Kirk A. and Ida R. Crandall - Page 5

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               payments.  The assets of the fund held by the trustee                  
               may not be used for any purpose other than for the                     
               exclusive benefit of persons entitled to benefits under                
               the plan * * *.                                                        
          The booklet states that the Kodak "LTD Plan is paid for entirely            
          by the company.  There is no cost to employees."  From the record           
          in this case, we conclude that the payments received by Mr.                 
          Crandall during 1991 from the Kodak Welfare Benefit Trust were              
          benefits under the Kodak LTD Plan, and that such payments were              
          attributable exclusively to contributions by Kodak.                         
              In support of their contention that the payments at issue              
          were not attributable to employer contributions, petitioners                
          submitted into the record a copy of a Summary Annual Report                 
          issued by Kodak for 1991.  With respect to the Kodak LTD Plan,              
          the Summary Annual Report states that "During the plan year, the            
          plan had total income of $13,853,115 including employer                     
          contributions of $927,838 and realized net investment gains of              
          $12,925,277."  Petitioners conclude from this statement that                
          93.31 percent of the Plan income was from employee contributions            
          or assets.  We disagree with petitioners' interpretation.  The              
          quoted statement does not classify the $12,925,277 as employee              
          contributions or assets, but defines that amount as "realized net           
          investment gains".  Moreover, petitioners' interpretation is                
          inconsistent with the statement in Kodak's Long Term Disability             
          booklet stating that the "Plan is paid for entirely by the                  
          company.  There is no cost to employees."                                   





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