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1466.This Chapter is concerned with how trustees’ expenses affect the income of a beneficiary. It has no application to discretionary payments by trustees, but relates to circumstances in which a beneficiary (and no-one else) is entitled to the whole of or a share in the income of a settlement. Such a beneficiary is often described as having an interest in possession.
1467.Much of this Chapter is new, as there is very little statutory guidance about how trustees’ expenses affect the measure of a beneficiary’s income. The principles set out in this Chapter are mainly derived from trust and tax law, but are well understood and have been the subject of guidance issued by HMRC. See Change 91 in Annex 1.