Article 13Attribution of Trust Property Assets and Liabilities and of Proceeds and Expenses Attributable to Trust Property

①The beneficiary of a trust (but only one who actually has rights as a beneficiary) is deemed to be the one holding the trust property's assets and liabilities; the proceeds and expenses attributable to the trust property are deemed to be the proceeds and expenses of the beneficiary; and the provisions of this Act apply; provided, however, that this does not apply to the trust property assets and liabilities of a group investment trust, retirement pension trust, or Trust Subject to Corporate Taxation, nor does it apply to proceeds and expenses attributable to the trust property thereof.

②A person who actually has the authority to make changes to a trust (other than what Cabinet Order prescribes as the authority to make minor changes) and who is meant to benefit from the trust property (other than a beneficiary) is deemed to be a beneficiary as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of that paragraph apply.

③In paragraph (1), the meaning of a term as set forth in one of the following items is as prescribed in the item:

④Cabinet Order provides for the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) if there are two or more beneficiaries, for the reaching of a determination as to whether someone falls under the category of a person who is meant to benefit from trust property as prescribed in paragraph (2), and for other necessary particulars concerning the application of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2).