Vermont § 3353 - Business and other activities conducted by trustee

§ 3353. Business and other activities conducted by trustee

• (a) If a trustee who conducts a business or other activity determines that it is in the
  best interest of all the beneficiaries to account separately for the business or activity
  instead of accounting for it as part of the trust’s general accounting records, the
  trustee may maintain separate accounting records for its transactions, whether or
  not its assets are segregated from other trust assets. (b) A trustee who accounts separately for a business or other activity may determine the
  extent to which its net cash receipts must be retained for working capital, the acquisition
  or replacement of fixed assets, and other reasonably foreseeable needs of the business
  or activity, and the extent to which the remaining net cash receipts are accounted
  for as principal or income in the trust’s general accounting records. If a trustee
  sells assets of the business or other activity, other than in the ordinary course
  of the business or activity, the trustee shall account for the net amount received
  as principal in the trust’s general accounting records to the extent the trustee determines
  that the amount received is no longer required in the conduct of the business. (c) Activities for which a trustee may maintain separate accounting records include: (1) retail, manufacturing, service, and other traditional business activities; (2) farming; (3) raising and selling livestock and other animals; (4) management of rental properties; (5) extraction of minerals and other natural resources; (6) timber operations; and (7) activities to which section 3364 of this title applies. (Added 2011, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)