1. Subject to the terms of a recipient trust, an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest shall be allocated to income.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 637.402

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Income: means money or property a fiduciary receives as the current return from a principal asset. See Iowa Code 637.102
  • Principal: means property held in trust for distribution to a remainder beneficiary when the trust terminates. See Iowa Code 637.102
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court. See Iowa Code 637.102
 2. An amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate shall be allocated to principal.
 3. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such a trust to a trustee, section 637.401 applies to a receipt from the trust.