SIOUX CITY CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SIOUX CITY CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (EIN 45-1544074)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201803179349308620
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-11-13T22:33:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN273868451PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Ely Ely & Shechet LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1505 5th St Ste 218AddressLine1Txt
CitySioux CityCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN451544074EIN

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Business Name Line1The Sioux City Conservatory of MusicBusinessNameLine1Txt
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line11309 Pierce StAddressLine1Txt
CitySioux CityCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
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Person TitlePresident TreaPersonTitleTxt
Phone7125741751PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonMark J Shechet EAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00858603PTIN
Phone7122558519PhoneNum
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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Music Director Board Member40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cy Chesterman
Board Member0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miki Slechta
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Erika Newton
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Jay Denne
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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,261CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$160,693CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$101,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$482,226TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$315,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$208,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$24,500BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$90,934OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,313DepreciationAmt
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Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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Depreciation$8,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,085BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$133,836OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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Book Value$70,296BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$278,502TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The organizations Form 990 is subject to review by Gia Emory, the president of the organization. Any questions or comments are discussed with the EA preparing the return. After satisfactory resolution of any questions and comments, the return is reviewed by the board at the next board meeting subsequent to filing.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The organization makes its records available to the public upon request
List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g1099m Contract Labor Music Teachers

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