FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Beneficiary/ Fiduciary Trustee

 A trust has a beneficiary and a trustee. The individual who is the estate trustee is also called the fiduciary and the beneficiaries are the principal. The beneficiary/trustee duty is defined under a legal contract where the fiduciary owns the property or assets legally and in the name of the trust also has the necessary power to handle the assets.

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