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Where do I find trust (irrevocable and complex) distribution amount made to a beneficiary?
I am the trustee and the beneficiary of one trust and just the trustee on the other (beneficiary is deceased). I understand that I need to fill out 1041 and create K-1, but I don't understand where to get the amounts to fill out the K-1. I have read that if the amount distributed was considered principal, then no distribution needs to be reported. If this is true, how is it determined what is principal and what isn't? I don't see anything from the financial company that holds the trust.
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" I don't see anything from the financial company that holds the trust."
If you did see something at sometime after the beginning of the year, it would have included some form of tax reporting statement.
Generally, though, the assets (principal) are the property that generate the income. If there is no income, then there is generally no filing requirement
The following is a link to a brief summary of the concepts (ignore the "dummies" thing, it's very concise and accurate).
https://www.dummies.com/personal-finance/estate-planning/what-are-a-trusts-principal-and-income/
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If that is the case, then the 1099s are only reporting income and gains to the trust, not distributions; only the trustee of the trust makes distributions from the trust and those distributions may include principal or income or both.
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Capital gains typically remain with the trust and are considered part of the corpus (principal) unless the trust instrument and/or local law state differently.
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