# Ark. Code Ann. § 26-51-406: Income to beneficiaries of trusts and estates

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 26-51-406
- **Heading:** Income to beneficiaries of trusts and estates
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 26 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 4 / Section 26-51-406

## Text

(a) Every individual, taxable under the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., who is a beneficiary of an estate or trust shall include in his or her gross income the distributive share of the income or loss of the estate or trust received by him or her or distributable to him or her during the income year. (b) Unless otherwise provided in the law or the will, the deed, or other instrument creating the estate, trust, or fiduciary relationship, the net income shall be deemed to be distributed or distributable to the beneficiaries, including the fiduciary as a beneficiary, in the case of income accumulated for future distribution, ratably in proportion to their respective interests. (c) Any excess losses accumulated by the estate or trust at the time of the termination of the estate or trust shall be distributable to the beneficiaries ratably and claimed by the beneficiaries on the individual Arkansas income tax returns as otherwise provided by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq. Acts 1929, No. 118, Art. 3, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 14032; A.S.A. 1947, § 84-2012; Acts 1987, No. 382, § 12.

(a) Every individual, taxable under the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., who is a beneficiary of an estate or trust shall include in his or her gross income the distributive share of the income or loss of the estate or trust received by him or her or distributable to him or her during the income year.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the law or the will, the deed, or other instrument creating the estate, trust, or fiduciary relationship, the net income shall be deemed to be distributed or distributable to the beneficiaries, including the fiduciary as a beneficiary, in the case of income accumulated for future distribution, ratably in proportion to their respective interests.

(c) Any excess losses accumulated by the estate or trust at the time of the termination of the estate or trust shall be distributable to the beneficiaries ratably and claimed by the beneficiaries on the individual Arkansas income tax returns as otherwise provided by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq.

Acts 1929, No. 118, Art. 3, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 14032; A.S.A. 1947, § 84-2012; Acts 1987, No. 382, § 12.

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