AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT ATERET HATORA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT ATERET HATORA INC (EIN 13-3435979)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-16
IRS object ID
201813209349301426
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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Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Saul Deutsch CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 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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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2Related Party Information Among Officers - Ismar Berlinger and Sandra Berlinger are husband and wife.
Pt VI, Line 11bOrganization's Process to Review Form 990 - The governing body reviews the tax return before they file the tax return with the IRS.
Pt VI, Line 19Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation - Upon request the public may view the organizational governing documents and related documents at the address located on page 1 of Form 990.
Pt VI, Line 12cALL OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ENGAGING IN A PRACTICE DETERMINED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION.

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