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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-34-442

Receipts from liquidating assets -- allocation

Known as the Montana Uniform Principal and Income Act

The act spans §§ 72–72 (48 sections).

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(1) In this section, "liquidating asset" means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term does not include a payment subject to 72-34-441, natural resources subject to 72-34-443, timber subject to 72-34-444, a derivative or option subject to 72-34-446, an asset subject to 72-34-447, or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under 72-34-450.

(2) A trustee shall allocate to income 85% from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.