Title 68, TRUSTS AND FIDUCIARIES

68-10-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Principal and Income Act."

68-10-102. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) "Accounting period" means a calendar year unless another twelve (12) month period is selected by a fiduciary. The term includes a portion of a calendar year or other twelve (12) month period that begins when an income interest begins o…

68-10-103. Fiduciary duties — General principles. (a) In allocating receipts and disbursements to or between principal and income, and with respect to any matter within the scope of parts 2 and 3 of this chapter, a fiduciary: (1) Shall administer a trust or estate in accordance w…

68-10-104. Trustee’s power to adjust. (a) A trustee may adjust between principal and income to the extent the trustee considers necessary if the trustee invests and manages trust assets as a prudent investor in accordance with the Idaho uniform prudent investor act, the terms of …

68-10-105. Notice of proposed action. (a) A trustee may give a notice of proposed action regarding a matter governed by this chapter as provided in this section. For the purpose of this section, a proposed action includes a course of action and a decision not to take action. (b) …

68-10-201. Determination and distribution of net income. After a decedent dies, in the case of an estate, or after an income interest in a trust ends, the following rules apply: (1) A fiduciary of an estate or of a terminating income interest shall determine the amount of net inc…

68-10-202. Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries. (a) Each beneficiary described in section 68-10-201(4), Idaho Code, is entitled to receive a portion of the net income equal to the beneficiary’s fractional interest in undistributed principal assets, using values …

68-10-301. When right to income begins and ends. (a) An income beneficiary is entitled to net income from the date on which the income interest begins. An income interest begins on the date specified in the terms of the trust or, if no date is specified, on the date an asset beco…

68-10-302. Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or income interest begins. (a) A trustee shall allocate an income receipt or disbursement other than one to which section 68-10-201(1), Idaho Code, applies to principal if its due date occurs before a deced…

68-10-303. Apportionment when income interest ends. (a) In this section, "undistributed income" means net income received before the date on which an income interest ends. The term does not include an item of income or expense that is due or accrued or net income that has been ad…

68-10-401. Character of receipts. (a) In this section, "entity" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund, or any other organization in which a trustee has an interest other than a tr…

68-10-402. Distribution from trust or estate. A trustee shall allocate to income 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, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a di…

68-10-403. Business and other activities conducted by trustee. (a) If a trustee who conducts a business or other activity determines that it is in the best interest of all the beneficiaries to account separately for the business or activity instead of accounting for it as part of…

68-10-404. Principal receipts. A trustee shall allocate to principal: (1) To the extent not allocated to income under this chapter, assets received from a transferor during the transferor’s lifetime, a decedent’s estate, a trust with a terminating income interest, or a payer unde…

68-10-405. Rental property. To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from rental property pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as rent of real or personal property, including an amount received for cancellation or renewal of …

68-10-406. Obligation to pay money. (a) An amount received as interest, whether determined at a fixed, variable or floating rate, on an obligation to pay money to the trustee, including an amount received as consideration for prepaying principal, must be allocated to income witho…

68-10-407. Insurance policies and similar contracts. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee shall allocate to principal the proceeds of a life insurance policy or other contract in which the trust or its trustee is named as beneficiary, incl…

68-10-408. Insubstantial allocations not required. If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and income required by section 68-10-409, 68-10-410, 68-10-411, 68-10-412 or 68-10-415, Idaho Code, is insubstantial, the trustee may allocate the entire amount to prin…

68-10-409. Deferred compensation, annuities, and similar payments. (a) In this section: (1) "Payment" means a payment that a trustee may receive over a fixed number of years or during the life of one (1) or more individuals because of services rendered or property transferred to …

68-10-410. Liquidating asset. (a) In this section, "liquidating asset" means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right and rig…

68-10-411. Minerals, water and other natural resources. (a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an interest in minerals or other natural resources pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate them as follows: (1) If received as nominal delay rental or …

68-10-412. Timber. (a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from the sale of timber and related products pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate the net receipts: (1) To income to the extent that the amount of timber removed from the land does not excee…

68-10-413. Property not productive of income. (a) If a marital deduction is allowed for all or part of a trust whose assets consist substantially of property that does not provide the spouse with sufficient income from or use of the trust assets, and if the amounts that the trust…

68-10-414. Derivatives and options. (a) In this section, "derivative" means a contract or financial instrument or a combination of contracts and financial instruments which give a trust the right or obligation to participate in some or all changes in the price of a tangible or in…

68-10-415. Asset-backed securities. (a) In this section, "asset-backed security" means an asset whose value is based upon the right it gives the owner to receive distributions from the proceeds of financial assets that provide collateral for the security. The term includes an ass…

68-10-501. Disbursements from income. A trustee shall make the following disbursements from income to the extent that they are not disbursements to which section 68-10-201(2)(B) or (2)(C), Idaho Code, applies: (1) One-half (1/2) of the regular compensation of the trustee and of a…

68-10-502. Disbursements from principal. (a) A trustee shall make the following disbursements from principal: (1) The remaining one-half (1/2) of the disbursements described in section 68-10-501(1) and (2), Idaho Code; (2) All of the trustee’s compensation calculated on principal…

68-10-503. Transfers from income to principal for depreciation. (a) In this section, "depreciation" means a reduction in value due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion or gradual obsolescence of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than one (1) year. (b) A trustee may transfer t…

68-10-504. Transfers from income to reimburse principal. (a) If a trustee makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in this section, the trustee may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one (1) or more accounting periods to reimburse princi…

68-10-505. Income taxes. (a) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income must be paid from income. (b) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal must be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income…

68-10-506. Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes. (a) 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) Elec…

68-10-601. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

68-10-602. Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applicatio…

68-10-605. Application of chapter to existing trusts and estates. This chapter applies to every trust or decedent’s estate existing on the effective date of this chapter except as otherwise expressly provided in the will or terms of the trust or in this chapter.

68-1201. Trusts covered by law. This act shall apply only to trusts which are "private foundations" as defined in section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, "charitable trusts" as described in section 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and "split-interest trus…

68-1202. Provisions prohibited in trust instruments. The trust instrument of each trust to which this act applies shall be deemed to contain provisions prohibiting the trustee from: (a) Engaging in any act of "self-dealing" (as defined in section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue C…

68-1203. Required distributions. The trust instrument of each trust to which this act applies, except "split-interest" trusts, shall be deemed to contain a provision requiring the trustee to distribute, for the purposes specified in the trust instrument, for each taxable year of …

68-1204. Trustee may amend governing instrument under certain circumstances. The trustee of a trust may, with the prior consent of the attorney general, amend the terms of the governing instrument to the extent necessary: (a) To assure conformity of the governing instrument with …

68-1205. Courts and attorney general not impaired. Nothing in this act shall impair the rights and powers of the courts or the attorney general of this state with respect to any trust.

68-1206. References to Internal Revenue Code of 1986. All references to sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall refer to that term as it is now and hereafter defined in section 63-3004, Idaho Code.

68-1207. Trust instruments or private foundation articles may provide that this law will not apply. Nothing in this act shall limit the power of a person who creates a trust or the power of a person who has retained or has been granted the right to amend a trust to include a spec…

68-1301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Adult" means an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) "Beneficiary" means an individual for whom property has been transferred to or held under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee for the individua…

68-1302. Custodial trust — General. (1) A person may create a custodial trust of property by a written transfer of the property to another person, evidenced by registration or by other instrument of transfer, executed in any lawful manner, naming as beneficiary, an individual who…

68-1303. Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer. (1) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property payable or transferable upon a future event may create a custodial trust upon the occurrence of the future event by designating in writing the recipient…

68-1304. Form and effect of receipt and acceptance by custodial trustee — Jurisdiction. (1) Obligations of a custodial trustee, including the obligation to follow directions of the beneficiary, arise under this chapter upon the custodial trustee’s acceptance, express or implied, …

68-1305. Transfer to custodial trustee by fiduciary or obligor — Facility of payment. (1) Unless otherwise directed by an instrument designating a custodial trustee pursuant to section 68-1303, Idaho Code, a person including a fiduciary other than a custodial trustee, who holds p…

68-1306. Multiple beneficiaries — Separate custodial trusts — Survivorship. (1) Beneficial interests in a custodial trust created for multiple beneficiaries are deemed to be separate custodial trusts of equal undivided interests for each beneficiary. Except in a transfer or decla…

68-1307. General duties of custodial trustee. (1) If appropriate, a custodial trustee shall register or record the instrument vesting title to custodial trust property. (2) If the beneficiary is not incapacitated, a custodial trustee shall follow the directions of the beneficiary…

68-1308. General powers of custodial trustee. (1) A custodial trustee, acting in a fiduciary capacity, has all the rights and powers over custodial trust property which an unmarried adult owner has over individually owned property, but a custodial trustee may exercise those right…

68-1309. Use of custodial trust property. (1) A custodial trustee shall pay to the beneficiary or expend for the beneficiary’s use and benefit so much or all of the custodial trust property as the beneficiary while not incapacitated may direct from time to time. (2) If the benefi…