§ 3358. Insubstantial allocations not required
If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and income required by section 3359, 3360, 3361, 3362, or 3365 of this title is insubstantial, the trustee may allocate the entire amount to principal unless one of the circumstances described in subsection 3324(c) of this title applies to the allocation. This power may be exercised by a cotrustee in the circumstances described in subsection 3324(d) of this title and may be released for the reasons and in the manner described in subsection 3324(e) of this title. An allocation is presumed to be insubstantial if:
(1) the amount of the allocation would increase or decrease net income in an accounting period, as determined before the allocation, by less than 10 percent; or
(2) the value of the asset producing the receipt for which the allocation would be made is less than 10 percent of the total value of the trust’s assets at the beginning of the accounting period. (Added 2011, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 118 - Uniform Principal and Income Act
§ 3323. Fiduciary duties; general principles
§ 3324. Trustee’s power to adjust
§ 3325. Judicial control of discretionary power
§ 3326. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 3331. Determination and distribution of net income
§ 3332. Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries
§ 3341. When right to income begins and ends
§ 3342. Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or income interest begins
§ 3343. Apportionment when income interest ends
§ 3352. Distribution from trust or estate
§ 3353. Business and other activities conducted by trustee
§ 3356. Obligation to pay money
§ 3357. Insurance policies and similar contracts
§ 3358. Insubstantial allocations not required
§ 3359. Deferred compensation, annuities, and similar payments
§ 3361. Minerals, water, and other natural resources
§ 3363. Property not productive of income
§ 3364. Derivatives and options
§ 3365. Asset-backed securities
§ 3371. Disbursements from income
§ 3372. Disbursements from principal
§ 3373. Transfers from income to principal for depreciation
§ 3374. Transfers from income to reimburse principal
§ 3376. Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes