Montana § 72-34-438 - Interest On Obligation To Pay Money -- Allocation

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§ 72-34-438. Interest On Obligation To Pay Money -- Allocation

Interest on obligation to pay money -- allocation. (1) An amount received as interest, whether determined at a fixed, variable, or floating rate, on an obligation to pay money to the trustee, including an amount received as consideration for prepaying principal, must be allocated to income without any provision for amortization of premium. (2) An amount received from the sale, redemption, or other disposition of an obligation to pay money to the trustee more than 1 year after it is purchased or acquired by the trustee, including an obligation whose purchase price or its value when it is otherwise acquired is less than its value at maturity, must be allocated to principal. If the obligation matures within 1 year after it is purchased or acquired by the trustee, an amount received in excess of its purchase price or its value when it is otherwise acquired must be allocated to income. (3) This section does not apply to an obligation to which 72-34-441 , 72-34-442 , 72-34-443 , 72-34-444 , 72-34-446 , or 72-34-447 applies.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 72-34-438 ("Interest On Obligation To Pay Money -- Allocation") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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