Retirement tax questions

" 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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