AL A LAKE T W 3CB537000 NORWEST BANK OF DES MOINES NA TTEE: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
AL A LAKE T W 3CB537000 NORWEST BANK OF DES MOINES NA TTEE (EIN 42-6101549)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-14
IRS object ID
202441359349100839
Schema version
2023v5.0
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)
Return2024-05-14T08:49:08-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420991212PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOGAN - HANSEN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 NORTH ADAMS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMASON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP504011320ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN426101549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AL A LAKE T W 3CB537000 NORWESTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BANK OF DES MOINES NA TTEEBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6414232457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 EAST STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMASON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLEAR LAKE BANK TRUSTPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone6414232457PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCLEAR LAKEPersonFirstNm
Person LastBANK TRUSTPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA MONAGHAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01269083PTIN
Phone6414230574PhoneNum
Preparation2024-05-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$166,182FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$123InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$123InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$3,809DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$3,809DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$3,149NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$11,155GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$3,149CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$7,081TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$7,081TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$2,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$1,000CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,000CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$608LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$152LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$456LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$258AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$547AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$52TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$20OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$10OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,485TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,420TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,013TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$8,309ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,309ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$11,794TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,420TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,322TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$4,713ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$5,661NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,793SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$3,093SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$3,093SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$135,818CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$129,805CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$163,089CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$137,611TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$132,898TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$166,182TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$137,611NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$132,898NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$137,611TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$132,898TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$137,611TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$132,898TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$137,611TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$4,713ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$132,898SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$132,898TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyCLEAR LAKE BANK & TRUSTPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Gross Sales Price$11,155GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$8,006CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$3,149GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$3,149GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$3,149CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$79InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$79SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$79TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$79TaxDueAmt

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 StateIAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1CLEAR LAKE BANK & TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6414232457PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 EAST STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMASON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50401ZIPCd
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
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLEAR LAKE BANK TRUSTPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 EAST STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMASON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTRUSTEETitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos1.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$2,000CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$156,590AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,765AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$159,355TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$159,355AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$2,390CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$156,965NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$7,848MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$7,848MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$79TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$79TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$7,769DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$7,769DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$7,769DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$10,322ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,322QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$7,769DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$1,960ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$2,785ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$1,759ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$2,053ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$3,155ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$11,712TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,322QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$7,769AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$2,553RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$14,265TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$1,960ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$12,305ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$2,785ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$1,759ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$2,053ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$3,155ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$2,553ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonCLEAR LAKE BANK TRUST ANNE FLYNNRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 EAST STATE STAddressLine1Txt
CityMASON CITUCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone6414232457RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsCOMPLETED APPLICATIONFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesMAY 1SubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsSTUDENTS WHOSE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WAS ACQUIRED AT LEAST IN PART AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MASON CITY, IA.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (10 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHUCH
213 N PENNSYLVANIA AVEMASON CITYIA50401NONEPCGENERAL DONATION$3,098
UNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
2911 4TH ST SEMASON CITYIA50401NONEPCGENERAL DONATION$775
NATHAN ELSBERNDLUTHER COLLEGE
700 COLLEGE DRIVEDECORAHIA52101NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$500
BETH DEGRAWIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
210 BEARDSHEAR HALLAMESIA50011NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$887
EMMA GARRETTCENTRAL COLLEGE
812 UNIVERSITY STPELLAIA50219NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$500
BRITTA ELSBERNDLUTHER COLLEGE
700 COLLEGE DRIVEDECORAHIA52101NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$887
CONNOR DALENWARTBURG COLLEGE
100 WARTBURG BLVDWAVERLYIA506770903NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$500
GRETCHEN GARRETTUNI
1227 W 27TH STCEDAR FALLSIA50614NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$387
JENNA BRAUNIOWA CENTRAL
1 TRITON CIRFORT DODGEIA50501NONECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$387
CONNOR DALENUNIVERSITY OF IOWA
105 JESSUP HALLIOWA CITYIA52242NONCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP$388
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$8,309TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$123ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,809ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,149ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$7,081ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$7,081TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CPA PREPARATION FEE$685$228$457
TAX PREPARATION FEE$120$30$90

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (3 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT INDEX$34,972$74,580
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL$18,795$18,962
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MTK INDEX ADM$76,038$69,547

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryATTORNEY FEECategoryTxt
Legal Fees$608LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$152NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$456DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
COURT COSTS$20$10$10

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX ON INVESTMENT INCOMECategoryTxt
Amt$52Amt

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