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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 354<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":375779,"section_number":"64.2-1039","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1039\/"},{"id":375784,"section_number":"64.2-1043","catch_line":"Unitrust policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1043\/"},{"id":375785,"section_number":"64.2-1044","catch_line":"Unitrust rate","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1044\/"},{"id":375786,"section_number":"64.2-1045","catch_line":"Applicable value","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1045\/"},{"id":375787,"section_number":"64.2-1046","catch_line":"Period","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1046\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":375785,"section_number":"64.2-1044","catch_line":"Unitrust rate","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1044\/"},{"id":375786,"section_number":"64.2-1045","catch_line":"Applicable value","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1045\/"},{"id":375787,"section_number":"64.2-1046","catch_line":"Period","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1046\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1500943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375788,"identifier":"64.2-1047","token":"64.2\/III\/10.1\/3\/64.2-1047","url":"\/64.2-1047\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1047\/","token":"64.2\/III\/10.1\/3\/64.2-1047","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special tax benefits; other rules","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1047","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A unitrust policy<\/span> may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide methods and standards for:\n\t\t\t\ta. Determining the timing of distributions<\/span>;

\t\t\t\tb. Making distributions<\/span> in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind; or

\t\t\t\tc. Correcting an underpayment or overpayment to a beneficiary based on the unitrust amount<\/span> if there is an error in calculating the unitrust amount<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Specify sources and the order<\/span> of sources, including categories of income<\/span> for federal income<\/span> tax purposes, from which distributions<\/span> of a unitrust amount<\/span> are paid; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide other standards and rules the fiduciary<\/span> determines serve the interests of the beneficiaries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a trust<\/span> qualifies for a special tax benefit or a fiduciary<\/span> is not an independent person<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The unitrust rate<\/span> established under § 64.2-1044<\/a> may not be less than three percent or more than five percent; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The only provisions of § 64.2-1045<\/a> that apply are subsection A and subdivisions B 1, B 4, B 5 a, and B 9 of § 64.2-1045<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The only period that may be used under § 64.2-1046<\/a> is a calendar year under subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-1046<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The only other provisions of § 64.2-1046<\/a> that apply are subdivisions B 2 a and B 3 of § 64.2-1046<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL TAX BENEFITS; OTHER RULES (\u00a7 64.2-1047)\n\nA. A unitrust policy may:\n\n 1. Provide methods and standards for:\n \t\t\t\ta. Determining the timing of distributions;\t\t\t\tb. Making distributions in\n cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind; or\t\t\t\tc. Correcting an\n underpayment or overpayment to a beneficiary based on the unitrust amount if\n there is an error in calculating the unitrust amount;\n\n 2. Specify sources and the order of sources, including categories of income\n for federal income tax purposes, from which distributions of a unitrust amount\n are paid; or\n\n 3. Provide other standards and rules the fiduciary determines serve the\n interests of the beneficiaries.\n\nB. If a trust qualifies for a special tax benefit or a fiduciary is not an\nindependent person:\n\n 1. The unitrust rate established under § 64.2-1044 may not be less than\n three percent or more than five percent;\n\n 2. The only provisions of § 64.2-1045 that apply are subsection A and\n subdivisions B 1, B 4, B 5 a, and B 9 of § 64.2-1045;\n\n 3. The only period that may be used under § 64.2-1046 is a calendar year\n under subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-1046; and\n\n 4. The only other provisions of § 64.2-1046 that apply are subdivisions B\n 2 a and B 3 of § 64.2-1046.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 354.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}