Florida Statutes 738.601 – Insubstantial allocations not required
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 738.601
- Accounting period: means a calendar year unless another 12-month period is selected by a fiduciary. See Florida Statutes 738.102
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Fiduciary: means a personal representative or a trustee. See Florida Statutes 738.102
- Income: means money or property that a fiduciary receives as current return from a principal asset. See Florida Statutes 738.102
- Net income: means the total receipts allocated to income during an accounting period minus the disbursements made from income during the period, plus or minus transfers under this chapter to or from income during the period. See Florida Statutes 738.102
- Principal: means property held in trust for distribution to a remainder beneficiary when the trust terminates. See Florida Statutes 738.102
If a fiduciary determines that an allocation between principal and income required by s. 738.602, s. 738.603, s. 738.604, s. 738.605, or s. 738.608 is insubstantial, the fiduciary may allocate the entire amount to principal unless one of the circumstances described in s. 738.104(3) applies to the allocation. This power may be exercised by a cofiduciary under the circumstances described in s. 738.104(4) and may be released for the reasons and in the manner described in s. 738.104(5). An allocation is presumed to be insubstantial if:
(1) The amount of the allocation would increase or decrease net income in an accounting period, as determined before the allocation, by less than 10 percent; or
(2) The value of the asset producing the receipt for which the allocation would be made is less than 10 percent of the total value of the trust or estate assets at the beginning of the accounting period.