Originally Posted by
sailingfun
We went through this in the nineties when GA went after all the SLI's. A large number returned to the line. It was rumored the company paid the tax for some to keep the training department open. The same thing applies for full time ALPA work out of the ATL HQ.
Probably not a true rumor. There is a famous (infamous?) tax case from 1929 (Old Colony Trust) that still holds true today. When a third party (Delta) pays a person's income tax on his behalf, the payment is income that is taxable to the employee.