Company: KHC
Filing Date: 2025-06-23
Form Type: 11-K
Source: 0001637459-25-000118
Chunk: 11

Company: Kraft Heinz Co
Filing Date: 2025-06-23
Form: 11-K
Chunk 11
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 intended to be exempt parties-in-interest transactions.

The Master Trust invests in investment contracts, and the fees paid to issuers of the contracts are intended to qualify as exempt parties-in-interest transactions. Notes receivable from participants are also intended to be exempt parties-in-interest transactions. Actual fees paid by the Plan for investment management, recordkeeping, and consulting services also are intended to qualify as exempt parties-in-interest transactions and are included in administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

(4) TAX STATUS:

The Plan (formerly known as the H. J. Heinz Company Employees Retirement and Savings Plan) obtained its latest determination letter dated September 29, 2013, in which the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) indicated that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. The Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the most recent determination letter. The Plan’s administrator believes that the Plan continues to be a “qualified” plan under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the Plan contains a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. EBAB has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. There are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. EBAB believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2021.

(5) GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS HELD BY MASTER TRUST:

The Master Trust holds investments in synthetic GICs as part of the Interest Income Fund investment option.

The synthetic GICs provide a fixed return on principal over a specified period of time through fully benefit-responsive investment contracts or wrapper contracts issued by a third party. The portfolio of assets underlying the synthetic GICs includes mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government securities, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, agency bonds, and a short-term investment fund in 2024 and