The Yellow Trust incurred $10,000 of portfolio income. Its corporate trustee paid fiduciary fees of $1,000 therefrom. Yellow's accounting income is distributed as follows:
∙ $5,000 to income beneficiary Larry.
∙ $4,000 to pay part of the high school tuition bills for Carrie, the daughter of Yellow's grantor Marcia. How much gross income does Marcia include with respect to these trust activities?

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Marcia must include $4,000 in her gross income because it represents the amount of the trust's accounting income used for the benefit of her daughter, Carrie. This is considered a distribution for the benefit of the grantor's family and is thus taxable to the grantor under the grantor trust rules.

The Yellow Trust Incurred $10,000 of Portfolio Income