On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in a closely watched state tax case, holding the state’s taxation of a trust unconstitutional. In The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina...more
The North Carolina Business Court held North Carolina’s taxation of a trust unconstitutional in Kaestner v. North Carolina Department of Revenue. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-160.2 imposes a tax on the undistributed income of a...more
The Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Trust (the “Trust”) originated from the Joseph Lee Rice, III Family 1992 Trust (the “JLR Trust”) created in 1992. The JLR Trust was created in New York when its initial trustee and settlor were...more