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2024

Instructions for Form 5227

Split-Interest Trust Information Return

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless         Exception.  A split-interest trust described below isn't 
otherwise noted.                                                   required to file Form 5227 if:
                                                                   • The split-interest trust was created before May 27, 1969, 
Future Developments                                                and
For the latest information about developments related to           • All transfers of corpus to the trust occurred before May 27, 
Form 5227 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted        1969, or
after they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form5227.                 • As to each and every transfer of corpus to the trust made 
                                                                   after May 26, 1969, no deduction was allowed under any of 
Reminders                                                          the sections listed in section 4947(a)(2).
Electronic filing. Under final regulations (T.D. 9972) issued        If a split-interest trust created before May 27, 1969, 
in February 2023, filers are required to file Form 5227            receives a contribution to corpus after May 26, 1969, for 
electronically if they file 10 or more returns in the aggregate in which a deduction is allowed under any of the sections listed 
a calendar year. The regulations are effective for returns         in section 4947(a)(2), the trust will cease to qualify for the 
required to be filed for tax years ending on or after December     exception described above. In that case, the split-interest 
31, 2023. See Where To File, later for more information.           trust must file Form 5227 for the year when the transfer to 
                                                                   corpus occurs and each subsequent year, the same as any 
Don't include social security numbers (SSNs) on public-
                                                                   split-interest trust created after May 26, 1969.
ly disclosed forms. With the exception of the items 
described below, Form 5227 and its attachments are subject         Note. Regulations section 1.6012-3(a)(6) references Form 
to public disclosure. Items not subject to disclosure include      1041-B, Charitable Remainder Trust. Form 5227 replaces 
Schedule A (and any related early termination agreement);          Form 1041-B. Regulations section 1.6034-1 references Form 
Schedule K-1; any Schedule K-1 continuation pages and              1041-A, U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of 
transmittals; the trust agreement; trust amendments; Form          Charitable Amounts. Form 5227 replaces Form 1041-A for 
926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign          split-interest trusts.
Corporation; Form 8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitations; 
Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive        Which Parts To Complete
Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund; and 
                                                                   The term “split-interest trust” refers to trusts of various types. 
any attachment that references contributor or donor 
                                                                   See the Definitions section of these instructions below. 
information.
                                                                   Certain parts of Form 5227 apply exclusively to a particular 
                                                                   type of split-interest trust (such as a CRT, also referred to as 
General Instructions                                               a “section 664 trust”). Parts or lines that apply exclusively to a 
                                                                   particular type of split-interest trust are identified in these 
Purpose of Form                                                    instructions and on Form 5227 with a parenthetical identifying 
Use Form 5227 to:                                                  the type of trust to which the part or line applies. Parts or lines 
• Report the financial activities of a split-interest trust,       that aren't indicated as applying to a particular type of 
• Provide certain information regarding charitable                 split-interest trust should be completed by every type of 
deductions and distributions of or from a split-interest trust,    split-interest trust with one exception. Parts VII and VIII aren't 
and                                                                completed by a charitable remainder or charitable lead trust 
• Determine if the trust is treated (for chapter 42 excise tax     whose charitable interests involve only cemeteries or war 
purposes) as a private foundation and subject to certain           veterans’ posts (as described in sections 170(c)(3) and 
excise taxes under chapter 42.                                     170(c)(5)).
Form 5227 is open to public inspection.
                                                                   Definitions
  Use Schedule A of Form 5227 to report:                           Split-interest trust. A split-interest trust is a trust that:
• Accumulations of income for CRTs,                                  Is not exempt from tax under section 501(a);
                                                                   •
• Distributions to noncharitable beneficiaries/recipients, and       Has some unexpired interests that are devoted to 
                                                                   •
• Information about donors and assets contributed during           purposes other than religious, charitable, or similar purposes 
the year.                                                          described in section 170(c)(2)(B); and
Schedule A of Form 5227 isn't open to public                         Has amounts transferred in trust after May 26, 1969, for 
                                                                   •
inspection.                                                        which a deduction was allowed under one of the sections 
Who Must File                                                      listed in section 4947(a)(2).
                                                                     A split-interest trust is subject to many of the same 
All CRTs described in section 664 must file Form 5227. All         requirements and restrictions that are imposed on private 
pooled income funds described in section 642(c)(5) and all         foundations.
other trusts such as charitable lead trusts that meet the 
definition of a split-interest trust under section 4947(a)(2)        The most common forms of a split-interest trust include 
must file Form 5227 unless the Exception next applies.             the following.
                                 Instructions for Form 5227 (2024)  Catalog Number 13228E
Nov 26, 2024                     Department of the Treasury  Internal Revenue Service  www.irs.gov

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Charitable lead trust.  This is a split-interest trust that        Note.  The terms “section 664 trust” and “CRT” are general 
annually pays a fixed annuity or unitrust amount to a              references to charitable remainder trusts. These terms 
charitable organization for the lead period specified in the       include CRATs and CRUTs.
trust instrument. The lead period may be a term of years or it 
                                                                   Pooled income fund.    This is a split-interest trust described 
may be a period determined by the lifetime of one or more 
                                                                   in section 642(c)(5), which is created and administered by a 
individuals, as described in Regulations sections 
                                                                   charitable organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A) 
1.170A-6(c), 20.2055-2(e)(2)(vi) and (vii), and 
                                                                   (other than in clause (vii) or (viii)). Donors to the fund receive 
25.2522(c)-3(c)(2)(vi) and (vii). The donor to the trust will 
                                                                   a lifetime income interest, based upon the rate of return 
have been allowed a deduction under one of the sections 
                                                                   earned by the trust (or such other rate as may be prescribed 
listed in section 4947(a)(2). At the end of the lead period, 
                                                                   for a trust in existence for less than 3 years). Upon the death 
annual payments to the charitable organization cease, and 
                                                                   of the donor and the termination of their income interest, the 
the remaining corpus becomes payable, outright or in trust, to 
                                                                   charitable organization becomes entitled to the portion of the 
a noncharitable (private) beneficiary.
                                                                   trust corpus attributable to the donor’s contribution, free of 
Charitable remainder annuity trust (CRAT).      This is a          trust.
split-interest trust described in section 664(d)(1). It pays a 
                                                                   Recipient.  A recipient is a beneficiary who receives the 
fixed dollar (annuity) amount, at least annually, to one or 
                                                                   possession or beneficial enjoyment of the unitrust or annuity 
more recipients, at least one of which isn't a charitable 
                                                                   amount.
organization. The annuity amount must be at least 5%, but 
cannot exceed 50%, of the initial net fair market value (FMV)      Foundation manager.    A foundation manager is an officer, 
of all property contributed to corpus, subject to the further      director, or trustee (or an individual who has powers or 
requirement that the remainder interest in the trust (measured     responsibilities similar to those of officers, directors, or 
at the time property is transferred to the trust) must have a      trustees). In the case of any act or failure to act, the term 
value of at least 10% of the FMV of the initial trust corpus.      “foundation manager” may also include an employee of the 
Payments to the recipient continue for a period of years. The      trust who has the authority to act.
period, if stated as a specific number, cannot exceed 20           Disqualified person. A disqualified person is any of the 
years. The period can also be determined by the lifespan of        following.
one or more recipients. Whether the period is a fixed number 
of years, or is measured by an individual’s lifespan, the value     1. A substantial contributor.
of the remainder interest must be at least 10% of the FMV of        2. A foundation manager.
the property transferred to the trust (as explained above).         3. A person who owns more than 20% of a corporation, 
Upon termination of the recipient’s entitlement to the annuity     partnership, trust, or unincorporated enterprise, which is itself 
amount, the remainder interest is transferred to, or is used by,   a substantial contributor.
a charitable organization described in section 170(c), or 
                                                                    4. A member of the family of an individual in the first three 
qualified employer securities are transferred to an ESOP.
                                                                   categories.
Charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT).  This is a                    5. A corporation, partnership, trust, or estate in which 
split-interest trust described in section 664(d)(2). It is similar persons described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above own a total 
in many respects to a CRAT except that the amount payable          beneficial interest of more than 35%.
to the recipient annually (the unitrust amount) is a fixed 
percentage (not less than 5% but not more than 50%) of the          6. For purposes of section 4943 (excess business 
net FMV of the trust’s assets, subject further to the              holdings), a disqualified person also includes:
requirement described above that the remainder interest             a.  A private foundation which is effectively controlled 
must have a value of at least 10% of the value of the initial       (directly or indirectly) by the same persons who control 
trust corpus, determined at the time property is transferred to     the trust in question; or
the trust. Because the unitrust amount is calculated annually       b.  A private foundation substantially all of the 
based upon the FMV of trust corpus, and isn't a fixed amount        contributions to which were made (directly or indirectly) 
determined upon the creation of the trust, the trustee must         by the same person or persons described in (1), (2), or 
determine the FMV of the assets of the trust annually. Upon         (3) above, or members of their families, within the 
termination of the recipient’s entitlement to payments of the       meaning of section 4946(d), who made (directly or 
unitrust amount, the remainder interest is transferred to, or is    indirectly) substantially all of the contributions to the trust 
used by, a charitable organization described in section             in question.
170(c), or qualified employer securities are transferred to an      7. For purposes of section 4941 (self-dealing), a 
ESOP. The trust agreement for a CRUT may allow the trustee         disqualified person also includes certain government 
to distribute less than the full unitrust amount in years when     officials. (See section 4946(c) and the related regulations.)
the trust income (as defined under section 643(b)) is less 
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Phone Help                                                      When To File
If you have questions and/or need help completing this form,    For calendar year 2024, file Form 5227 by April 15, 2025. In 
call 877-829-5500. This toll-free telephone service is          the case of a final short-year period, the return is due by the 
available Monday through Friday.                                15th day of the 4th month following the date of the trust's 
                                                                termination.
Additional Information
                                                                Extension of time to file. Use Form 8868 to request an 
For additional information on private foundations and           automatic extension of time to file. The request for an 
foundation managers, go to                                      automatic extension must be filed by the due date of the 
IRS.gov/charities/non-profits/private foundations.              return.

Other Forms You May Have To File                                Where To File
You may also be required to file one or more of the following 
forms.                                                          Mandatory electronic filing. A filer required to file at least 
•  Form 56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship.           10 returns of any type during the calendar year ending with or 
•  Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts.    within the tax year must file their returns electronically. 
•  Form 1041-ES, Estimated Income Tax for Estates and           “Returns” for purposes of these instructions include 
Trusts.                                                         information returns (for example, Forms W-2 and Forms 
•  Form 4720, Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under              1099), income tax returns, employment tax returns (including 
Chapters 41 and 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.                quarterly Forms 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax 
•  Form 8275, Disclosure Statement. Use this form to            Return), and excise tax returns. The failure to file a return 
disclose items or positions (except those contrary to a         electronically when required is deemed a failure to file the 
regulation—see Form 8275-R, next) that aren't otherwise         return even if the filer submits a paper return.
adequately disclosed on the tax return. The disclosure is       Waivers and exemptions.    On a year-by-year and 
made to avoid parts of the accuracy-related penalty for         form-by-form basis, the IRS may waive the requirement to file 
disregard of rules or substantial understatement of tax. Form   electronically in cases of undue hardship. In certain 
8275 is also used for disclosures relating to preparer          circumstances, a filer may be administratively exempt from 
penalties for understatements due to unrealistic positions or   the requirement to file electronically. The filer should keep 
for willful or reckless conduct.                                documentation supporting their undue hardship or other 
•  Form 8275-R, Regulation Disclosure Statement. Use this       applicable reason for not filing electronically in the filer's 
form to disclose any item on a tax return for which a position  records. For more information about mandatory electronic 
has been taken that is contrary to Treasury regulations.        filing, waivers, and exemptions, see Regulations section 
•  Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible                301.6011-13.
Party—Business.
•  Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To    U.S. address. If you use the U.S. Postal Service, and are 
File an Exempt Organization Return or Excise Taxes Related      located in the United States, file Form 5227 at the following 
to Employee Benefit Plans.                                      address.
•  Form 8870, Information Return for Transfers Associated 
With Certain Personal Benefit Contracts.                        Department of the Treasury
•  Form 8886, Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement.      Internal Revenue Service Center
                                                                Ogden, UT 84201-0027
  Getting tax forms, instructions, and publications.     Go 
to IRS.gov/Forms to download current and prior-year forms, 
instructions, and publications.                                 Outside the United States  If you use a designated private 
  Ordering tax forms, instructions, and publications.           delivery service (or are located outside the United States in a 
Go to IRS.gov/OrderForms to order current forms,                foreign country or a U.S. territory), file Form 5227 at this 
instructions, and publications; call 800-829-3676 to order      address:
prior-year forms and instructions. Your order should arrive 
within 10 business days.                                        Internal Revenue Service Center
                                                                1973 Rulon White Blvd.
Period To Be Covered by Return                                  M/S 6054
File Form 5227 for each calendar year. This revision of the     Ogden, UT 84201
form is for the 2024 calendar year.
                                                                Private delivery services (PDSs). Tax-exempt 
Accounting Methods                                              organizations can use certain PDSs designated by the IRS to 
Trust income must be computed using the method of               meet the “timely mailing as timely filing” rule for tax returns. 
accounting regularly used in keeping the trust's books and      Go to IRS.gov/PDS for the current list of designated services.
records. Generally, permissible methods include the cash        The PDS can tell you how to get written proof of the 
method, the accrual method, or any other method authorized      mailing date.
by the Internal Revenue Code. The method used must clearly      PDSs deliver to:
reflect income.
   Unless otherwise allowed by law, the trust may not change    Internal Revenue Service Center
the accounting method used to report income (for income as      1973 Rulon White Blvd.
a whole or for any material item) without first getting consent M/S 6054
on Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method.      Ogden, UT 84201
See Pub. 538, Accounting Periods and Methods, for more 
details.

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        PDSs can’t deliver items to P.O. boxes. You must use 
                                                                     Attachments
  !     the U.S. Postal Service to mail any item to an IRS           If you need more space, attach separate sheets showing the 
CAUTION P.O. box address.
                                                                     same information in the same order as on the printed form. 
                                                                     Show the totals on the printed form.
Penalty for Failure To File Timely, 
                                                                       Enter the trust's name and employer identification number 
Completely, or Correctly                                             on each sheet. Also, use sheets that are the same size as the 
The failure-to-file penalty under section 6652(c)(2)(C) is           forms and indicate clearly the line of the printed form to which 
imposed on a split-interest trust unless the failure is due to       the information relates.
reasonable cause. The penalty is imposed on the trust for 
failure to:
• Timely file a return,                                              Specific Instructions
• File a complete return, or
• Furnish correct information.                                       Heading Items

  The penalty is $25 for each day the failure continues with a       Item A. Trust and Trustee Names and Address
maximum of $12,500 for any one return. However, if the trust         Complete the information called for in the name of the trust a 
has gross income greater than $318,500, the penalty is $125          exactly as it appears on Form SS-4, Application for Employer 
for each day the failure continues with a maximum of $63,500         Identification Number. The name of the person or institution 
for any one return.                                                  currently serving as trustee should be entered in the lines 
                                                                     below the name of the trust.
  The IRS may make a written demand that the delinquent 
return be filed or information be furnished specifying a time to       Include the suite, room, or other unit number after the 
comply with the demand. If the trustee fails to comply with the      street address. If the post office does not deliver mail to the 
demand by the specified date, the trustee will be charged a          street address and the trustee has a P.O. box, show the box 
penalty of $10 for each day the failure continues with a             number instead.
maximum of $6,000 for any one return.
                                                                       If you receive mail for the trust in care of a third party (such 
  If the trustee required to file the return knowingly fails to file as an accountant or an attorney), enter on the street address 
the return, the same penalty that is imposed on the trust will       line “C/O” followed by the third party's name and street 
also be imposed on such trustee. Also, penalties for filing a        address or P.O. box.
false or fraudulent return apply.
                                                                     Item B. Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Trust Instrument                                                     Every trust that completes this return must have an EIN. You 
When you file the first return for a charitable remainder            can use one of the following methods to apply for an EIN.
annuity trust or unitrust, or charitable lead annuity or unitrust,   • Online—Go to IRS.gov/EIN. The EIN is issued immediately 
include:                                                             once the application information is validated.
  1. A copy of the trust instrument, and                             • By mailing or faxing Form SS-4.
  2. A written declaration under penalties of perjury that it is     Note. The online application process isn't yet available for 
a true and complete copy.                                            trusts with addresses in foreign countries.
  For sample forms of trusts that meet the requirements of a 
                                                                     Item C. Type of Entity
CRUT, see Rev. Procs. 2005-52 through 2005-59, 2005-2 
C.B. 326, 339, 353, 367, 383, 392, 402, and 412.                     Check the appropriate box to indicate the type of trust. See 
                                                                     Definitions in the General Instructions, earlier, for detailed 
  For sample forms of trusts that meet the requirements of a         descriptions of the types of split-interest trusts that file Form 
CRAT, see Rev. Procs. 2003-53 through 2003-60, 2003-2                5227.
C.B. 230, 236, 242, 249, 257, 262, 268, and 274.
                                                                     Item D. Fair Market Value (FMV) of Assets
  For sample forms of trusts that meet the requirements of           Enter the FMV of trust assets at the end of the tax year.
an inter vivos grantor or nongrantor charitable lead annuity 
trust, see Rev. Proc. 2007-45, 2007-29 I.R.B. 89. For a              Item E. Gross Income
sample form of a trust that meets the requirements of a              Enter the trust's gross income for the tax year. Gross income 
testamentary charitable lead annuity trust, see Rev. Proc.           is all income from whatever source derived, including:
2007-46, 2007-29 I.R.B. 102; and Rev. Proc. 2016-42,                 • Interest,
2016-2 C.B. 269.                                                     • Dividends,
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars                                        • Rents (such as the amount on line 3 of Schedule E (Form 
                                                                     1040)),
You may round off cents to whole dollars on your return and          • Royalties (such as the amount on line 4 of Schedule E 
attached statements. If you do round dollars, you must round         (Form 1040)),
all amounts. To round, drop amounts under 50 cents and               • Gross income derived from business (such as the amount 
increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For         on line 7 of Schedule C (Form 1040)), and
example, $1.39 becomes $1 and $2.50 becomes $3.                      • Gains (not losses) derived from dealings in property 
                                                                     (figured on each transaction).
  If you have to add two or more amounts to figure the 
amount to enter on a line, include cents when adding the 
amounts and round off only the total.

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Item F. Initial Return, Final Return, Amended                        from (a) a domestic corporation, or (b) a qualified foreign 
Return; or Change of Name or Address                                 corporation. A qualified dividend does not include any 
                                                                     dividend from a corporation if the corporation is (or was) 
Initial return. Check this box if this is the initial return for the exempt from income tax under section 501 or 521 for the 
split-interest trust. CRTs must also complete Part IX, line 13,      corporation's current or preceding tax year during which the 
and attach a copy of the trust instrument.                           distribution was made.
Final return. Check this box if this is a final return because       Generally, these dividends are reported to the trust in 
the trust has terminated. If the trust or a recipient's interest in  box 1b of Form(s) 1099-DIV, Dividends and Distributions.
the trust has terminated, check the “Final K-1” box at the top       Qualified dividends are treated as a separate class of 
of the Schedule K-1 (Form 1041).                                     ordinary income for purposes of ordering distributions. See 
  For CRTs. If you check the final return box, be sure to            Ordering Rules for Ordinary Income, later, for more 
answer the questions for Part IX, lines 15a-c, and complete          information on distributions. See Pub. 550 for additional 
Part III, line 3, if you answered “Yes” to Part IX, line 15b.        information on qualified dividends, including holding period 
Amended return. If you are filing an amended 2024 Form               requirements.
5227, check the “Amended return” box. Complete the entire            Line 3. Business income or (loss). If the trust operated a 
return and correct the appropriate lines with the new                business, report the income and expenses on Schedule C 
information. On an attachment, explain the reason for the            (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business. Enter the net 
changes and identify the lines and amounts being changed.            profit or loss from Schedule C on line 3. (Section 664 trusts, 
  For CRTs. If the amended return results in a change to             see Part VIII, Line 7, later).
income, or a change in distribution of any income or other 
                                                                     Line 4. Rents, royalties, partnerships, other estates and 
information provided to a recipient, an amended 
                                                                     trusts, etc. Use Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental 
Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) must be filed with the amended 
                                                                     Income and Loss, to report the trust's income or losses from 
Form 5227 and a copy given to each recipient. Check the 
                                                                     rents, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, other estates 
“Amended K-1” box at the top of the Schedule K-1 (Form 
                                                                     and trusts, and REMICs. Enter the net profit or loss from 
1041).
                                                                     Schedule E on line 4. See the Instructions for Schedule E 
Change of name or address.      If there has been a change in        (Form 1040) for reporting requirements. If the trust received a 
the trustee's name or address from the one used on the prior         Schedule K-1 from a partnership, S corporation, or other 
year's return (including a change to an “in care of” name and        flow-through entity, use the corresponding lines on Form 
address), check the appropriate box(es).                             5227 to report the interest, dividends, capital gains, etc., from 
  If the address shown on Form 5227 changes after you file           the flow-through entity. (Section 664 trusts, see Part VIII, 
the form (including a change to an “in care of” name and             Line 7, later).
address), file Form 8822-B to notify the IRS of the change.          Line 5. Farm income or (loss). If the trust operated a farm, 
                                                                     use Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming, to 
Item G. Date Trust Created                                           report farm income and expenses. Enter the net profit or loss 
Enter the date the trust was created. This is generally the          from Schedule F on line 5. (Section 664 trusts, see Part VIII, 
date the trustee first received property to administer under         Line 7, later).
the terms of the trust document.
                                                                     Note. If the trust has farm rental income and expenses 
Part I. Income and Deductions                                        based on crops or livestock produced by a tenant, report the 
                                                                     income and expenses on Schedule E (Form 1040) and 
Section A—Ordinary Income                                            include it on line 4. Don't use Form 4835, Farm Rental 
Report the trust's ordinary income on lines 1 through 7.             Income and Expenses, or Schedule F (Form 1040) to report 
                                                                     such income and expenses and don't include the net profit or 
Line 1. Interest income. Report all taxable interest income          (loss) from such income and expenses on line 5.
that was received by the trust. Examples of taxable interest 
include interest from:                                               Line 6. Ordinary gain or (loss). Enter from Form 4797, 
• Accounts (including certificates of deposit and money              Sales of Business Property, the gain or loss from the sale or 
market accounts) with banks, credit unions, and thrifts;             exchange of property (other than capital assets) and also 
• Notes, loans, and mortgages;                                       from involuntary conversions (other than casualty or theft). 
• U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds;                             For more information, see the Instructions for Form 4797.
• U.S. savings bonds;                                                Line 7. Other income. List any other item and its amount 
• Original issue discount; and                                       that is includible in gross income but not included on lines 1 
• Income received as a regular interest holder of a real             through 6 (or Section B), on the dashed line to the left of the 
estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC).                          entry space. If more space is needed, attach a statement. 
  For taxable bonds acquired after December 31, 1987,                Enter the total of these items in the entry space to the right.
amortizable bond premium is treated as an offset to the 
interest income instead of as a separate interest deduction.         Section B—Capital Gains (Losses)
See Pub. 550, Investment Income and Expenses.                        Use Schedule D (Form 1041), Capital Gains and Losses, as 
Line 2a. Ordinary dividends.    Enter on line 2a the total of        directed below. You may also need to complete Form 8949, 
all ordinary dividends, including the qualified dividends            Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets. Lines 15 and 
reported on line 2b.                                                 16 of Schedule D (Form 1041) apply only to a CRT (section 
                                                                     664 trust).
Line 2b. Qualified dividends.   Report on this line all 
qualified dividends received by the trust. In general, a             Line 9. Total short-term capital gain or (loss).  Complete 
qualified dividend is a dividend received during the tax year        lines 1a through 5 and line 7 of the 2024 Schedule D (Form 

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1041). Don't make an entry on line 6 of Schedule D (Form          show the amount of the deduction. Total the amounts listed 
1041). Enter the amount from line 7 of the Schedule D (Form       and enter the total on line 21.
1041) on line 9.
                                                                  Line 23. Charitable Deduction  Enter the amount of any 
Line 10. Total long-term capital gain or (loss). Complete         charitable deduction or other deduction taken under section 
lines 8a through 14 and line 16 of the 2024 Schedule D (Form      642(c) for the tax year.
1041). Don't make an entry on line 15 of Schedule D (Form 
1041). Enter the amount from line 16 of Schedule D (Form          Section E—Deductions Allocable to Income 
1041) on line 10.                                                 Categories (Section 664 Trust Only)
  For section 664 trusts only. Line 10 is the total of all        Deductions are allocated as follows.
classes (described below) of long-term capital gain. The 
following is a summary of the classes.                            1. Allowable deductions directly attributable to one or 
• 28% long-term capital gain class. This class consists of        more classes of income items (that is, interest, dividends, or 
collectibles gains and losses and the taxable gain (but not       rents) or corpus are allocated to such income classes or 
more than the section 1202 exclusion) on the sale or              corpus.
exchange of qualified small business stock. Enter these           2. Allowable deductions not allocated under (1) above 
gains or losses on line 12.                                       are allocated on the basis of gross income after directly 
• Section 1250 long-term capital gain class. This class           attributable deductions, to the extent of such income.
consists of unrecaptured section 1250 gain (generally the         3. Deductions not allocated under either (1) or (2) above 
part of real estate capital gain attributable to depreciation) on may be allocated in any manner.
sales, exchanges, etc., of assets held more than 1 year. 
Undistributed, unrecaptured section 1250 gain on sales,           Add the deductions that were allocated to all the classes 
exchanges, etc., after May 6, 1997, is included in this class.    of income items within each category and enter the amount 
Enter this gain on line 11.                                       on the appropriate line. (Note. Any deduction allocated to 
• All other long-term capital gain class. This class              corpus isn't shown on any line in Section E.)
consists of all other gains or losses from sales, exchanges,      For a discussion of the allocation of deductions to 
and conversions (including installment payments received) of      tax-exempt income, see Allocation of Deductions for 
assets held more than 12 months.                                  Tax-Exempt Income in the Instructions for Form 1041.

Section C—Nontaxable Income                                       Part II. Schedule of Distributable 
In this section, include other income that isn't included in 
Section A or B. This section includes income excluded under       Income (Section 664 Trust Only)
subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter B, part III, of the Internal    Report the income (both current and cumulative undistributed 
Revenue Code, such as interest on state and municipal             income) of the trust for purposes of determining the character 
bonds.                                                            of distributions in three categories.
                                                                  1. Ordinary income.
Section D—Deductions                                              2. Capital gains and losses.
For Section 664 Trusts                                            3. Nontaxable income.
Include all allowable deductions and any expense that would       A loss in any one of the three categories may not be used 
be allowable but for the fact that it must be allocated to        to reduce a gain in any other category. For example, a capital 
tax-exempt income. No deduction is ever allowed for:              loss may not be used to reduce ordinary income. However, a 
• The personal exemption under section 151 (see section           loss in any one category may be used to reduce 
642(b)),                                                          undistributed gain for earlier years within that same category, 
• Charitable contributions under section 170(a) (see section      and any excess may be carried forward to reduce gain in 
642(c)),                                                          future years within that same category.
• Net operating losses (NOLs)under section 642(d),                For information on recordkeeping for long-term capital 
• Income distribution deductions under section 661,               gains or ordinary income, see the Capital Gains Distribution 
• Capital loss carryforwards under section 1212,                  Worksheet or the Ordinary Income Distribution Worksheet, 
• Federal income taxes, or                                        later.
• Federal excise taxes under chapter 42.
                                                                  Net investment income (NII).   Beginning in 2013, CRTs 
                                                                  must begin tracking Excluded Income and NII received and 
  Any expense that isn't deductible in determining taxable        distributed. For 2013 and later years, columns (a), (b), and 
income (or not otherwise deductible but for the fact that it      (c) of Part II, line 1, have been divided into NII and Excluded 
must be allocated to nontaxable income) must be allocated         Income.
to corpus.
                                                                  The term “Excluded Income” is income received (or losses 
                                                                  incurred) by the CRT not taken into account in computing NII. 
For Split-Interest Trusts Other Than Section 664                  For CRTs in existence before 2013, all undistributed income 
Trusts                                                            as of the end of 2012 is Excluded Income. For 2013 and later 
                                                                  years, the CRT must determine whether the items of income, 
Include all expenses attributable to gross income that are        gain, loss, and deduction reported on Sections A through D 
deductible for the tax year.                                      of Part I constitute NII or Excluded Income.
Line 21. Attached statement. List any other deductible            Line 1. Enter the amounts of undistributed Excluded Income 
expense that is attributable to the gross income of the trust     and undistributed accumulated NII from post-2012 tax years.
and isn't included on lines 17 through 20 and line 23 and 

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Line 2. Allocate the items of income or loss from the current       Part IV. Balance Sheet
year between Excluded Income and NII.                               Complete the balance sheet using the accounting method 
        The allocation of items of income or loss from the          the trust uses in keeping its books and records. All filers must 
                                                                    complete columns (a) and (b). Also, all CRUTs must 
  !     current year between Excluded Income and NII 
CAUTION should be reported on line 2 after the application of       complete column (c). A charitable lead unitrust may, but isn't 
the gain and loss netting rules outlined in Part III under          required to, show the FMV of its assets in column (c).
Schedule A, later. In certain situations, NII losses may reduce 
                                                                     Enter the end-of-year book value where space is provided 
Excluded Income due to the netting rules. Therefore, those 
                                                                    to the left of column (a) to report receivables and the related 
rules should be applied before entering amounts on line 2.
                                                                    allowance for doubtful accounts or depreciable assets and 
                                                                    accumulated depreciation. Enter the net amounts in column 
Note. If the CRT elects to use the Simplified Net Investment        (b).
Income Calculation (SNIIC), then report all income or loss 
from Part I in the Excluded Income column and leave the NII         Column (c)
column empty. See the instructions for the SNIIC Election in        In computing the net FMV of the unitrust's assets, take into 
Part II under Schedule A, later.                                    account all assets and liabilities without regard to whether 
                                                                    particular items are taken into account in determining the 
Part III. Distributions for Charitable 
                                                                    income of the trust. The net FMV of the trust's assets may be 
Purposes                                                            determined on any one date during the tax year of the trust, 
                                                                    or by taking the average of valuations made on more than 
Section A—Distributions of Principal                                one date during the tax year of the trust, as long as the same 
                                                                    valuation date or dates and valuation methods are used each 
Line 2. Provide the information requested for columns (A)           year. See Regulations section 1.664-3.
through (C) and enter the amount on the line to the right. In 
column (C), list in sufficient detail each class of activity for    Line 1. Cash—non-interest-bearing.     Enter the amount of 
amounts paid out of principal to the same payee for                 cash on deposit in checking accounts, deposits in transit, 
charitable purposes.                                                change funds, petty cash funds, or any other 
                                                                    non-interest-bearing account. Don't include advances to 
  Examples.  “Cash payments to buy library material” or 
                                                                    employees or officers or refundable deposits paid to 
“Grant, paid in cash, to equip the chemistry lab at Magnolia 
                                                                    suppliers or others.
University.”
  Don't merely enter the category (that is, religious,              Line 2. Savings and temporary cash investments.           Enter 
charitable, scientific, literary, or educational). The purpose of   the total of cash in savings or other interest-bearing accounts 
the deduction must be entered as shown in the examples              and temporary cash investments, such as money market 
above.                                                              funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. 
                                                                    Treasury bills, or other governmental obligations that mature 
Section B—Accumulated Income Set Aside and                          in less than 1 year.
Income Distributions for Charitable Purposes                        Line 3. Accounts receivable. Enter the total accounts 
Complete Section B of Part III if any of the following apply.       receivable (reduced by the corresponding allowance for 
• The trust claimed a deduction in a prior year under section       doubtful accounts) that arose from the sale of goods and/or 
642(c) for an amount permanently set-aside and at the               the performance of services. Claims against vendors or 
beginning of the year the set-aside amount was not fully            refundable deposits with suppliers or others may be reported 
distributed.                                                        here if not significant in amount. (Otherwise, report them on 
• The trust claimed a deduction during the year under               line 12.) Any receivables due from officers, directors, 
section 642(c) whether the amount was set aside or paid.            trustees, foundation managers, or other disqualified persons 
• The trust made payment for charitable purposes during the         must be reported on line 4. Receivables (including loans and 
year but claimed the section 642(c) deduction in the prior          advances) due from other employees should be reported on 
year.                                                               line 12.
• The trust is treated as a grantor trust and made a payment        Line 4. Receivables due from officers, directors, trust-
for charitable purposes during the year, and the grantor            ees, and other disqualified persons.   Enter here (and in 
(during the year or a prior year) claimed a charitable              an attached statement described below) all receivables due 
deduction as described in Regulations section 1.170A-6(c)           from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified 
upon contribution to the trust.                                     persons and all secured and unsecured loans (including 
                                                                    advances) to such persons.
Note. The grantor trust completes only lines 7, 8, and 9 for         
this part.
                                                                     Attached statement. 
Line 7. Provide the information requested for columns (A)            1. In the required statement, report each loan separately, 
through (C) and enter the amount on the line to the right. In       even if more than one loan was made to the same person, or 
column (C), list in sufficient detail each class of activity to the the same terms apply to all loans made.
same payee for charitable purposes for amounts distributed 
in which a section 642(c) deduction was claimed.                     Salary advances and other advances for personal use and 
                                                                    benefit, and receivables subject to special terms or arising 
  Don't merely enter the category (that is, religious,              from transactions not functionally related to the trust's 
charitable, scientific, literary, or educational). The purpose of   charitable purposes must be reported as separate loans for 
the deduction must be entered as shown in the examples in           each officer, director, etc.
Section A.

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  2. Receivables that are subject to the same terms and            mature in 1 year or more. Debt securities of the U.S. 
conditions (including credit limits and rate of interest) as       Government may be reported as a single total rather than 
receivables due from the general public and that arose in          itemized. Obligations of state and municipal governments 
connection with an activity functionally related to the trust's    may also be reported as a lump-sum total. Don't combine 
charitable purposes may be reported as a single total for all      U.S. Government obligations with state and municipal 
the officers, directors, etc. Travel advances made in              obligations on the attached statement.
connection with official business of the trust may also be 
                                                                   Line 9. Investments—Land, buildings, and equipment. 
reported as a single total.
                                                                   Enter the book value (cost or other basis less accumulated 
  For each outstanding loan or other receivable that must be       depreciation) of all land, buildings, and equipment held for 
reported separately, the attached statement should use a           investment purposes, such as rental properties. Attach a 
columnar format and show:                                          statement listing these investment fixed assets held at the 
• Borrower's name and title,                                       end of the year and showing, for each item or category listed, 
• Original amount,                                                 the cost or other basis, accumulated depreciation, and book 
• Balance due,                                                     value.
• Date of note,                                                    Line 10. Investments—Other. Enter the amount of all other 
• Maturity date,                                                   investment holdings not reported on line 8 or line 9. Attach a 
• Repayment terms,                                                 statement describing each of these investments held at the 
• Interest rate,                                                   end of the year. Show the book value for each and indicate 
• Security provided by the borrower,                               whether the investment is listed at cost or end-of-year market 
• Purpose of the loan, and                                         value. Don't include program-related investments. See the 
• Description and FMV of the consideration furnished by the        instructions for line 12.
lender.
  The above detail isn't required for receivables or travel        Line 11. Land, buildings, and equipment. Enter the book 
advances that may be reported as a single total (see               value (cost or other basis less accumulated depreciation) of 
instruction (2) above). However, report and identify those         all land, buildings, and equipment owned by the trust and not 
totals separately in the attachment.                               held for investment. This includes any equipment owned and 
                                                                   used by the trust in conducting its charitable activities. Attach 
Line 5. Other notes and loans receivable. Enter the                a statement listing these fixed assets held at the end of the 
combined total of notes receivable and net loans receivable.       year and showing for each item or category listed the cost or 
  Notes receivable. Enter the amount of all notes                  other basis, accumulated depreciation, and book value.
receivable not listed on line 4 and not acquired as 
                                                                   Line 12. Other assets.   List and show the book value of 
investments. Attach a statement similar to that called for in 
                                                                   each category of assets not reportable on lines 1 through 11. 
the line 4 instructions. The statement should also identify the 
                                                                   Attach a separate statement if more space is needed.
relationship of the borrower to any officer, director, trustee, or 
other disqualified person.                                         One type of asset reportable on line 12 is program-related 
                                                                   investments made primarily to accomplish a charitable 
  For a note receivable from any section 501(c)(3) 
                                                                   purpose of the trust rather than to produce income.
organization, list only the name of the borrower and the 
balance due on the required statement.                             Line 13. Total assets.   Columns (a) and (b) (and column (c) 
  Loans receivable. Enter the gross amount of loans                if a unitrust) must always have an entry, even if it is zero.
receivable, less the allowance for doubtful accounts, arising      Line 14. Accounts payable and accrued expenses.              Enter 
from the normal activities of the trust. An itemized list of these the total accounts payable to suppliers and others, and 
loans isn't required, but attach a statement indicating the total  accrued expenses such as salaries payable, accrued payroll 
amount of each type of loan outstanding. Report loans to           taxes, and interest payable.
officers, directors, trustees, or other disqualified persons on 
line 4, and loans to other employees on line 12.                   Line 15. Deferred revenue.  Include revenue that the 
                                                                   organization has received but not yet earned as of the 
Line 6. Inventories for sale or use. Enter the amount of           balance sheet date under its method of accounting.
materials, goods, and supplies purchased or manufactured 
by the trust and held for sale or use in some future period.       Line 16. Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and 
                                                                   other disqualified persons. Enter the unpaid balance of 
Line 7. Prepaid expenses and deferred charges.        Enter        loans received from officers, directors, trustees, and other 
the amount of short-term and long-term prepayments of              disqualified persons. For loans outstanding at the end of the 
future expenses attributable to one or more future accounting      year, attach a statement that provides (for each loan) the 
periods. Examples include prepayments of rent, insurance,          name and title of the lender and the information specified in 
and pension costs, and expenses incurred in connection with        the line 4 instructions.
a solicitation campaign to be conducted in a future 
accounting period.                                                 Line 17. Mortgages and other notes payable. Enter the 
                                                                   amount of mortgages and other notes payable at the 
Lines 8a, b, and c. Investments—U.S. and state govern-             beginning and end of the year. Attach a statement showing, 
ment obligations, corporate stock, and corporate                   as of the end of the year, the total amount of all mortgages 
bonds. Enter the book value (which may be market value) of         payable and, for each nonmortgage note payable, the name 
these investments. Attach a statement that lists each security     of the lender and the other information specified in the line 4 
held at the end of the year and shows whether the security is      instructions. The statement should also identify the 
listed at cost (including the value recorded at the time of        relationship of the lender to any officer, director, trustee, or 
receipt in the case of donated securities) or end-of-year          other disqualified person.
market value. Don't include amounts shown on line 2. 
Governmental obligations reported on line 8a are those that 

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Line 18. Other liabilities.  List and show the amount of each     Part VII. Statements Regarding 
liability not reportable on lines 14 through 17. Attach a 
separate statement if more space is needed.                       Activities
CRUTs must include any unitrust amounts applicable to             Answer every question in this section. If a line does not apply, 
prior periods that are unpaid but required to be paid as of the   enter “N/A.”
valuation date, because such amounts reduce the net FMV of        Line 1. A split-interest trust must have a governing 
the trust's assets. However, don't include any make-up            instrument that requires the trust to act or refrain from acting 
amount for a NIMCRUT.                                             so as not to engage in an act of self-dealing under section 
Line 19. Total liabilities.  Columns (a) and (b) (and column      4941 or subject it to the excise taxes under section 4943, 
(c) if a unitrust) must always have an entry, even if it is zero. 4944, or 4945. The trust may satisfy the requirements either 
                                                                  by express language in its governing instrument or by the 
Line 23. Total liabilities and net assets. Columns (a) and        operation of state law which imposes the above requirements 
(b) must always have an entry, even if it is zero.                on the trust or treats these requirements as being contained 
                                                                  in the governing instrument. If a trust claims it satisfies the 
Part V. Charitable Remainder Annuity                              requirements of section 508(e) by operation of state law, the 
Trust Information                                                 provisions of state law must effectively impose the 
                                                                  requirements of section 508(e) on the trust.
Line 1b. To figure the total annual annuity amounts for a 
                                                                     If, however, the state law does not apply to a governing 
short tax year, see Short tax years, later.
                                                                  instrument which contains mandatory directions conflicting 
Part VI. Charitable Remainder                                     with any of its requirements and the trust has such mandatory 
                                                                  directions in its governing instrument, then the trust has not 
Unitrust Information                                              satisfied the requirements of section 508(e) by the operation 
                                                                  of that state law.
Line 4a. Enter the unitrust fixed percentage (which may not 
be less than 5% or more than 50%).                                Part VIII. Statements Regarding 
If there is more than one unitrust recipient, attach a 
statement showing the percentage of the total unitrust dollar     Activities for Which Form 4720 May 
amount payable to each recipient. The sum of these                Be Required
individual shares should be 100%.                                 Complete Part VIII to determine whether the trust has 
Line 4b. This line must always have an entry, even if it is       complied with the applicable chapter 42 rules relating to 
zero.                                                             private foundations and whether the trust, trustee, 
                                                                  disqualified persons, or some combination of these may be 
Line 5a. Enter the trust's 2024 (fiduciary) accounting income 
                                                                  liable for certain foundation excise taxes. These excise taxes 
determined under the terms of the governing instrument and 
                                                                  include:
applicable local law. See section 643(b) and Regulations 
sections 1.664-3(a)(1)(i)(b)(3) and 1.643(b)-1 for more           •  The section 4941 tax on self-dealing between the trust and 
                                                                  “disqualified persons,”
information.
                                                                  •  The section 4943 tax on excess business holdings,
Line 6a. Enter the amount, if any, from line 8 of the 2023        •  The section 4944 tax on investments that jeopardize the 
Form 5227.                                                        trust's charitable purposes, and
If the amount entered isn't the same as line 8 from the           •  The section 4945 tax on taxable expenditures.
prior year's form, attach an explanation and a statement that        The split-interest trust pays these taxes on Form 4720. For 
supports the balance in the make-up account. Figure the total     a detailed explanation of each of these taxes, see the 
deficiencies from previous years as follows.                      Instructions for Form 4720.
1. Aggregate the unitrust's net asset FMV for each 
previous year.                                                       The excise taxes on private foundations don't apply to any 
                                                                  amounts:
2. Multiply (1) above by the unitrust's fixed percentage.
                                                                     1. Payable under the terms of the trust to income 
3. From the result in (2), subtract the aggregate trust           beneficiaries, unless a deduction was allowed under section 
income that was distributed for previous years.                   170(f)(2)(B), 2055(e)(2)(B), or 2522(c)(2)(B);
Line 8. Use this amount to determine future accrued                  2. In trust for which a charitable contribution deduction 
accumulated distribution deficiencies.                            was not allowed under any section listed in section 4947(a)
                                                                  (2)(B), if the amounts are segregated from amounts for which 
Short tax years. To figure the annuity amount (Part V,            a deduction was allowable; or
line 1b) or the unitrust amount (Part VI, line 7) for short tax 
years, multiply the annuity or unitrust amount by the number         3. Transferred in trust before May 27, 1969.
of days in the trust's tax year, and then divide the result by    Line 1. The activities listed on lines 1a(1) through (6) are 
365 (or 366 for leap years).                                      considered self-dealing under section 4941 unless one of the 
For a unitrust whose governing instrument provides for an         exceptions described in section 4941(d)(2)(D), (E), (F), or (G) 
income exception, if no valuation date occurs before the end      applies. You may also access information about self-dealing 
of the trust's tax year, value the trust's assets as of the last  at IRS.gov/charities/foundations/index.html by clicking on the 
day of the trust's tax year.                                      link for Life Cycle of a Private Foundation.
                                                                     The terms “disqualified person” and “foundation manager” 
                                                                  are defined under Definitions, earlier.

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Line 1b. If you answered “Yes” to any of the questions on         A similar exception applies to a beneficial or profits interest in 
line 1a, you should answer “Yes” to line 1b unless all of the     any business enterprise that is a trust or partnership.
acts engaged in were “excepted” acts. Excepted acts are           Line 4. In general, an investment which jeopardizes any of 
described in Regulations sections 53.4941(d)-3 and -4 or          the charitable purposes of a trust is one in which a foundation 
appear in Notices published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin,     manager did not exercise ordinary business care in making 
relating to disaster assistance. At the time this form went to    the investment to provide for the long- and short-term 
print, there were no Notices currently in effect relating to      financial needs of the trust in carrying out its charitable 
disaster assistance for “excepted” acts to self-dealing.          purposes.
Line 2. Under section 4947(b)(3)(A), a split-interest trust       For more information on investments that jeopardize 
isn't subject to the excess business holdings tax (section        charitable purposes, see Regulations section 53.4944-1.
4943) or tax on investments that jeopardize the trust's 
                                                                  Line 5. Grants by a trust to a public charity aren't taxable 
charitable purpose (section 4944) if all the income interest 
                                                                  expenditures if the grants aren't earmarked for use for any of 
(and none of the remainder interest) of the trust is devoted 
                                                                  the activities described on lines 5a(1) through (5) and there is 
solely to one or more of the charitable purposes described in 
                                                                  no oral or written agreement by which the trust may cause the 
section 170(c)(2)(B). In addition, all amounts in the trust for 
                                                                  public charity to engage in any such prohibited activity or to 
which a charitable contribution deduction was allowed under 
                                                                  select the grant grantee.
section 170 (for individual taxpayers) or a similar section for 
personal holding companies, foreign personal holding              Grants made to exempt operating foundations (as defined 
companies, or estates or trusts (including a deduction for        in section 4940(d)(2)) aren't subject to the expenditure 
estate or gift tax purposes) cannot have a total value of more    responsibility provisions of section 4945. If the trust made 
than 60% of the total FMV of all amounts in the trust. For the    grants to such organizations, you don't have to file Form 4720 
purposes of section 4947(b)(3)(A), the term “income interest”     for those grants. See the section 4945 regulations for more 
includes the right to receive an annuity or unitrust payment,     information.
as described in Regulations section 53.4947-2(b)(2)(i).           Line 5b. If you answered “Yes” to any of the questions on 
Under section 4947(b)(3)(B), a split-interest trust isn't         line 5a, you should answer “Yes” to line 5b unless all of the 
subject to the section 4943 or 4944 taxes if a deduction was      transactions engaged in were “excepted” transactions. 
allowed under section 170 (and related provisions for other       Excepted transactions are described in Regulations section 
entities) for amounts payable under the terms of the trust to     53.4945 or appear in Notices published in the Internal 
every remainder beneficiary but not to any income                 Revenue Bulletin, relating to disaster assistance. At the time 
beneficiary. For the purposes of section 4947(b)(3)(B), the       this form went to print, there were no Notices currently in 
term “income beneficiary” includes the recipient entitled to      effect relating to disaster assistance for “excepted” 
receive an annuity or unitrust payment under a CRT, as well       transactions to taxable expenditures.
as the donor entitled to payments from a pooled income fund.      Line 6a. A personal benefit contract is, in general, any life 
The term “remainder beneficiary” includes the charitable          insurance, annuity, or endowment contract that benefits, 
organization entitled to the remainder interest under a CRT or    directly or indirectly, a transferor, a transferor's family 
a pooled income fund.                                             member, or a transferor designee that isn't an organization 
Line 3. In general, excess business holdings are the amount       described in section 170(c).
of stock or other interest in a business enterprise that the      Line 6b. Enter the total of all premiums paid by the 
trust must dispose of to a person other than a disqualified       split-interest trust on any personal benefit contract if the 
person in order for the trust's remaining holdings in the         payment of premiums is in connection with a transfer for 
enterprise to be permitted holdings.                              which a deduction isn't allowed under section 170(f)(10)(A). 
In general, the combined permitted holdings of a trust and        Also, if there is an understanding or expectation that any 
all disqualified persons may not be more than 20% of the          person will directly or indirectly pay any premium on a 
voting power (or beneficial or profits interest, in the case of a personal benefit contract for the transferor, include those 
trust or a partnership) in any business enterprise.               premium payments in the amount entered on this line. For 
In general, a business enterprise means the active                more information, see the instructions for Form 8870.
conduct of a trade or business, including any activity that is    Line 7. If a CRT has any unrelated business taxable income 
regularly conducted to produce income from selling goods or       (within the meaning of section 512 and related regulations) 
performing services that is an unrelated trade or business        for 2024, the trust is liable for a tax under section 664(c)(2), 
under section 513.                                                which is treated as a chapter 42 excise tax. The amount of 
The term “business enterprise” does not include:                  the excise tax is equal to the amount of the trust's unrelated 
1. A functionally related business, defined in section            business taxable income. If the trust has any unrelated 
4942(j)(4); or                                                    business taxable income, answer “Yes” and file Form 4720, in 
                                                                  addition to Form 5227, to report the trust's unrelated 
2. A trade or business if at least 95% of its gross income        business taxable income and the tax due.
is derived from passive sources.
See section 4943(d)(3)(B) for additional items that are           Part IX. Questionnaire for Charitable 
included in gross income from passive sources.                    Lead Trusts, Pooled Income Funds, 
Line 3a. A private foundation isn't treated as having excess 
                                                                  and Charitable Remainder Trusts
business holdings in any enterprise if, together with related 
foundations, it owns 2% or less of the voting stock and 2% or 
                                                                  Section A—All Trusts
less in value of all outstanding shares of all classes of stock. 
                                                                  All trusts are required to answer lines 1 and 2.

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Section B—Charitable Lead Trusts                                  certain domestic pass-through entities, such as a domestic 
                                                                  partnership or common trust fund, the domestic pass-through 
Line 3. The information on this line is used to determine         entity may make the election with respect to the CFC or QEF 
whether sections 4943 and 4944 apply for 2024.                    and you will be considered as having made the election. If the 
Line 5. Enter the amount for payments described in sections       entity does not make the election, you may make the election 
170(f)(2)(B), 2055(e)(2)(B), and 2522(c)(2)(B).                   with respect to the CFC or QEF owned through the entity.
                                                                  When to make the election. The election applies to the tax 
Section C—Pooled Income Funds                                     year for which it is made and later tax years, and applies to all 
Line 7. Upon termination of the income interest retained or       interests in the CFC or QEF that the CRT later acquires. The 
created by a donor, the trustee is required to sever from the     CRT cannot revoke the election. The election must be made 
fund an amount equal to the value of the remainder interest in    no later than the first tax year beginning after December 31, 
the property upon which the income interest is based. The         2013, in which the CRT includes an amount in income for 
amount severed from the fund must either be paid to, or           regular tax purposes under section 951(a) or 1293(a) with 
retained for the use of, the designated public charity, as        respect to the CFC or QEF. The election may be made on an 
provided in the governing instrument. See Regulations             original or an amended return, provided that the tax year for 
section 1.642(c)-5(b)(8) for valuation procedures.                which the election is made, and all tax years affected by the 
                                                                  election, aren't closed by the period of limitations on 
Section D—Charitable Remainder Trusts                             assessments under section 6501. For more information, see 
                                                                  Regulations section 1.1411-10(g).
Line 11. If a CRAT or certain CRUTs pay the annuity or 
unitrust amount after the close of the tax year, and:             Note. CRTs that make the SNIIC Election may also make the 
  1. The payment is made within a reasonable time after           Regulations section 1.1411-10(g) election. See Part II under 
the close of the tax year; and                                    Schedule A, later.
  2. To the extent the payment is characterized as corpus           For more information on the NII treatment of income from 
from a property distribution (other than cash), the trustee       certain CFCs and PFICs within the section 664 category and 
treats any income generated by the distribution as occurring      class system, see Regulations section 1.1411-10 and 
on the last day of the tax year for which the annuity or unitrust Proposed Regulations section 1.1411-3(d)(2)(ii).
amount is due, then the annuity trust or certain unitrusts won't 
                                                                  Contents of the election. In order to make the election, the 
be deemed to have:
                                                                  CRT must check the “Yes” box on line 12 and must attach a 
• Engaged in self-dealing (section 4941),                         statement to its Form 5227, which must include:
• Unrelated debt-financed income (section 514),                   • Name of the CRT and its EIN;
• Received an additional contribution (Regulations sections       • A declaration that the CRTs elect under Regulations 
1.664-2(b) and 1.664-3(b)), or                                    section 1.1411-10(g) to apply the rules in Regulations section 
• Failed to function exclusively as a CRT (Regulations            1.1411-10(g) to the CFCs and QEFs identified in the 
section 1.664-1(a)(4)).                                           statement; and
  See Regulations sections 1.664-2(a)(1) and 1.664-3(a)(1)        • With respect to each CFC and QEF for which an election is 
for more information.                                             made:
                                                                  • The name of the CFC or QEF; and
  Under Regulations section 1.664-1(d)(5), a distribution of      • Either the EIN of the CFC or QEF, or, if the CFC or QEF 
property (other than cash) is treated as a sale by the trust.     does not have an EIN, the reference ID number of the CFC or 
                                                                  QEF.
Note. You must report income (gain) generated by the 
property distribution (discussed above) on Part I of Form         Line 16.  Check the “Yes” box and enter the name of the 
5227 for the current tax year.                                    foreign country if either (1) or (2) below applies.
Trusts created before December 10, 1998.  The election in           1. The trust owns more than 50% of the stock in any 
Regulations sections 1.664-2(a)(1)(i)(a)(2) and 1.664-3(a)(1)     corporation that owns one or more foreign bank accounts.
(i)(g)(2) does not apply to CRATs and CRUTsor unitrust              2. At any time during the year, the trust had an interest in 
amount is 15% or less.                                            or signature or other authority over a bank, securities, or 
Line 12. Net investment income tax (NIIT)—Regulations             other financial account in a foreign country.
section 1.1411-10(g) election. In general, a CRT that owns        Exception. Check “No” if either of the following applies to 
stock of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) (within the       the trust.
meaning of section 953(c)(1)(B) or 957(a)) or a passive             The combined value of the accounts was $10,000 or less 
foreign investment company (PFIC) (within the meaning of          •
                                                                  during the whole year.
section 1297(a)) that it treats as a qualified electing fund        The accounts were with a U.S. military banking facility 
(QEF) under section 1295 may make the election provided in        •
                                                                  operated by a U.S. financial institution.
Regulations section 1.1411-10(g). For NIIT purposes, if an 
election is in effect with respect to a CFC or QEF, then, in        See FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and 
general, the amounts included in income for regular tax           Financial Accounts (FBAR), and its instructions to determine 
purposes under section 951 and section 1293 from the CFC          whether the trust is considered to have an interest in or 
or QEF are also included in NII, and distributions of             signature or other authority over a bank, securities, or other 
previously taxed income to the CRT from the CFC or QEF            financial account in a foreign country. If “Yes,” electronically 
described in section 959(d) or 1293(c) are excluded from NII.     file FinCEN Form 114 with the Department of the Treasury 
                                                                  using the FinCEN's BSA E-Filing System. Because FinCEN 
  This election must be made on an entity-by-entity basis,        Form 114 isn't a tax form, don't file it with Form 5227. See 
and applies only to the particular CFCs and QEFs for which        Fincen.gov for more information.
an election is made. If the CRT owns a CFC or QEF through 

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        If you are required to file FinCEN Form 114 but don't,      Once made, the SNIIC election is irrevocable. If a CRT 
  !     you may have to pay a penalty of up to $10,000              makes the SNIIC election, the CRT computes the NII in the 
CAUTION (more in some cases).                                       same manner as an individual. When using the SNIIC, a 
                                                                    CRT’s accumulated NII is a separate and independent 
Signature                                                           tracking system within the CRT and isn't assigned, 
                                                                    combined, or taken into account in any of the CRT's existing 
Form 5227 must be signed by the trustee or by an authorized 
                                                                    categories (ordinary income, capital gain, nontaxable 
representative.
                                                                    income).
  If you, as trustee (or an employee or officer of the trust), fill 
in Form 5227, the Paid Preparer Use Only space should               Amount of NII Allocable to Income Recipients
remain blank. If someone prepares this return without charge,       If a CRT makes the SNIIC election, distributions from a CRT 
that person should not sign the return.                             to a recipient for a tax year consist of NII equal to the lesser 
                                                                    of:
Paid preparer. Generally, anyone who is paid to prepare a 
tax return for a CRT must sign the return and fill in the other        1. The total amount of the distributions to that recipient 
blanks in the Paid Preparer Use Only area of the return. For        for that year, or
all other trusts, completion of Form 5227's Paid Preparer Use          2. The current and accumulated NII of the CRT.
Only area is optional.
                                                                       With this election, the classification of a distribution as 
  If you have questions about whether a preparer is required        consisting of NII or Excluded Income is independent from the 
to sign the return, please contact an IRS office.                   character of the income distributed to the recipient for regular 
  The person required to sign the return as the preparer            tax purposes using the section 664 category and class 
must:                                                               system. However, see Effect of the SNIIC Election on Netting 
• Complete the required preparer information,                       and Ordering Rules, later.
• Sign it in the space provided for the preparer's signature (a 
facsimile signature is acceptable), and                             Calculation of NII
• Give the trustee a copy of the return in addition to the copy     In computing the CRT’s NII, if in a tax year a CRT’s properly 
to be filed with the IRS.                                           allocable deductions described in section 1411(c)(1)(B) 
        Enter the paid preparer’s preparer tax identification       exceed the gross investment income and net gain described 
                                                                    in section 1411(c)(1)(A), then such excess deductions shall 
  !     number (PTIN), not their SSN, in the “PTIN” box in          reduce the NII for that tax year and, to the extent of any 
CAUTION the paid preparer’s block. Because Form 5227 is 
publicly disclosable, any information entered in this block will    remaining excess deductions, reduce NII in subsequent tax 
become public. For more information about PTINs, go to the          years of the CRT.
IRS website at IRS.gov/PTIN.                                           Example. A CRT has dividend income of $1,000 and a 
                                                                    long-term capital loss of $10,000 in 2023; and $11,000 
Schedule A—Distributions, Assets,                                   long-term capital gains in 2024. The CRT would have 
                                                                    ($9,000) of accumulated NII in 2023, so any 2023 
and Donor Information                                               distributions to income recipients would not include any NII. 
Note. Schedule A isn't open to public inspection.                   In 2024, the CRT would have $2,000 of NII available for 
                                                                    distribution in 2024 and after.
Qualified Business Income Deduction
A CRT is not entitled to a qualified business income (QBI)          Note. The SNIIC election is available for the 2024 tax year 
deduction. However, a taxable recipient of a unitrust or            under Proposed Regulations section 1.1411-3(d)(3). When 
annuity amount from a CRT may take into account QBI,                finalized, Proposed Regulations section 1.1411-3(d)(3) is 
qualified REIT dividends, and qualified PTP income received         proposed to apply to tax years of the CRT beginning after 
from a CRT to the extent that the unitrust or annuity amount        December 31, 2012. However, if, after consideration of all 
distributed consists of such items. For additional information      comments received in response to those proposed 
on how to report QBI and other section 199A items to                regulations, it appears that there is no significant interest 
beneficiaries/recipients, see the instructions for Schedule K-1     among taxpayers in having the option of using the simplified 
that are found in the Instructions for Form 1041.                   method, the IRS may omit this election from the regulations 
                                                                    when finalized. If the SNIIC election is omitted, the CRT won't 
Part I. Accumulation Schedule (Section 664                          have to amend the 2024 return. The Instructions for Form 
Trust Only)                                                         5227 in a later year will describe the actions that the CRT 
                                                                    must take to transition from the SNIIC to calculating NII using 
The following information applies to lines 2a and 2b.               the section 664 category and class system.
Line 2a. Enter the total of all distributions for 2024 on the 
short line to the immediate right of the “2024.”                    When To Make the SNIIC Election
Line 2b. Enter the amount distributed from each income              CRTs established after December 31, 2012.        In the case 
category.                                                           of a CRT established after December 31, 2012, a CRT 
                                                                    wanting to make the SNIIC election must do so on its Form 
Part II. Simplified Net Investment Income                           5227 return for the tax year in which the CRT is established.
                                                                    CRTs established before January 1, 2013.  In the case 
Calculation Election (SNIIC Election) (Section 
                                                                    of a CRT established before January 1, 2013, the CRT 
664 Trust Only)                                                     wanting to make the election must do so on its Form 5227 
The CRT may make an election to calculate receipts and              return for its first tax year beginning on or after January 1, 
distributions of NII using a simplified method that is              2013.
independent of the section 664 category and class system. 

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  Making a SNIIC election on an amended return.      The           respective Schedule K-1. Individuals and business recipients 
CRT may make the election on an amended Form 5227                  are responsible for giving you their taxpayer identification 
return for that year only if the tax year for which the SNIIC      numbers (TINs) upon request. You may use Form W-9, 
election is made, and all tax years that are affected by the       Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, 
election, for both the CRT and its recipients, aren't closed by    to request the recipient's identifying number.
the period of limitations on assessments under section 6501.
                                                                   Penalty
How To Make the SNIIC Election and Completing 
the Form 5227 With a SNIIC Election                                The trust may incur a penalty under section 6723 if it fails to 
                                                                   provide the TIN of each recipient or income beneficiary 
A CRT makes the SNIIC election by:                                 identified on Schedule A. The penalty is $50 for each failure 
• Completing lines 1 through 3 of Part II by reporting all         to provide a required TIN, unless reasonable cause can be 
income received as Excluded Income,                                established for the failure. If you are unable to provide the TIN 
• Completing lines 1 through 3 of Part I of Schedule A by          for any recipient or income beneficiary, explain the 
reporting all income distributed as Excluded Income,               circumstances in a signed affidavit and attach it to this return.
• Completing Part II of Schedule A, and
• Reporting the allocable share of NII to recipients               Substitute Forms
consistent with the election.
                                                                   You don't need prior IRS approval for a substitute 
Instructions for Part I of Schedule A                              Schedule K-1 if it is an exact copy of the IRS statement. The 
                                                                   boxes must use the same numbers and titles and must be in 
Column (a). Enter the amount from the prior year Form 
                                                                   the same order and format as on the comparable IRS 
5227, Schedule A, Part II, line 4(d).
                                                                   Schedule K-1. The substitute schedule must include the 
Column (b). Enter the CRT’s current year NII.                      OMB number. You must request IRS approval to use other 
      Using Form 8960 as a worksheet, include the                  substitute Schedules K-1. To request approval, write to:
 TIP  amounts of income, gain, loss, and deductions                  Internal Revenue Service
      reported on lines 1–12 of Form 8960 to compute NII             Attention: Substitute Forms Program
(line 12 of Form 8960). Don't file the Form 8960 with the Form       SE:W:CAR:MP:P:TP
5227.                                                                5000 Ellin Road, C6-440
                                                                     Lanham, MD 20706
Column (c). Enter the lesser of (i) the sum of columns (a) 
and (b), or (ii) the total distributions for the year (reported on 
line 2a of Part I of Schedule A). If the sum of columns (a) and            You may be subject to a penalty if you file a 
(b) is zero or less, enter -0- in column (c).                        !     Schedule K-1 that does not conform to the 
                                                                   CAUTION specifications in Pub. 1167, General Rules and 
Column (d). Subtract column (c) from the sum of columns            Specifications for Substitute Forms and Schedules.
(a) and (b). This amount will be reported in column (a) of the 
2025 Form 5227.                                                      For updates on the Substitute Forms Program after this 
                                                                   publication went to print, go to the product page for Pub. 
Effect of the SNIIC Election on Netting and 
                                                                   1167 at IRS.gov/Pub1167.
Ordering Rules
The SNIIC election will change the netting and ordering rules      Inclusion of Amounts in Recipients' Income
for ordinary income and capital gains or losses. See Ordering 
Rules for Ordinary Income and Additional Rules for Capital 
                                                                   If there are two or more recipients, each will be treated as 
Gains and Losses, later, for illustrative charts.
                                                                   receiving their pro rata share of the various classes of income 
 
                                                                   or corpus.
      You may want to read the Part III instructions and 
 TIP  complete all worksheets (as necessary) before you              Amounts distributed by a CRAT or a CRUT have the 
      make an entry on Part III of Schedule A.                     following characteristics in the hands of the recipients.
                                                                   • First, as ordinary income to the extent of ordinary income 
Part III. Current Distributions                                    for the current year and undistributed ordinary income for 
                                                                   prior years of the trust. Ordinary income is computed without 
Schedule (Section 664 Trust Only)                                  regard to any NOL deductions under section 172. See 
You must give each recipient listed in Part III a Schedule K-1     Ordering Rules for Ordinary Income, later.
(Form 1041) that reflects that recipient's current distribution.   • Second, as capital gains to the extent of the trust's 
The following rules and worksheets will help you figure the        undistributed capital gains. Undistributed capital gains of the 
type of income a recipient receives from the trust's               trust are determined on a cumulative net basis without regard 
distributions. Also, attach a copy of each Schedule K-1 to         to any capital loss carrybacks and carryovers. See Netting 
Form 5227. See the Instructions for Schedule K-1 (Form             Rules, Ordering Rules for Capital Gains and Losses, and 
1041) for more information.                                        Carryover Rules, later, for capital gains.
                                                                   • Third, as nontaxable income to the extent of the trust's 
Column (b). Recipient's Identifying Number                         nontaxable income for the current year and undistributed 
As a payer of income, the trust is required under section 6109     nontaxable income for prior years.
to request and provide a proper identifying number for each        • Fourth, as a distribution of trust corpus. For this purpose, 
recipient of income. Enter the recipient's number on the           trust corpus means the net FMV of the trust assets less the 

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total undistributed income (but not loss) in each of the above         negative amount under code H in box 14 of the Schedule K-1 
categories.                                                            (Form 1041).
                                                                       • If the amount in column (j) is greater than the sum of the 
Column (j). NII                                                        amounts in columns (d) through (f), enter the difference as a 
                                                                       positive amount under code H in box 14 of the Schedule K-1 
If the CRT has not made a SNIIC election, then enter the total         (Form 1041).
amount of NII allocated to each recipient in column (j) that is        Ordering rules for ordinary income.                       Ordinary income is 
included in columns (d) through (g) for that recipient.                composed of two classes for purposes of characterizing and 
                                                                       ordering distributions: (a) qualified dividends, and (b) all other 
  If the CRT has made a SNIIC election, then, for each                 ordinary income. If the trust has both classes of ordinary 
recipient, multiply the amount in column (c) of Part II by the         income, distributions are treated as made first from all the 
percentage reported in column (c) of line 4 of Part III of             other ordinary income class, and second from the qualified 
Schedule A, and enter the amount in column (j) for each                dividends class.
recipient.
                                                                         The following chart highlights the difference in ordering 
  For each recipient, enter the difference between the                 rules depending on whether the CRT elects to use the SNIIC 
amount in column (j) and the sum of the amounts in columns             method.
(d) through (f) using code H in box 14 of the Schedule K-1 
(Form 1041).
• If the amount in column (j) is less than the sum of the 
amounts in columns (d) through (f), enter the difference as a 

Ordering Rules for Ordinary Income

                Section 664 Method                                            SNIIC Election Method
1. Distributions of all other ordinary income: 
   First, ordinary income that is NII (40.8% rate), then 
                                                                              All ordinary income class
   Ordinary income that is Excluded Income (37% rate)
2. Distributions from the qualified dividends class:
   First, qualified dividends that are NII (23.8% rate), then
                                                                              All qualified dividends
   Qualified dividends that are Excluded Income (20% rate)
Additional rules for capital gains and losses.               The       section 664 method for calculating NII and Excluded Income, 
following charts highlight the difference in netting and               the netting and ordering rules are expanded to take into 
ordering rules for capital gains and losses depending on               account additional classes within the ordinary income and 
whether the CRT elects to use the SNIIC method. In general,            capital gain categories that are created due to the imposition 
if the CRT elects to use the SNIIC method, the netting and             of an additional 3.8% tax on NII but not on Excluded Income.
ordering rules will be essentially the same as those                   Netting rules.                   Gains and losses are netted within each 
applicable before the 2013 tax year; every dollar distributed          class to arrive at a net gain or loss for that class. After you net 
will carry out the CRT’s NII, to the extent of the CRT’s               within a class, the following additional netting rules apply to 
accumulated NII, without regard to the class or category of            the capital gains category.
that distribution for regular tax purposes. If the CRT uses the 

Netting Rules

                                                    Section 664 Method                                                           SNIIC Election Method
1. Among the long-term capital gain and loss classes: 
   (a)    A net loss from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate) reduces net gains in the following order:
          First, gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then 
          Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate), then
          Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), then                       Not Applicable
          Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate), and finally
          Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate).
   (b)    A net loss from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate) reduces net gains in the following order:
          First, net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate), then                               First, gain from the section 
          Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then                                 1250 long-term capital 
                                                                                                                                 gain class, then

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                           Section 664 Method                                                                  SNIIC Election Method
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), then        Net gain from all the other 
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate), and finally          long-term capital gain 
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate).            class.
   (c) A net loss from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate) reduces net gains in the following order:
       First, net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate), then
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then 
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate), then                                  Not Applicable
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), and finally
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate).
   (d) A net loss from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate) reduces net gains in the following order:
       First, net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate), then                First, net gain from the 
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then                  28% long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class, then
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate), then             Gain from the section 
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), and finally 1250 long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class.
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate). 
2. Among the short-term and long-term gain and loss classes: 
   (a) A net short-term capital loss that is NII (40.8% rate) is applied to reduce the net short-term and net long-term capital gain classes as follows:
       First, short-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (37% rate), then                           First, net gain from the 
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate), then                       28% long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class, then
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then                  Gain from the section 
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate), then             1250 long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class, and finally
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), then
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate), and finally          Net gain from all the other 
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate).            long-term capital gain 
                                                                                                               class. 
   (b) A net short-term capital loss that is Excluded Income (37% rate) is applied to reduce the net short-term and net long-term capital gain classes 
       as follows:
       First, short-term capital gain class that is NII (40.8% rate), then 
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate), then                       First, net gain from the 
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate), then                  28% long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class, then
       Net gain from the 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate), then             Gain from the section 
       Gain from the section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate), then        1250 long-term capital 
                                                                                                               gain class, and finally
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate), and finally          Net gain from all the other 
       Net gain from all the other long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (20% rate).            long-term capital gain 
                                                                                                               class.
3. An overall net long-term capital loss reduces any net short-term capital gain as follows:
       First, any net short-term capital gain that is NII (40.8% rate), then                                   Overall net long-term 
       Any net short-term capital gain that is Excluded Income (37% rate).                                     capital loss reduces any 
                                                                                                               net short-term capital gain.
Ordering rules for capital gains and losses. The                             and undistributed long-term capital gain, the short-term 
following rules apply to undistributed long-term capital gains               capital gain is deemed distributed before any long-term 
on assets held more than 1 year. If, in any tax year of the                  capital gain.
trust, the trust has both undistributed short-term capital gain 

Ordering Rules for Capital Gains and Losses

                           Section 664 Method                                                                  SNIIC Election Method
1. Any short-term capital gains are deemed to be distributed in the following order:
   First, short-term capital gain class that is NII (40.8% rate), then
                                                                                                               Short-term capital gains
   Short-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (37% rate).

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               Section 664 Method                                                                                        SNIIC Election Method
2. Any long-term capital gains are deemed to be distributed in the following order:
   The 28% long-term capital gain class that is NII (31.8% rate) is deemed distributed, then                             The 28% long-term capital 
   The section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is NII (28.8% rate) is deemed distributed, then                    gain class is deemed 
                                                                                                                         distributed, then
   The 28% long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (28% rate) is deemed distributed, then                   The section 1250 long-term 
   The section 1250 long-term capital gain class that is Excluded Income (25% rate) is deemed distributed, then          capital gain class is 
                                                                                                                         deemed distributed, and 
                                                                                                                         finally 
   All the other long-term capital gain class that is NII (23.8% rate) is deemed distributed, and finally                All the other long-term 
   All the other long-term capital gain class is deemed distributed.                                                     capital gain class. 

Carryover Rules

               Section 664 Method                                                                                        SNIIC Election Method
1. If the trust has capital losses in excess of capital gains for any tax year: 
   The excess of the 40.8% rate net short-term capital loss over the net long-term capital gain for that year is a 40.8% The excess of the net 
   rate short-term capital loss carryover to the next tax year.                                                          short-term capital loss 
   The excess of the 37% rate net short-term capital loss over the net long-term capital gain for that year is a 37%     over the net long-term 
   rate short-term capital loss carryover to the next tax year.                                                          capital gain for that year 
                                                                                                                         is a short-term capital 
                                                                                                                         loss carryover to the next 
                                                                                                                         tax year. 
   The excess of the 23.8% net long-term capital loss over the net short-term capital gain for that year is a 23.8%      The excess of the net 
   long-term capital loss carryover to the next tax year.                                                                long-term capital loss 
   The excess of the 20% net long-term capital loss over the net short-term capital gain for that year is a 20%          over the net short-term 
   long-term capital loss carryover to the next tax year.                                                                capital gain for that year 
                                                                                                                         is a long-term capital loss 
                                                                                                                         carryover to the next tax 
                                                                                                                         year. 
2. If the trust has capital gains in excess of capital losses for any tax year: 
   The excess of the 40.8% rate net short-term capital gain over the net long-term capital loss for that year is, to the The excess of the net 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 40.8% rate short-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                   short-term capital gain 
   The excess of the 37% rate net short-term capital gain over the net long-term capital loss for that year is, to the   over the net long-term 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 37% rate short-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                     capital loss for that year 
                                                                                                                         is, to the extent not 
                                                                                                                         deemed distributed, a 
                                                                                                                         short-term capital gain 
                                                                                                                         carryover to the next tax 
                                                                                                                         year.
   The excess of the 31.8% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 31.8% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.
   The excess of the 28.8% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the The excess of the net 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 28.8% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                    long-term capital gain 
   The excess of the 28% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the   over the net short-term 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 28% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                      capital loss for that year 
                                                                                                                         is, to the extent not 
   The excess of the 25% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the   deemed distributed, a 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 25% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                      long-term capital gain 
   The excess of the 23.8% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the carryover to the next tax 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 23.8% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.                    year.
   The excess of the 20% rate net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss for that year is, to the 
   extent not deemed distributed, a 20% rate long-term capital gain carryover to the next tax year.

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                                                                 information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with 
Part IV. Current Distributions
                                                                 these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right 
(Charitable lead trusts or pooled income funds only)             amount of tax.
Line 1. A charitable lead trust uses line 1 of Part IV to report 
the aggregate amount of distributions made during the year       You aren't required to provide the information requested 
to one or more noncharitable (private) beneficiaries. For        on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
example, when the lead period terminates, all future             unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books 
distributions are payable to the noncharitable beneficiary.      or records relating to a form or its instructions must be 
However, because charitable lead trusts can vary                 retained as long as their contents may become material in the 
considerably, the expiration of the lead period isn't the only   administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax 
context within which the trust may provide for payments to a     returns and return information are confidential, as required by 
noncharitable (private) beneficiary. See the annotations to      section 6103.
the sample charitable lead trusts in Rev. Proc. 2007-45, 
                                                                 The time needed to complete and file this form will vary 
2007-29 I.R.B. 89, and Rev. Proc. 2007-46, 2007-29 I.R.B. 
                                                                 depending on individual circumstances. The estimated 
102, for examples of other situations in which amounts may 
                                                                 average time is:
be payable to a noncharitable beneficiary.
A pooled income fund uses line 1 of Part IV to report the        Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . .      89 hr., 11 min.
amount distributable annually among one or more                  Learning about the law or the 
noncharitable (private) beneficiaries who hold income            form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 hr., 54 min.
interests in the fund.
                                                                 Preparing the form. . . . . . .      44 hr., 47 min.
Part V. Assets and Donor Information                             Copying, assembling, and 
                                                                 sending the form to IRS. . . .        5 hr., 54 min. 
Line 2. Pooled income funds don't complete lines 1 and 2.
For trusts that answered “Yes” to question 1, complete all 
columns on line 2 for all donors to the trust in 2024. For 
additional donors to the trust that did not contribute to the    If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these 
trust in 2024, complete column (a) only.                         time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, 
For trusts that answered “No” to question 1, complete only       we would be happy to hear from you. You can send us 
column (a) for all donors to the trust.                          comments through IRS.gov/FormComments. Or, you can 
                                                                 write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Forms and 
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.         We ask for the           Publications, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, 
information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue       Washington, DC 20224. Don't send the form to this office.
laws of the United States. You are required to give us the 

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Capital Gains Distribution Worksheet                     (KEEP FOR YOUR RECORDS)

Use this worksheet to determine the ordering of any capital gains distributions.
                      Short-term                                                Long-term
                     Excluded Accumulated  28% long-term capital  Section 1250 long-term    All other long-term capital gain 
                              Net          gain class             capital gain class        classes
                              Investment 
                              Income 
                              (ANII) post- 
                              2012 

                                                       ANII                      ANII 
                                            Excluded   post-2012  Excluded       post-2012  Excluded ANII post-2012 

1. Prior years 
   undistributed 
   gain or 
   (loss) . . . .                                                                                   

2. Current year 
   net gain or 
   (loss) . . . .                                                                                   

3. Total 
   combined 
   gain or (loss) 
   by class  . .                                                                                    

4. Adjustments 
   for netting any 
   long-term 
   capital 
   (losses) on 
   line 3 . . . .                                                                                   

5. Total. . . . .                                                                                   

6. Adjustments 
   for netting any 
   short-term 
   capital gain or 
   (loss) on 
   line 3 (see 
   Netting 
   Rules, 
   earlier) . . .                                                                                   

7. Total 
   undistributed 
   gains  . . . .                                                                                   

8. 2024 
   distributions...                                                                                  

9. Carryforward 
   to 2025 (line 7 
   less line 8)...

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Ordinary Income Distribution Worksheet                   (KEEP FOR YOUR RECORDS)

Use this worksheet to determine the ordering of any ordinary income distributions.
                            All other ordinary income                             Qualified dividends

                            Excluded  Accumulated NII     Excluded                  Accumulated NII post-2012 
                                       post-2012 

 1. Prior years 
    undistributed 
    ordinary income or 
    (loss). . . . . . . .                                                          

2.  Current year 
    ordinary income or 
    (loss). . . . . . . .                                                          

3.  Total combined 
    ordinary income or 
    (loss) by 
    class . . . . . . . .                                                          

4.  Adjustments for 
    netting any 
    ordinary (losses) 
    on line 3 . . . . .                                                            

5.  Total undistributed 
    ordinary 
    income  . . . . . .                                                            

6.  2024 
    distributions...                                                                

7.  Carryforward to 
    2025 (line 5 less 
    line 6) . . . . . . .

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Index
 
C                                  N                                    S
Capital Gains Distribution         Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT)   6 Schedule of Distributable Income                 6
  Worksheet 18                       Reg. Sec. 1.1411–10(g) Election 11
Carryover rules 16                   Simplified Net Investment Income   T
Current Distributions:               Calculation (SNIIC) Election  12   Type of Entity 4
  Netting Rules 14
  Ordering Rules for Capital Gains O
  and Losses    15                 Ordinary Income Distribution 
  Ordering Rules for Ordinary        Worksheet 19
  Income 14

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