§ 30-3144 — Transfers from income to principal for depreciation

Nebraska § 30-3144

• Jurisdiction: Nebraska
• Ch. 30: Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property

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(a) In this section, depreciation means a reduction in value due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion, or gradual obsolescence of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than one year.
(b) A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts from a principal asset that is subject to depreciation, but may not transfer any amount for depreciation:
(1) of that portion of real property used or available for use by a beneficiary as a residence or of tangible personal property held or made available for the personal use or enjoyment of a beneficiary;
(2) during the administration of a decedent's estate; or
(3) under this section if the trustee is accounting under section 30-3129 for the business or activity in which the asset is used.
(c) An amount transferred to principal need not be held as a separate fund.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 2001, LB 56, § 29.