72-34-431. Allocation of income receipt or disbursement. (1) A trustee shall allocate an income receipt or disbursement other than one to which 72-34-428(1) applies to principal if its due date occurs before a decedent dies in the case of an estate or before an income interest begins in the case of a trust or successive income interest.
(2) A trustee shall allocate an income receipt or disbursement to income if its due date occurs on or after the date on which a decedent dies or an income interest begins and it is a periodic due date. An income receipt or disbursement must be treated as accruing from day to day if its due date is not periodic or it has no due date. The portion of the receipt or disbursement accruing before the date on which a decedent dies or an income interest begins must be allocated to principal, and the balance must be allocated to income.
(3) An item of income or an obligation is due on the date the payer is required to make a payment. If a payment date is not stated, there is no due date for the purposes of this part. Distributions to shareholders or other owners from an entity to which 72-34-433 applies are considered to be due on the date fixed by the entity for determining who is entitled to receive the distribution or, if no date is fixed, on the declaration date for the distribution. A due date is periodic for receipts or disbursements that must be paid at regular intervals under a lease or an obligation to pay interest or if an entity customarily makes distributions at regular intervals.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 506, L. 2003.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 34. Principal and Income
Part 4. Montana Uniform Principal and Income Act
72-34-413. through 72-34-415 reserved
72-34-417. through 72-34-420 reserved
72-34-423. Allocation between principal and income -- impartial exercise of discretion
72-34-424. Adjustments between principal and income
72-34-426. Proceedings relating to adjustments -- remedy
72-34-427. Application of part
72-34-428. Rules applicable after decedent's death or termination of income interest
72-34-429. Beneficiary's portion of net income -- maintenance of records -- distribution date
72-34-431. Allocation of income receipt or disbursement
72-34-432. Undistributed income -- definition -- payment to beneficiary
72-34-433. Allocation of receipts to income or principal -- entity defined
72-34-434. Allocation of amounts received from specified trusts or estates
72-34-435. Separate accounting records for business or other activity
72-34-436. Amounts allocated to principal
72-34-437. Amounts received from rental property allocation
72-34-438. Interest on obligation to pay money -- allocation
72-34-440. Insubstantial allocation -- allocation of entire amount to principal -- exceptions
72-34-442. Receipts from liquidating assets -- allocation
72-34-443. Receipts from mineral interests and other natural resources -- allocation
72-34-444. Receipts from sale of timber and related products -- allocation
72-34-445. Increasing income in order to maintain marital deduction
72-34-448. Disbursements from income
72-34-449. Disbursements from principal
72-34-451. Transfer from income to principal in anticipation of principal disbursement
72-34-453. Adjustments between principal and income in certain cases