Ark. Code § 28-77-307

Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 28-77-307 - Applicable value
(a) A unitrust policy must provide the method for determining the fair market value of an asset for the purpose of determining the unitrust amount, including:
(1) the frequency of valuing the asset, which need not require a valuation in every period; and
(2) the date for valuing the asset in each period in which the asset is valued.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 28-77-309(b)(2), a unitrust policy may provide methods for determining the amount of the net fair market value of the trust to take into account in determining the applicable value, including:
(1) obtaining an appraisal of an asset for which fair market value is not readily available;
(2) exclusion of specific assets or groups or types of assets;
(3) other exceptions or modifications of the treatment of specific assets or groups or types of assets;
(4) identification and treatment of cash or property held for distribution;
(5) use of:
(A) an average of fair market values over a stated number of preceding periods; or
(B) another mathematical blend of fair market values over a stated number of preceding periods;
(6) a limit on how much the applicable value of all assets, groups of assets, or individual assets may increase over:
(A) the corresponding applicable value for the preceding period; or
(B) a mathematical blend of applicable values over a stated number of preceding periods;
(7) a limit on how much the applicable value of all assets, groups of assets, or individual assets may decrease below:
(A) the corresponding applicable value for the preceding period; or
(B) a mathematical blend of applicable values over a stated number of preceding periods;
(8) the treatment of accrued income and other features of an asset which affect value; and
(9) determining the liabilities of the trust, including treatment of liabilities to conform with the treatment of assets under paragraphs (1) through (8).

Ark. Code § 28-77-307

Added by Act 2021, No. 1088,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2022.