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HRS §557A-505

Income taxes

This section says how a trustee must pay taxes on trust money. Taxes on income come from income, taxes on principal come from principal, and taxes on a business's income are split proportionally. Money given to a beneficiary that lowers the tax bill reduces the amounts used to figure the tax.

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The statute, as written — Income taxes

(a) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income shall be paid from income. (b) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal shall be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority. (c) A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trust's share of an entity's taxable income shall be paid proportionately from: (1) Income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to income; and (2) Principal to the extent that: (A) Receipts from the entity are allocated to principal; and (B) The trust's share of the entity's taxable income exceeds the total receipts in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A). (d) For purposes of this section, receipts allocated to principal or income shall be reduced by the amount distributed to a beneficiary from principal or income for which the trust receives a deduction in calculating the tax.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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