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Voluntary employees' beneficiary association

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22: 261:, thus relieving the companies from carrying the liability for their health plans on their accounting books. The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, with more than $ 45 billion in assets as of June 2010, and $ 58.8 billion as of March 2014, is the world's largest VEBA. 39: 174: 250:. However, if multiple employers share the same line of business and the same geographic area, they are considered to share the "common bond" specified by the law. 246:
Beneficiaries of a VEBA must have an employment-related common bond (such as a common employer), be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, or belong to a
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Its earnings may not benefit of any private individual, organization, or shareholder other than through the payment of benefits;
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Substantially all of its operations are for the purpose of providing benefits;
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Selected Problems of Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs).
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in the payment of its benefits (unless it was established pursuant to a
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The organization must also meet the following additional requirements:
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Durbin, Dee-Ann. "UAW Leaders Nominate Bob King as New President."
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It must be controlled by its members, in whole or part by their
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A major use of the concept was implemented in 2007 when the
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Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Dolan, Matthew. "UAW Fund: $ 45 Billion For Investing."
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 212:It must be a voluntary association of employees;. 185:. The plan may pay benefits to employees, their 257:agreed to form VEBAs for their workers at the 55:"Voluntary employees' beneficiary association" 8: 120:voluntary employees' beneficiary association 304: 302: 300: 298: 296: 282: 280: 278: 276: 274: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 137:, whose sole purpose must be to provide 325:Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, p. 492-493. 270: 240:Employer contributions to a VEBA are 173:pay. A VEBA cannot, however, provide 7: 349:The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations. 336:The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations. 323:The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations. 310:Financial Planning Answer Book 2009. 288:The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations. 44:adding citations to reliable sources 351:Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, p. 493. 338:Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, p. 491. 290:Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, p. 490. 225:, or by an independent trustee; and 259:Big Three automobile manufacturers 14: 20: 31:needs additional citations for 153:, the cost of legal services, 1: 417:Taxation in the United States 169:pay, training benefits, and 143:accident insurance benefits 433: 312:CCH Inc., 2008, p. 3-37. 189:, or their designated 308:Rattiner, Jeffrey H. 234:collective bargaining 163:unemployment benefits 132:United States federal 151:continuing education 40:improve this article 381:Wall Street Journal 255:United Auto Workers 367:December 16, 2009. 347:Hopkins, Bruce R. 334:Hopkins, Bruce R. 321:Hopkins, Bruce R. 286:Hopkins, Bruce R. 205:former employees. 230:nondiscriminatory 175:commuter benefits 139:employee benefits 116: 115: 108: 90: 424: 386: 374: 368: 363:Associated Press 358: 352: 345: 339: 332: 326: 319: 313: 306: 291: 284: 177:, miscellaneous 149:costs, employee 130:permitted under 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 432: 431: 427: 426: 425: 423: 422: 421: 407: 406: 395: 390: 389: 375: 371: 359: 355: 346: 342: 333: 329: 320: 316: 307: 294: 285: 272: 267: 179:fringe benefits 161:, supplemental 126:) is a form of 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 430: 428: 420: 419: 409: 408: 405: 404: 394: 393:External links 391: 388: 387: 385:June 15, 2010. 369: 353: 340: 327: 314: 292: 269: 268: 266: 263: 242:tax-deductible 238: 237: 226: 219: 216: 213: 183:retiree income 155:life insurance 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 429: 418: 415: 414: 412: 403: 401: 397: 396: 392: 384: 382: 378: 373: 370: 366: 364: 357: 354: 350: 344: 341: 337: 331: 328: 324: 318: 315: 311: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 293: 289: 283: 281: 279: 277: 275: 271: 264: 262: 260: 256: 251: 249: 244: 243: 235: 231: 227: 224: 220: 217: 214: 211: 210: 209: 206: 204: 200: 196: 192: 191:beneficiaries 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 159:severance pay 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 133: 129: 125: 121: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 399: 379: 372: 361: 356: 348: 343: 335: 330: 322: 317: 309: 287: 252: 245: 239: 207: 123: 119: 117: 102: 96:January 2008 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 248:labor union 236:agreement). 228:It must be 265:References 187:dependents 167:sick leave 157:benefits, 128:trust fund 66:newspapers 147:childcare 411:Category 223:trustees 199:laid-off 195:disabled 193:, or to 171:vacation 203:retired 135:tax law 80:scholar 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  201:, or 181:, or 87:JSTOR 73:books 124:VEBA 59:news 42:by 413:: 295:^ 273:^ 197:, 165:, 145:, 118:A 383:. 365:. 122:( 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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