65-Day Rule For Trust Distributions 2024. For any distribution made prior to the expiration of 65 days from the last date of the trust’s taxable year (generally december 31), the trustee may elect to treat that. One of the significant disadvantages.
Trustees and executors have the ability to make certain elections on, or before, march 6,. This means that their tax year runs from january 1 to december 31.