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THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST FOR: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST FOR (EIN 75-2517498)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-10
IRS object ID
202323149349305897
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 PART IV, LINE 12 & PART XII, LINE 2ALTHOUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TRUST, AS SUCH, WERE NOT REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF THE TRUST IS INCORPORATED INTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ERISA WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN TO WHICH THE TRUST RELATES, AND THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THAT PLAN ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990 PART IV, LINE 12 & PART XII, LINE 2 CONTINUEDTHE PLAN SPONSOR HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 1A & 1B & PART VIITHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SERVES AS THE SOLE DIRECTED TRUSTEE OF THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST FOR CERTAIN UNION EMPLOYEES. THE PLAN SPONSOR IS AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION. 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, SECTIONS A & B, LINES 8, 12-15THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE TRUST. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES, THEREFORE, NO PROCESSES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ARE IN PLACE.
FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COMPLETE ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
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 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST FOR CERTAIN UNION EMPLOYEES. THESE SERVICES REQUIRE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL BANK EMPLOYEES' INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THUS CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED ON AN HOURLY BASIS.
FORM 990 PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A COLUMN (B) CONTINUEDTHEREFORE, THE TRUSTEE'S FEES ARE NOT BASED UPON HOURLY BASIS, BUT ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON FACTORS SUCH AS THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ACCOUNT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON'S AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION.
FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 1MODIFIED CASH BASIS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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.

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