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You absolutely need local legal and tax counsel. Proceeding without either could prove disastrous.

 

Regardless:

 

1. Yes, if the account is in the name of the trust, then in order for there to be a distribution of either income or corpus, the funds would have to be transferred out of the account.

 

2. Yes, you can make a 663(b) election in which case you would have 65 days from the end of the trust's tax year to make a distribution.

 

3. If the distribution is of income or gain, it will (should) appear on the K-1.

 

4. Adding funds back to the trust account (of an irrevocable trust) is generally improper in the absence of a mistake.

 

5. There may be a plethora of other factors, both federal and local, which is why legal and tax counsel is highly recommended.