TINKER FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
TINKER FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 47-3320544)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-05
IRS object ID
201721259349101742
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-05T14:28:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1One Hollow Ln Ste 212AddressLine1Txt
CityLake SuccessCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473320544EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tinker Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlTINKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS TINKERPersonNm
Person TitlepresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJeffrey D HaskellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345770PTIN
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address24.187.244.114IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id06391520171255000048FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2017-05-05FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdA03CA8425FE017993163D7917FD3F5FFAC126974AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id0B775BB9C0E0C9DA339247063A24C50179569C8EAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$239,136FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$120,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$20InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$20InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$3,997DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$3,997DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$163NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,636GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$123,854TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$4,017TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$1,216OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$1,216OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$30TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,525OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,525OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,771TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,216TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,525TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,771TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,216TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,525TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,083ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$2,801NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$8,824SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$64,877SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$64,877SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$112,871CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$174,901CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$174,259CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$121,695TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$239,778TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$239,136TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$121,695RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$239,778RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$121,695TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$239,778TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$121,695TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$239,778TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$121,695TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,083ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$239,778SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$239,778TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPublicly-traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price$1,636GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$1,799CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss-$163GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses-$163GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$163CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$9,788AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$94,314NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.103781DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.0DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.0DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.0DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.0DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.103781TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.103781AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$219,703NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$22,801AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$28NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$22,829AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$4,525QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$56InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$56SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$56TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$56TaxDueAmt

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 SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
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 (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Douglas E Tinker
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Pres / Dir / Treas1.0$0$0$0
Jeffrey P Tinker
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377VP1.0$0$0$0
Marilee W Tinker
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Sec1.0$0$0$0
Ryan W Tinker
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377VP1.0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$162,987AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$60,062AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$223,049TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$223,049AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,346CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$219,703NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$10,985MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$10,985MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$56TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$56TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$10,929DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$10,929DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$10,929DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$4,525ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$4,525QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$4,525AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$10,929DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Prior Year12014PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22013PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32012PriorYear3Yr
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$5,903ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$5,903TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$4,525QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$4,525AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$5,903ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$5,903ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Undistributed Income CY$501UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerDouglas E TinkerContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerMarilee W TinkerContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$20ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,997ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$163ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$3,854ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$3,854TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonWilliam K Bowes Jr FoundationContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Treasurer 1660 Bush StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$120,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (15 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
IQ HEDGE MULTI-STRATEGY TRACKE$14,797$14,507
ISHARE MSCI EMU INDX$5,990$6,366
ISHARES EDGE MSCI MIN VOL GLOB$29,287$29,987
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS$14,081$12,668
ISHARES MSCI-JAPAN$16,208$16,075
PIMCO 1 TO 5 YEAR US TIPS INDE$6,547$6,611
SPDR DB INT GOV BD$6,141$6,034
SPDR DOUBLELINE TOTAL RETURN T$7,966$7,888
SPDR S&P DIVIDEND ETF$8,952$10,182
VANGUARD GLOBAL EX-US REAL EST$7,496$6,593
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS SHORT$6,597$6,588
VANGUARD ST BOND ETF$7,778$7,707
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ET$21,425$22,833
WISDOM TREE EUROPE HEDGED EQUI$6,648$5,855
WISDOMTREE EUROPE SMALLCAP DIV$14,988$14,365

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees$4,500$4,500
State or Local Filing Fees$25$25

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management ServicesCategoryTxt
Amt$1,216Amt
Net Investment Income$1,216NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category990-PF Excise Tax for 2015CategoryTxt
Amt$30Amt

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