Discussion:Carryover of investment interest expense

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Attorneyjakf (talk|edits) said:

10 April 2007
Simple trust from wife's estate. Trust was distributing all income to surviving spouse beneficiary. Surviving spouse died in October. Trust had large interest expenses for investment income paid during surviving spouse's life. The investment income expense is greater than surviving spouse's distributable investment income. Does the trust retain excess investment income deduction for future use? Is there any authority for this to carryover the way capital gains and NOL do?

Riley2 (talk|edits) said:

10 April 2007
No authority to carry the unused investment interest to the beneficiaries.

Dennis (talk|edits) said:

11 April 2007
And unfortunately no authority not to. Sec. 642(h)

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