North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates § 28A-22-8. Executor or trustee; discretion over distributions

Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the will or trust, an executor or trustee shall have absolute discretion to make distributions in cash or in specific property, real or personal, or an undivided interest therein or partly in cash or partly in such property, and to do so without regard to the income tax basis for federal tax purposes of specific property allocated to any beneficiary.