N.Y. Estates, Powers & Trusts Law Section 11-A-5.6
Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes

§ 11-A-5.6 Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes A fiduciary may make adjustments between principal and income to offset the shifting of economic interests or tax benefits between income beneficiaries and remainder beneficiaries which arise from:

(1)

elections and decisions that the fiduciary makes from time to time regarding tax matters;

(2)

an income tax or any other tax that is imposed upon the fiduciary or a beneficiary as a result of a transaction involving or a distribution from the estate or trust; or

(3)

the ownership by an estate or trust of an interest in an entity whose taxable income, whether or not distributed, is includable in the taxable income of the estate, trust, or a beneficiary.

Source: Section 11-A-5.6 — Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EPT/11-A-5.­6 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Sep. 13, 2025).

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