PATEL FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
PATEL FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 20-4933895)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-14
IRS object ID
202541349349105184
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)
Return2025-05-14T17:17:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN942425083PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LITTLE & COMPANY CPAsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11294 KIFER RD STE 708AddressLine1Txt
CitySUNNYVALECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94086ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204933895EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE PATEL FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPATEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6504280817PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11404 OAK AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ALTOSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMIR PATELPersonNm
Person TitleSecretaryPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHARLES COSSMONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00042018PTIN
Phone4082453921PhoneNum
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$931,398FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$25,999InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$25,999InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$1,505DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$1,505DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$4,613NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$547,197GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$4,613CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$36OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$36OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$32,153TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$32,153TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$5,315AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$5,315AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$3,354OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$3,354OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$185TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$45TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,100OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,100OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,954TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,354TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,460TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$120,027ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$120,027ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$130,981TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,354TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$127,487TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$98,828ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$28,799NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$12,919CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$18,587CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$18,587CashEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$1,008,494USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$901,135USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$909,944USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments EOY$2,867OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$2,867OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,021,413TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$922,589TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$931,398TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$1,021,413NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$922,589NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,021,413TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$922,589TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,021,413TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$922,589TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,021,413TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$98,828ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$4OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$922,589SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$922,589TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (15 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
60,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$52,659$51,551$1,108$1,108
45,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$39,966$39,157$809$809
30,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-102024-07-03$26,406$25,909$497$497
50,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$44,328$43,541$787$787
40,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$37,138$36,808$330$330
40,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$37,772$37,455$317$317
45,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$41,876$41,537$339$339
60,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$56,604$56,250$354$354
25,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$24,021$23,848$173$173
25,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$23,619$23,506$113$113
40,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$39,294$39,255$39$39
50,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-06-142024-05-15$49,346$49,531-$185-$185
35,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-302024-07-03$34,516$34,549-$33-$33
25,000 US TSY NOTEP2023-08-102024-07-03$24,614$24,722-$108-$108
15,000 US TSY NOTEP2024-07-082024-11-20$15,038$14,965$73$73
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$4,613CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$400InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$400SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$400TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$400TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 Line1SAMIR PATELBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6504280817PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11404 OAK AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ALTOSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94024ZIPCd
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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
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 PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
SAMIR A PATEL
1404 OAK AVELOS ALTOSCA94024Secretary0.00$0
KSHIPRA S PATEL
1404 OAK AVELOS ALTOSCA94024President0.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$964,924AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$34,687AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$999,611TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$999,611AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$14,994CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$984,617NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$49,231MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$49,231MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$400TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$400TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$48,831DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$48,831DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$48,831DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$127,487ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$127,487QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$48,831DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$102,527ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$118,559ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$64,983ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$286,069TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$127,487QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$48,831AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$78,656RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$364,725TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$102,527ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$262,198ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$118,559ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$64,983ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Current Year$78,656ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerSAMIR A PATELContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerKSHIPRA S PATELContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
IIT BOMBAY HERITAGE FUND
21710 STEVENS CREEK BLVD SUITE 115CUPERTINOCA95014NoneN/AUnrestricted$50,000
PRATHAM
5890 POINT WEST DRIVEHOUSTONTX77036NoneN/AUnrestricted$5,000
HUMAN SERVICE FOUNDATION
309 GOLDEN GRASS DRIVEALAMOCA94507NoneN/AUnrestricted$5,000
MUNI SEVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
1006 OLDE STERLING WAYDAYTONOH45459NoneN/AUnrestricted$56,001
KQED
2601 MARIPOSA STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94110NoneN/AUnrestricted$500
WORLD WIDELIFE FUND
1250 24TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20037NONEN/AUnrestricted$1,000
BOYS GIRLS CLUB
753 WEST LOWELL AVENUETRACYCA95376NoneN/AUnrestricted$1,025
A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD
1360 LA BELLA AVESUNNYVALECA94087NoneN/AUnrestricted$1,000
US GIVING TO MAHER
1205 NORTH AVENUE STE 13BURLINGTONVT05408NonePFUnrestricted$501
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$120,027TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion1ExclusionCd
Exclusion$25,999ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion1ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,505ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Income OtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion1ExclusionCd
Exclusion$36ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion1ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,613ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$32,153ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$32,153TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$5,315Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$5,315DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$901,135USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$909,944USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or Item2,867.040 FEDERATED HRMS USTRSY CSRS PRMCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$2,867BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$2,867EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$2,100RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,100DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther Investment IncomeDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$36RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$36NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescroundiingDesc
Amt$4Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryADVISORY FEECategoryTxt
Amt$3,354Amt
Net Investment Income$3,354NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FEDERAL EXCISE TAX$140
STATE FILING FEES$45$45

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