RCW 11.104B.110
Unitrusts—Application—Duties and remedies.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this article applies to:
(a) An income trust, unless the terms of the trust expressly prohibit use of this article by a specific reference to this article or an explicit expression of intent that net income not be calculated as a unitrust amount; and
(b) An express unitrust, except to the extent the terms of the trust explicitly:
(i) Prohibit use of this article by a specific reference to this article;
(ii) Prohibit conversion to an income trust; or
(iii) Limit changes to the method of calculating the unitrust amount.
(2) This article does not apply to a trust described in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 170(f)(2)(B), 642(c)(5), 664(d), or 2702 (a)(3)(A)(ii) or (iii) or (b), as amended, as of January 1, 2022.
(3) An income trust to which this article applies under subsection (1)(a) of this section may be converted to a unitrust under this article regardless of the terms of the trust concerning distributions. Conversion to a unitrust under this article does not affect other terms of the trust concerning distributions of income or principal.
(4) This article applies to an estate only to the extent a trust is a beneficiary of the estate. To the extent of the trust's interest in the estate, the estate may be administered as a unitrust, the administration of the estate as a unitrust may be discontinued, or the percentage or method used to calculate the unitrust amount may be changed, in the same manner as for a trust under this article.
(5) This article does not create a duty to take or consider action under this article or to inform a beneficiary about the applicability of this article.
(6) A fiduciary that in good faith takes or fails to take an action under this article is not liable to a person affected by the action or inaction.
[ 2021 c 140 § 2302.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law
Chapter 11.104B - Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act.
11.104B.050 - Fiduciary duties—General principles.
11.104B.070 - Fiduciary duties—Power to adjust.
11.104B.100 - Unitrusts—Definitions.
11.104B.110 - Unitrusts—Application—Duties and remedies.
11.104B.120 - Unitrusts—Authority of fiduciary.
11.104B.130 - Unitrusts—Notice.
11.104B.140 - Unitrusts—Unitrust policies.
11.104B.150 - Unitrusts—Unitrust rates.
11.104B.160 - Unitrusts—Applicable value.
11.104B.170 - Unitrusts—Period.
11.104B.180 - Unitrust—Special tax benefits—Other rules.
11.104B.200 - Receipts from entities—Character.
11.104B.210 - Receipts from entities—Distributions from trusts and estates.
11.104B.220 - Receipts from entities—Businesses and other activities conducted by fiduciary.
11.104B.230 - Receipts not normally apportioned—Principal receipts.
11.104B.240 - Receipts not normally apportioned—Rental property.
11.104B.250 - Receipts not normally apportioned—Receipt on obligation to be paid in money.
11.104B.260 - Receipts not normally apportioned—Insurance policies and contracts.
11.104B.270 - Receipts normally apportioned—Insubstantial allocation not required.
11.104B.280 - Receipts normally apportioned—Deferred compensation, annuities, and similar payments.
11.104B.290 - Receipts normally apportioned—Liquidating assets.
11.104B.300 - Receipts normally apportioned—Minerals, water, and other natural resources.
11.104B.310 - Receipts normally apportioned—Timber.
11.104B.320 - Receipts normally apportioned—Marital deduction property not productive of income.
11.104B.330 - Receipts normally apportioned—Derivatives and options.
11.104B.340 - Receipts normally apportioned—Asset-backed securities.
11.104B.350 - Receipts normally apportioned—Other financial instruments and arrangements.
11.104B.400 - Disbursements—Disbursement from income.
11.104B.410 - Disbursements—Disbursement from principal.
11.104B.420 - Disbursements—Transfer from income to principal for depreciation.
11.104B.430 - Disbursements—Reimbursement of income from principal.
11.104B.440 - Disbursements—Reimbursement of principal from income.
11.104B.450 - Disbursements—Income taxes.
11.104B.460 - Disbursements—Adjustment between income and principal because of taxes.
11.104B.500 - Death or termination of interest—Determination and distribution of net income.
11.104B.510 - Death or termination of interest—Distribution to successor beneficiary.
11.104B.550 - Death or termination of interest—When right to income begins and ends.
11.104B.570 - Death or termination of interest—Apportionment when income interest ends.
11.104B.900 - Uniformity of application and construction.
11.104B.901 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
11.104B.903 - Application of chapter 11.96A RCW.
11.104B.904 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.