If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and income required by § 28-4804.09, § 28-4804.10, § 28-4804.11, § 28-4804.12, or § 28-4804.15 is insubstantial, the trustee may allocate the entire amount to principal unless one of the circumstances described in § 28-4801.04(c) applies to the allocation. This power may be exercised by a cotrustee in the circumstances described in § 28-4801.04(d) and may be released for the reasons and in the manner described in § 28-4801.04(e). An allocation is presumed to be insubstantial if:
(1) The amount of the allocation would increase or decrease net income in an accounting period, as determined before the allocation, by less than 10 percent; or
(2) The value of the asset producing the receipt for which the allocation would be made is less than 10 percent of the total value of the trust’s assets at the beginning of the accounting period.
(Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 502(c), 48 DCR 2087.)
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 408 of the Uniform Principal and Income Act (1997 Act).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 48 - Principal and Income; Uniform Law
Subchapter IV - Allocation of Receipts During Administration of Trust
Subpart 3 - Receipts Normally Apportioned
§ 28–4804.08. Insubstantial allocations not required
§ 28–4804.09. Deferred compensation, annuities, and similar payments
§ 28–4804.10. Liquidating asset
§ 28–4804.11. Minerals, water, and other natural resources
§ 28–4804.13. Property not productive of income