https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-about-taking-a-distribution-from-a-trust-inherited-ira/01/3720024#M1378119 <P><SPAN>I am the Trustee of my late father's Trust. Since he passed away in September 2024 I have been paying for his partner's assisted living from the Trust's corpus. His partner is one of the Beneficiaries of the Trust. This year l am required to take an RMD from her Trust Inherited IRA. As the Trustee if I take the RMD and use it to pay the Assisted Living Facility directly via a check from the Trust on her behalf can I issue her a K-1 under her Social Security Number so that she will pay income taxes on the distribution? Or to issue her a K-1 do l have to send her or her Power of Attorney a Trust check for either of them to use it to pay the Assisted Living? I was hoping that I can pay the Assisted Living Facility from the Trust's checking account directly and issue them a K-1 without having to use her or her Power of Attorney as&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>"middle man" to pay the Assisted Living facility.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:12:10 GMT trust812 2026-01-02T11:12:10Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-about-taking-a-distribution-from-a-trust-inherited-ira/01/3720024#M1378119 <P><SPAN>I am the Trustee of my late father's Trust. Since he passed away in September 2024 I have been paying for his partner's assisted living from the Trust's corpus. His partner is one of the Beneficiaries of the Trust. This year l am required to take an RMD from her Trust Inherited IRA. As the Trustee if I take the RMD and use it to pay the Assisted Living Facility directly via a check from the Trust on her behalf can I issue her a K-1 under her Social Security Number so that she will pay income taxes on the distribution? Or to issue her a K-1 do l have to send her or her Power of Attorney a Trust check for either of them to use it to pay the Assisted Living? I was hoping that I can pay the Assisted Living Facility from the Trust's checking account directly and issue them a K-1 without having to use her or her Power of Attorney as&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>"middle man" to pay the Assisted Living facility.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:12:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-about-taking-a-distribution-from-a-trust-inherited-ira/01/3720024#M1378119 trust812 2026-01-02T11:12:10Z