the credit provided by section 35 with respect to partially tax-exempt interest of $6,000 ($10,000 less $4,000 deemed distributed to A) included in gross income.

(g) Dividends of $4,000 allocable to A are to be aggregated with his other dividends (if any) for purposes of the dividend exclusion under section 116 and the dividend received credit under section 84.

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