Deceased estates

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Generally, where property of a trust estate is paid to or applied for the benefit of a beneficiary, an amount-unless it has already been subjected to tax in the hands of the trustee or beneficiary-is included in the assessable income of that beneficiary. Under those circumstances, an interest charge usually applies to amounts that are included in the assessable income of that beneficiary. [SECTIONS 99B and 102AAM]

However, from the 1992–93 income year, a beneficiary is exempt from the interest charge on amounts received from the estate of a deceased person where those amounts are paid to, or applied for the benefit of, the beneficiary within three years after the death of that person. [SUBSECTION 102AAM(1B)]