SCHERRER FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
SCHERRER FOUNDATION (EIN 95-4806188)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-14
IRS object ID
202511049349100426
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-14T13:16:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOLTHOUSE CARLIN & VAN TRIGT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111444 W OLYMPIC BLVD 11TH FLRAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90064ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954806188EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SCHERRER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JOHN B SCHERRERInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlSCHEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3103199153PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111693 SAN VICENTE BLVD 325AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN SCHERRERPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3105661900PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PTINP00245907PTIN
Phone3105661900PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,257,092FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$37,187DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$37,187DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$34,891NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$288,319GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$34,891CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$72,078TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$72,078TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$11,975AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$11,975AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$572TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$9,986OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$9,986OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$22,533TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$21,961TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$48,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$48,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$70,533TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$21,961TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$48,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,545ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$50,117NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,393SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$55,418SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$55,418SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,161,402CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,201,674CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,201,674CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,654LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,654LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,162,795TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,257,092TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,257,092TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$1,000OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$43,000OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$43,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,161,795RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,214,092RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,161,795TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,214,092TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,162,795TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,257,092TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,161,795TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,545ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$50,752OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,214,092SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,214,092TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (7 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtAcquiredAcquiredDt
RBC #9246 - SHORT-TERM COVEREDP$97,980$95,860$2,120$2,120
RBC #9246 - LONG-TERM COVEREDP$189,825$157,113$32,712$32,712
13 SHS - ISHARES GOLD TRUST SHARES OF THE ISHARES GOLDP$511$455$56$562021-02-03
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$3
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$3
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$3
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$34,891CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$697InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$697SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$697TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$26EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$723TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN B SCHERRERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3103199153PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111693 SAN VICENTE BLVD 325AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYYes (true)UndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistributed Income PY12017UndistributedIncomePY1Yr
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppYes (true)UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JOHN B SCHERRER
11693 SAN VICENTE BLVD 325LOS ANGELESCA900491555PRESIDENT/TREAS. as req.0$0$0$0
ELIZABETH MILLER
11740 SAN VICENTE BLVD 109LOS ANGELESCA90049V.P./SECRETARY as req.0$0$0$0

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONEDescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,181,538AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$28,406AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,209,944TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,209,944AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$18,149CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,191,795NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$59,590MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$59,590MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$697TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$697TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$58,893DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$58,893DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$58,893DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$48,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$48,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$58,893DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$27,859UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12022PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22021PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32020PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$1,685TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$48,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$27,859AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$20,141AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$1,685PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$1,685Taxable1Amt
Undistributed Income CY$38,752UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNAContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNAShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Interval House
6615 E Pacific Coast HwySte 170Long BeachCA908034221NONEPCFURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE.$43,000
THEE ORIGINAL DUCKS YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION
1352 W 5TH STREET L15ONTARIOCA91762NONEPCFURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE.$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$48,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$37,187ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$34,891ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$72,078ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$72,078TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$11,975Amt
Net Investment Income$11,975NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

All Oth Prog Rltd Investments Sch AllOthProgRltdInvestmentsSch

All Other Program Related Invst AllOtherProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNONEDesc

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyCOMPUTERPropertyDesc
Acquired2022-01-10AcquiredDt
Cost Or Other Basis$6,654CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Prior Year Depreciation$6,654PriorYearDepreciationAmt
Computation MethodM5DComputationMethodTxt
Life5LifeRt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
SERVICE CHARGE$8,727$8,727
OFFICE EXPENSE$1,139$1,139
FILING FEES$120$120

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NONDIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONS$58
UNREALIZED GAIN$50,694

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCREDIT CARD PAYABLEDesc
BOY Book Value$1,000BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$43,000EOYBookValueAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
FOREIGN TAXES$100
FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES$472

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