LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 84-0248168)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-15
IRS object ID
201712279349300646
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-08-15T09:35:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN840248168EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone9703823584PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2750AddressLine1Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP813022750ZIPCd

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PersonMichael DreyspringPersonNm
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Phone9703823584PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-15SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address206.123.221.94IPv4AddressTxt
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Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMichael DreyspringPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityDurangoCityNm
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ZIP813022750ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$105,969,471GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.lpea.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide our members with safe, reliable electricity at the lowest reasonable cost while being environmentally responsible.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$494,754PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$473,841CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,847,777PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,475,731CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$189,243PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,576,328PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$302,738,376TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$182,883,926TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$163,472,781TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document184IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee126EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$101,611,192MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$4,358,279OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Davin Montoya
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Kohler McInnis
Vice President115Yes (X)$22,759$0$0
Karen Barger
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Joseph Wheeling
Secretary64Yes (X)$16,050$10,410$0
Michael Alley
Director51Yes (X)$11,815$0$0
Britt Bassett
Director70Yes (X)$16,125$0$0
Jeffrey A Berman
Director113Yes (X)$20,072$0$0
Robert Formwalt
Director86Yes (X)$18,725$0$0
Daniel K Huntington
Director40Yes (X)$11,175$0$0
Bob Lynch
Director60Yes (X)$18,475$0$0
Doug Lyon
Director50Yes (X)$10,925$0$0
Jack Turner
Director130Yes (X)$22,200$0$0
Michael Dreyspring
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Dennis Svanes
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G Steve Gregg
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Ron Meier
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Daniel Harms
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Justin Talbot
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Linda Looman
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John L Hahn
Dispatcher420$132,140$0$27,443Yes (X)
Jerry B McKonly
Dispatcher420$129,343$0$32,209Yes (X)
Aaron Renner
Dispatcher420$128,997$0$27,943Yes (X)
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103 12th Ave SWEphrataWA98823Construction Services$1,116,362
Reliable Power Consultants
1001 A East Harmony Road 143Fort CollinsCO80525Consulting Services$632,781
Ward Electric Company Inc
3690 Stagecoach RdLongmontCO80504Construction Services$484,445
Paul L Richardson
3940 County Rd 119HesperusCO81326Construction Services$341,139DBA Richardson Construction
Four Corners Locating Services
PO BOX 1171CortezCO81321Line Locating$278,251
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,908,289BOYAmt
EOY$6,752,073EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,883,926BOYAmt
EOY$163,472,781EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,364,872BOYAmt
EOY$139,265,595EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,364,872BOYAmt
EOY$139,265,595EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,248,798BOYAmt
EOY$302,738,376EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,867,056ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,966,333OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,808,284InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,808,284BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$8,031,451InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,224,301DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,807,150BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$19,201,782InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,210,555DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,991,227BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$261,780,603InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$96,818,877DepreciationAmt
Book Value$164,961,726BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$177,568,387TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in Subsidiary Company$5,294,428C
Investment in Associated Organizations - Patronage Capital$77,696,841C
Investment in Associated Organizations - Other - Nongeneral Funds$1,938,949C
Other Investment - Pathnet$89,055C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$85,019,273TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued expenses$4,183,248
Accrued taxes$1,361,853
Customer deposits$1,206,972
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,752,073TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LPEA Round Up Foundation
PO Box 2750DurangoCO81302841327921501(c)(3)$87,619$0Costn/aTo support the LPEA Round Up Foundation mission.
Fort Lewis College Foundation
1000 Rim DriveDurangoCO81301237122114501(c)(3)$50,000$0Costn/aTo support the Fort Lewis College Foundation mission to build a new Geo-sciences building.
Breen Community Building Association
966 County Road 127BreenCO81326841170868501(c)(3)$6,500$0Costn/aTo support the Breen Community Building Association mission.
TARA Historical Society
PO Box 1853ArbolesCO81121841233356501(c)(3)$5,520$0Costn/aTo support the TARA Historical Society mission.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org35TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipGrantTypeTxt
Recipient12RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$64,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCostValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistancen/aNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDonations and grants are awarded through initial review of the LPEA Round Up Foundation Board. A second level of review and approval is performed by the LPEA Board. Records are maintained through Board minutes and electronic accounting records.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael Dreyspring
Chief Executive Officer$227,433$0$0$0$2,976$0$25,626$0$22,110$0$278,145$0$0$0
Dennis Svanes
Chief Financial Officer$181,522$0$4,000$0$9,214$0$19,636$0$25,287$0$239,659$0$0$0
G Steve Gregg
Chief Operating Officer$310,813$0$0$0$18,402$0$3,495$0$4,681$0$337,391$0$0$0
Ron Meier
Manager of Engineering$174,020$0$3,500$0$9,053$0$17,822$0$25,787$0$230,182$0$0$0
Daniel Harms
Manager of Rates, Technology, and Energy$166,934$0$5,500$0$9,039$0$17,130$0$24,067$0$222,670$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aAs a benefit available to all employees, LPEA will pay a portion of health club dues.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3An independent third party provides salary compensation reports from data gathered from other similar cooperatives nationwide. All compensation changes are reviewed an approved by the Executive Committee; the Board of Directors give final approval. Annual contracts are signed, and documentation of the discussion is noted in the Board of Director minutes.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6LPEA is a member owned cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aAll directors on the Board are elected by a majority vote of the cooperative's member-owners.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bAny change in bylaws must be approved by a majority vote of the membership. LPEA shall not create, finance, or control any new for-profit entity unless and until such actions shall be submitted to an approved in a vote by the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by LPEA officers and key staff before being finalized and submitted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll LPEA Board of Directors, officers, and key staff discuss any conflicts of interest. All employees notify their supervisor of any potential conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15An independent third party provides salary compensation reports from data gathered from similar cooperatives nation-wide. All compensation changes are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. The Board of Directors give final approval. Annual contracts are signed, and documentation of the discussion is noted in the Board of Director minutes. This process is performed for all non-bargaining unit employees. This process is performed annually. The most recent review occurred in April 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Documents not found on the LPEA website or LPEA SmartHub application or website are available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 92016 allocated margin adjustment.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FastTrack CommunicationsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1779 Tech Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Unit 200AddressLine2Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841610295EIN
Primary ActivitiesTelecommunications for BusinessPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$351,508ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$5,294,428ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership0.7625OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FastTrack Communications
o$0Amounts involved were less than the IRS threshold of $50,000 and do not need to be reported.
FastTrack Communications
r$0Amounts involved were less than the IRS threshold of $50,000 and do not need to be reported.
FastTrack Communications
s$0Amounts involved were less than the IRS threshold of $50,000 and do not need to be reported.

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