IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Fiduciary Fee Treatment re 2% Floor
The IRS has issued interim guidance on the treatment under Code Section 67 of investment advisory costs and other expenses subject to the 2-percent floor under Section 67(a). Notice 2011-37.
In particular, the notice provides that, for taxable years beginning before the date that final regulations under § 1.67-4 of the Regulations are published in the Federal Register, nongrantor trusts and estates will not be required to “unbundle” a fiduciary fee into portions consisting of costs that are fully deductible and costs that are subject to the 2-percent floor.
