(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “liquidating asset” means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term “liquidating asset” includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments during a period of more than one year under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term “liquidating asset” does not include a payment subject to § 28-4804.09, resources subject to § 28-4804.11, timber subject to § 28-4804.12, an activity subject to § 28-4804.14, an asset subject to § 28-4804.15, or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under § 28-4805.03.
(b) A trustee shall allocate to income 10 percent of the receipts from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.
(Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 502(c), 48 DCR 2087.)
This section is referenced in § 28-4804.06, § 28-4804.08, and § 28-4804.09.
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 410 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