Distinguish between the circumstances when a trust qualifies for the $300 personal exemption versus the $100 personal exemption. To what extent does the definition of Simple vs. Complex Trust overlap with the rules relating to the $300 vs. $100 personal exemption?

1. Distinguish between the circumstances when a trust qualifies for the $300 personal exemption versus the $100 personal exemption. To what extent does the definition of Simple vs. Complex Trust overlap with the rules relating to the $300 vs. $100 personal exemption?

 

2. Identify at least two situations in which distributions that are completed after a trust’s year end are treated as being made before year end.

 

3. Briefly discuss the rules relating to distributions in kind. Under what circumstances does the trust recognize gain or loss? Under what circumstances is such a distribution not traced to DNI?