Source: L. 2000: Entire part R&RE, p. 1145, § 1, effective July 1, 2001.
Prior Acts. The 1931 Uniform Act has no provision for depreciation. Section 13(a)(2) of the 1962 Uniform Act provides that a charge shall be made against income for "... a reasonable allowance for depreciation on property subject to depreciation under generally accepted accounting principles ... ." That provision has been resisted by many trustees, who do not provide for any depreciation for a variety of reasons. One reason relied upon is that a charge for depreciation is not needed to protect the remainder beneficiaries if the value of the land is increasing; another is that generally accepted accounting principles may not require depreciation to be taken if the property is not part of a business. The Drafting Committee concluded that the decision to provide for depreciation should be discretionary with the trustee. The power to transfer funds from income to principal that is granted by this section is a discretionary power of administration referred to in Section 15-1-403 (2), and in exercising the power a trustee must comply with Section 15-1-403 (2).
One purpose served by transferring cash from income to principal for depreciation is to provide funds to pay the principal of an indebtedness secured by the depreciable property. Section 15-1-429 (2)(d) permits the trustee to transfer additional cash from income to principal for this purpose to the extent that the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the amount of the principal payments.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Part 4 - Uniform Principal and Income Act
§ 15-1-403. Fiduciary Duties - General Principles
§ 15-1-404. Trustee's Power to Adjust
§ 15-1-404.5. Conversion - Unitrusts - Administration
§ 15-1-406. Determination and Distribution of Net Income
§ 15-1-407. Distribution to Residuary and Remainder Beneficiaries
§ 15-1-408. When Right to Income Begins and Ends
§ 15-1-409. Apportionment of Receipts and Disbursements When Decedent Dies or Income Interest Begins
§ 15-1-410. Apportionment When Income Interest Ends
§ 15-1-411. Character of Receipts
§ 15-1-412. Distribution From Trust or Estate
§ 15-1-413. Business and Other Activities Conducted by Trustee
§ 15-1-414. Principal Receipts
§ 15-1-416. Obligation to Pay Money
§ 15-1-417. Insurance Policies and Similar Contracts
§ 15-1-418. Insubstantial Allocations Not Required
§ 15-1-419. Deferred Compensation, Annuities, and Similar Payments
§ 15-1-421. Minerals, Water, and Other Natural Resources
§ 15-1-421.5. Disposition of Natural Resources
§ 15-1-423. Property Not Productive of Income
§ 15-1-424. Derivatives and Options
§ 15-1-425. Asset-Backed Securities
§ 15-1-426. Disbursements From Income
§ 15-1-427. Disbursements From Principal
§ 15-1-428. Transfers From Income to Principal for Depreciation
§ 15-1-429. Transfers From Income to Reimburse Principal
§ 15-1-431. Adjustments Between Principal and Income Because of Taxes
§ 15-1-432. Uniformity of Application - Construction
§ 15-1-434. Effective Date - Application to Existing Trusts and Estates - Election
§ 15-1-435. Application of Certain Provisions - Notice of Election
§ 15-1-436. Transitional Matters
§ 15-1-452. Source and Prior Enactment - Uniform Application
§ 15-1-453. Definitions - Construction of Terms
§ 15-1-455. Application of This Subpart 7 - Powers of Settlor
§ 15-1-456. Income and Principal - Disposition
§ 15-1-457. Apportionment of Income
§ 15-1-458. Corporate Dividends and Share Rights
§ 15-1-459. Premium and Discount Bonds
§ 15-1-460. Principal Used in Business
§ 15-1-461. Principal Comprising Animals
§ 15-1-462. Principal Subject to Depletion
§ 15-1-463. Unproductive Estate
§ 15-1-464. Disposition of Natural Resources
§ 15-1-464.5. Disposition of Natural Resources - Special Applicability
§ 15-1-465. Expenses - Trust Estates
§ 15-1-466. Expenses - Nontrust Estates