2018-11-15T11:15:25-06:00 2017-12-31 521754364 E COHEN AND COMPANY CPAS ONE RESEARCH COURT SUITE 101 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2017-01-01 460655415 WE R HERE COALITION WERH 4075142697 10718 OX CROFT COURT FAIRFAX STATION VA 22039 PHILLIP BOND BOARD MEMBER 4075142697 2018-11-15 1 JOANN PLATT CPA P00558637 3019176200 2018-11-06 108.31.48.50 2018-11-15 12:08:20 ES P 18B0B061228D73C0B60AB7ECC5E3DA4AF5C68D20 5987FE51FA722F9EA8410A4E36566CCD9EAA768B 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z PHILLIP BOND 10718 OX CROFT COURT FAIRFAX STATION VA 22039 756044 0 X WERHERECOALITION.ORG X 2012 VA WE R HERE, INC. (WE R HERE) IS A RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE TAX, ECONOMIC AND POLICY DYNAMICS IMPACTING THE GROWTH AND HEALTH OF THE WEB ENABLED RETAILER MARKETPLACE. SPECIFICALLY, WE R HERE WILL FOCUS UPON ISSUES THAT WHILE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT, HAVE NOT GARNERED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF PUBLIC ATTENTION OR DEBATE. IN AN OPEN AND CIVIL MANNER, WE R HERE WILL SEEK TO FACILITATE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO AMERICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OPINION LEADERS; INTELLECTUALS; AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS; TO ELEVATE THESE ISSUES IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE. 4 2 0 0 0 0 375000 756044 0 0 0 0 0 0 375000 756044 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 377898 756952 377898 756952 -2898 -908 1393 485 0 0 1393 485 X WE R HERE, INC. (WE R HERE) IS A RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE TAX, ECONOMIC AND POLICY DYNAMICS IMPACTING THE GROWTH AND HEALTH OF THE WEB ENABLED RETAILER MARKETPLACE. SPECIFICALLY, WE R HERE WILL FOCUS UPON ISSUES THAT WHILE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT, HAVE NOT GARNERED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF PUBLIC ATTENTION OR DEBATE. IN AN OPEN AND CIVIL MANNER, WE R HERE WILL SEEK TO FACILITATE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO AMERICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OPINION LEADERS; INTELLECTUALS; AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS; TO ELEVATE THESE ISSUES IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE. 0 0 753969 WE R HERE HAS ACTIVITIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:A) THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF WE R HERE, OCCUPYING ABOUT 49% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TIME, IS THE PROMOTION AND ADVOCACY OF OPEN DEBATE ON TAX ISSUES THAT IMPACT WEB ENABLED RETAILERS. SPECIFICALLY, WE R HERE STAFF WILL UNDERTAKE SHORT AND LONG-TERM PROJECTS TO INITIATE AN HONEST AND OPEN PUBLIC DEBATE AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNING THE IMPACT NEW TAXATION WILL HAVE ON JOB CREATION AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EXPANSION. THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THE PARTICIPATION BY WE R HERE STAFF IN THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON THESE ISSUES, AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO EQUIP AND INFORM ANY MEMBERS THAT CHOOSE TO PETITION GOVERNMENT. 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