| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The President of the Montana Contractors' Association, Inc., the sponsoring organization, shall appoint or reappoint Trustees upon approval of the President's selection by the Board of Directors of Montana Contractors' Association, Inc. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The Montana Contractors' Association, Inc., the sponsoring organization, must approve any amendments to the Trust Agreement of Montana Contractors' Association Health Care Trust. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees that have the authority to act on behalf of the board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | Form 990 is provided to the governing body electronically for review prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy covers any Trustee of the MCA Health Care Trust that has a direct or indirect financial interest related to the Trust. A Trustee has a duty to disclose any actual or possible conflict of interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Board of Trustees considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. Procedures are in place to allow a Trustee to present their conflict to the Board of Trustees, but after the presentation, he or she will be excluded during the discussion and any vote related to the conflict. Violation of the Policy may result in the Board taking appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Minutes are kept to record all proceedings. Each Trustee shall review, read, and agree to the Policy on an annual basis. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization will make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b: | The Board of Trustees consists of employees of the contributing employers and as such the board members are compensated by the contributing employers for the services they provide as employees of their respective employer. Due to this, they are not considered independent Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column B: | Management fees in Part IX, line 11a, are paid to the MCA Trusts Office which splits all of its costs between the MCA Health Care and Retirement Trusts. Included in these costs is the highest compensated employees' salary and benefits. The Board of Trustees, which consists of the same individuals for both the MCA Health Care and MCA Retirement Trusts, determine the MCA Trusts Office staff wages through wage surveys and other related information as documented in board minutes. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Columns E and F: The Compensation paid to the Trustees by the related organizations included in the Schedule R is not included in columns (E) and (F) because it is paid by a for-profit organization that is not owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Montana Contractors' Association Health Care Trust, and the related for-profit organizations do not provide management services for a fee to the Montana Contractors' Association Health Care Trust. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: | The individual VEBA Trust is not separately audited; however, it is included in the audit of the plan. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | The Montana Contractors' Association, Inc. does not have a formal committee that assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The Board of Trustees assumes this responsibility. |
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