1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a family trust company or licensed family trust company, while acting as the fiduciary of a trust, shall provide an annual report to each beneficiary who is entitled to an account under the terms of the trust or applicable law for each year of the existence of the trust until the trust is terminated, at which time the family trust company shall provide to each such beneficiary a final report. The annual report or final report may be in the form of a report as described in subsection 2 or 6, an account as provided in chapter 165 of NRS or any other law applicable to the trust. An annual report or final report provided pursuant to this section is deemed to be an account for the purposes of chapter 165 of NRS.
2. A report that is provided pursuant to this section must, for the year immediately preceding the report, provide an accounting of:
(a) Each asset and liability of the trust and its current market value or amount, if known;
(b) Each disbursement of income or principal, including the amount of the disbursement and to whom the disbursement was made;
(c) All payments of compensation from any source to the family trust company or licensed family trust company or any other person for services rendered; and
(d) Any other transaction involving an asset of the trust.
3. A beneficiary who is entitled to a report pursuant to this section may waive his or her right to the report by submitting a written waiver to the family trust company or licensed family trust company. Any beneficiary who waives his or her right to a report may withdraw the waiver by submitting to the family trust company or licensed family trust company a written request for a report.
4. A family trust company or licensed family trust company is not required to provide a report pursuant to this section if the terms of the trust provide otherwise.
5. A family trust company or licensed family trust company may require a beneficiary who is entitled to receive confidential information pursuant to this section to execute a confidentiality agreement before providing the person with any confidential information.
6. In lieu of the information that a trustee is required to provide to a beneficiary pursuant to subsection 2, a trustee may provide to a beneficiary a statement indicating the accounting period and a financial report of the trust which is prepared by a certified public accountant and which summarizes the information required by paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 2. Upon request, the trustee shall make all the information used in the preparation of the annual or final report available to each beneficiary who was provided a copy of the financial report pursuant to this subsection.
7. For the purposes of this chapter, information provided by a trustee to a beneficiary pursuant to subsection 6 is deemed an annual report.
8. A trustee may provide an annual report to a beneficiary via electronic mail or through a secure Internet website.
9. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, any beneficiary of a trust administered by a family trust company or licensed family trust company not otherwise entitled to receive an account or annual report under the terms of the trust or applicable law shall have no right to demand an account or annual report of the trust.
10. A family trust company or licensed family trust company acting as trustee shall allocate to income the portion of compensation to the trustee and any person providing investment or custodial services to the trustee as determined by the family trust company or licensed family trust company, except as otherwise provided in:
(a) NRS 164.800;
(b) The trust;
(c) A court order;
(d) A nonjudicial settlement agreement; or
(e) A notice of proposed action.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1813; A 2015, 1213)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 669A - Family Trust Companies
NRS 669A.010 - Declaration of legislative intent.
NRS 669A.030 - "Affiliate" defined.
NRS 669A.035 - "Beneficiary" defined.
NRS 669A.040 - "Confidential information" defined.
NRS 669A.050 - "Designated relative" defined.
NRS 669A.060 - "Family affiliate" defined.
NRS 669A.070 - "Family member" defined.
NRS 669A.080 - "Family trust company" defined.
NRS 669A.082 - "Fiduciary" defined.
NRS 669A.085 - "Interested person" defined.
NRS 669A.090 - "Licensed family trust company" defined.
NRS 669A.094 - Liberal construction of chapter.
NRS 669A.095 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 669A.097 - Applicability of other provisions of NRS.
NRS 669A.100 - Family trust company not required to be licensed as trust company.
NRS 669A.110 - Family trust company not required to be licensed but may apply for license.
NRS 669A.120 - Exchange of license as trust company for license as family trust company.
NRS 669A.133 - Standards for administration and management of trust.
NRS 669A.135 - Limitations on liability.
NRS 669A.150 - Unlawful to use or advertise word "trust" as part of name; exceptions.
NRS 669A.160 - Minimum stockholders’ equity required for organization and operation.
NRS 669A.190 - Application for license: Contents; fees; regulations; withdrawal of application.
NRS 669A.210 - Payment of license fees; deposit in State Treasury.
NRS 669A.220 - Powers of family trust companies; banking business prohibited.
NRS 669A.222 - Appointment of guardian for certain persons who are not residents of this State.
NRS 669A.225 - Authorized actions and transactions; conflicts of interest.
NRS 669A.233 - Nonjudicial settlement agreements: Authority to enter; scope; judicial approval.
NRS 669A.237 - Nonjudicial settlement agreements: Refraining from taking authorized action.
NRS 669A.240 - Discontinuing business.
NRS 669A.250 - Fidelity bonds; insurance.
NRS 669A.255 - Annual and final reports; allocation to income.
NRS 669A.256 - Sealing of trust documents.
NRS 669A.257 - Privileged communications; applicability of attorney-client relationship.
NRS 669A.260 - Fees for examination.
NRS 669A.270 - Regulations of Commissioner; determination of organization as family trust company.
NRS 669A.280 - Authority of Commissioner to revoke license.
NRS 669A.290 - Failure to submit required report; fees; regulations.