CRITIC SEES LTD: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
CRITIC SEES LTD (EIN 47-4632174)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2020-04-21
IRS object ID
202021129349100417
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-04-21T13:46:07-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOWARD SELIGMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 West 38th Street 14th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474632174EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Critic See LtdBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCRITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126432036PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 West End AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHOWARD SELIGMANPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126432036PhoneNum
Signature2018-01-07SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOWARD SELIGMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00022162PTIN
Phone2126432036PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.226.2.105IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-21IPDt
IP Tm13:46:04IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Federal Original Submission Id1316332020112035i8pzFederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2020-04-21FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id55DD18FA07D201F85BF23C8E9C1AF56A2B2485A2AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$2,874,436FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$2,561,442ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Net Invst Incm$2,018DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$2,561,442TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$2,018TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$167,984OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$26,602PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$600AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$15,209TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$1,651OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$12,354TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$207,762OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$432,162TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$432,162TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,129,280ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$2,018NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$195,393CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$319,995CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$319,995CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$71,346SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$71,346SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$512,942USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$514,773USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,056,689CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,605,277CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$363,701CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$363,045CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$195,393TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,324,673TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$2,874,436TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$195,393UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$2,324,673UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$195,393TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,324,673TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$195,393TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,324,673TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$195,393TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,129,280ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,324,673SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,324,673TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$0AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$0QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$40InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$40SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$40TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$0OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Tax Due$40TaxDueAmt
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 SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrfalseComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.4columns.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksJULIE EVANOFFIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2126432036PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 West End AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10024ZIPCd
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 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

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MARGARET SUNDELL
520 West End AvenueNew YorkNY10024President30.00$0$0$0
REINALDO LADDAGA
520 West End AvenueNew YorkNY10024Secretary3.00$0$0$0
HOWARD SELIGMAN
230 West 38th StreetNew YorkNY10018Treasurer1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Based On Investment Income$40TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$40TotalTaxAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$0ExpensesAndContributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

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

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BondCorporate Bonds (Various)BondNm
EOY Book Value$363,701EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$363,045EOYFMVAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockActively Managed Portfolio (Fidelity)StockNm
EOY Book Value$1,056,689EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,605,277EOYFMVAmt

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$304,855USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$304,945USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
State Local Sec Book Vl EOY$208,087StateLocalSecBookVlEOYAmt
State Local Sec EOYFMV$209,828StateLocalSecEOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Paid to Writers$199,245
Advertising/Promotion$8,450
Checkbook Fee$67
Shipping/Delivery/Postage

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
Payroll Taxes$12,851
NYS Unemployment$1,237
Worker's Comp$1,121

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