Can a QTIP TRUST be a complex trust?

If a QTIP TRUST distributes principal to a spouse in a given year, would it sill be a simple trust?



A simple trust distributes all of its income. If a simple trust distributes principal as well as income, it is treated as a complex trust for that particular year. It can return to being a simple trust whenever it distributes income only. A complex trust thatis required to distribute all of its income gets the $300 exemption allowed to simple trusts.



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