Payment of taxes required to be paid by trustee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 164.920
in effect1. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income must be paid from income.
2. A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal must be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority.
3. A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trusts share of an entitys taxable income must be paid:
(a) From income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to income;
(b) From principal to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to principal;
(c) Proportionately from principal and income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to both income and principal; and
(d) From principal to the extent that the tax exceeds the total receipts from the entity.
4. After applying the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3, the trustee shall adjust income or principal receipts to the extent that the taxes on the trust are reduced because the trust receives a deduction for payments made to a beneficiary.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-164.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026