Section 537: Exemption for income from estates in administration
1621.This section provides an exemption for estate income received by the trustees of a charitable trust provided the income is applied to the purposes of the charitable trust. It is new.
1622.Estate income is income from property held by the personal representatives of the estate of a deceased person on behalf of the beneficiaries of the estate. The personal representatives are liable to income tax on the income. The exemption provided by this section allows the trustees of a charitable trust to recover any income tax suffered by the personal representatives. See Change 97 in Annex 1.
