Alabama § 19-3A-504 Transfers from Income to Reimburse Principal

Alabama Statutes

§ 19-3A-504 — Transfers from Income to Reimburse Principal

Alabama § 19-3A-504

Title 19Fiduciaries and Trusts

Ch. 3AAlabama Principal and Income Act

Art. 5Allocation of Disbursements During Administration of Trust or Decendent’s Estate

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Ala. Code § 19-3A-504 (2026).

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(a)If a fiduciary makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in this section, then the fiduciary may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or to provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.

(b)Principal disbursements to which subsection (a) applies include the following, but only to the extent that the fiduciary has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a third party:

(1)An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because it is unusually large, including extraordinary repairs;

(2)A capital improvement to a principal asset, whether in the form of changes to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including special assessments;

(3)Disbursements made to

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(a) If a fiduciary makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in this section, then the fiduciary may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or to provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.
(b) Principal disbursements to which subsection (a) applies include the following, but only to the extent that the fiduciary has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a third party:
(1) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because it is unusually large, including extraordinary repairs;
(2) A capital improvement to a principal asset, whether in the form of changes to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including special assessments;
(3) Disbursements made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and broker’s commissions; and
(4) Periodic payments on an obligation secured by a principal asset to the extent that the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payments.
(c) If the asset whose ownership gives rise to the disbursements becomes subject to a successive income interest after an income interest ends, then a fiduciary may continue to transfer amounts from income to principal as provided in subsection (a).