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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE AMOUNT OF THEIR DUES THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, AND AS SUCH IS NOT SUBJECT TO PROXY TAX. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION INCURRED CHINESE BUSINESS TAX EXPENSE OF $0 AND $2,655 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND 2022, RESPECTIVELY. TAX EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN EXPOSITIONS EXPENSE ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY IS A C CORPORATION FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THERE WAS $7,450 AND $44,100 INCOME TAX LIABILITY RELATED TO THE COMPANY AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, RESPECTIVELY. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS CURRENT AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. FOR TAX POSITIONS MEETING THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD, THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED, UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY. IT IS THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2021, AND STATE EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2020. THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION.</ExplanationTxt>
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