North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the presence of in-state beneficiaries alone does not empower a state to tax trust income that has not been distributed to the beneficiaries where the beneficiaries have no right to demand that income and are uncertain to receive it.[1]
North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust | |
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Decided June 21, 2019 | |
Full case name | North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust |
Docket no. | 18-457 |
Citations | 588 U.S. ___ (more) |
Holding | |
The presence of in-state beneficiaries alone does not empower a state to tax trust income that has not been distributed to the beneficiaries where the beneficiaries have no right to demand that income and are uncertain to receive it. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
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