A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such trust to a trustee, Code Section 53-12-410 or 53-12-431 shall apply to a receipt from the trust.Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 506,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
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