THE DEERE & COMPANY WELFARE BENEFIT VEBA FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
THE DEERE & COMPANY WELFARE BENEFIT VEBA FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES (EIN 30-6073592)
Tax period
2010-11-01 to 2011-10-31
Filed
2012-09-17
IRS object ID
201212619349301116
Schema version
2010v3.7
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Timestamp2012-09-17T18:43:47-05:00Timestamp
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General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION A LINE 1A & 1BTHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, N.A. SERVES AS DIRECTED TRUSTEE OF THIS TRUST. THE PLAN SPONSOR IS DEERE AND COMPANY. THE TRUST IS ADMINISTERED BY THE PLAN SPONSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT. AS SUCH THE VEBA DOES NOT HAVE A GOVERNING BODY THAT EXERCISES DISCRETION.
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 11aNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8 & B, LINE 12-15DO NOT APPLY AS THIS ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION (501(C)(9) TRUST). ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES THEREFORE NO PROCESSES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AS A 501(C)(9) ORGANIZATION THE TRUST IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN QUESTION 19 AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII SECTION A, LINE 1A COLUMN (B)AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION: AS TRUSTEE, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS ACTING AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR THE DEERE & COMPANY WELFARE BENEFIT TRUST #1. THESE SERVICES REQUIRE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL BANK EMPLOYEES' INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THUS CAN NOT BE QUANTIFIED ON AN HOURLY BASIS. THEREFORE, THE TRUSTEES FEES ARE NOT BASED UPON AN HOURLY BASIS BUT ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON FACTORS SUCH AS THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ACCOUNT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR AGREEMENT WITH DEERE & COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1Deere & Company Welfare Benefit Trust #1 has noted that its books and records are reported on the "Modified Cash" basis which is a more accurate description of the accounting method used by the Deere & Company Welfare Benefit Trust #1 and is in compliance with Reg. 1.446-1(c)(iv). Though this description is different from the prior year, there has been no change in the accounting method and it is in conformity with the method used for its books. Deere & Company Welfare Benefit Trust #1 believes that the method clearly reflects income and is consistently used.

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