North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust

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
Decided June 21, 2019
Full case nameNorth Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust
Docket no.18-457
Citations588 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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Case opinion
MajoritySotomayor, joined by unanimous

References

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  1. ^ North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, No. 18-457, 588 U.S. ___ (2019).
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