VAN AKEN FAM FOUNDATION TR: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
VAN AKEN FAM FOUNDATION TR (EIN 13-7210757)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201731359349101948
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)
Return2017-05-15T09:12:44-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GIBSONMAYER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 OXFORD VALLEY ROAD SUITE 1202AAddressLine1Txt
CityYARDLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19067ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN137210757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Van Aken Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVANABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2157410300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1886 Town Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityLanghorneCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19047ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDALE VAN AKENPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE TRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone2157410300PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN P MAYER CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone2153693300PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.15.184.1IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-05-15IPDt
IP Tm09:11:52IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdEFE9EFDD8294A8FDC19FB5366413B3495E7CC6B1AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id1FAFA6CE01170B7E89A084F7C98070CC61B695BAAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
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$837,581FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$23,895DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$23,895DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$113,828NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$853,310GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss-$89,933TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$23,895TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$675AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$779OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$779OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$400TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,854TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$779TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$44,200ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$44,200ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$46,054TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$779TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$44,200TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$135,987ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$23,116NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$20,410SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Other Investments BOY$930,999OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$815,422OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$837,581OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$951,409TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$815,422TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$837,581TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$951,409UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$815,422UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$951,409TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$815,422TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$951,409TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$815,422TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$951,409TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$135,987ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$815,422SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$815,422TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtFMV As Of123169FMVAsOf123169AmtAdjusted Basis As Of123169AdjustedBasisAsOf123169AmtExcess FMV Over Adjusted BssExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
See attached statementsP2015-01-012016-12-31$721,336$0$792,277-$70,941$0$0$0-$70,941
Units FT SR Loan LTDP2013-05-312016-02-11$78,631$0$105,085-$26,454$0$0$0-$26,454
Units FT SR Loan LTDP2013-06-212016-02-25$53,343$0$69,776-$16,433$0$0$0-$16,433
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$113,828CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$46,215AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$893,273NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.051737DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$46,540AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$961,316NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.048413DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$45,520AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$950,227NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.047904DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$44,115AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$915,923NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.048165DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$35,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$902,892NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.038764DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.234983TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.046997AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$807,291NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$37,940AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$231NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$38,171AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$44,200QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$231InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$231SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$231TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,115EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,115TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Overpayment-$1,115OriginalReturnOverpaymentAmt
Overpayment$884OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$884AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksDALE VAN AKENIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2158623775PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1886 Town Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityLanghorneCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19047ZIPCd
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
DALE VAN AKEN
886 Town Center DriveLanghornePA19047TRUSTEE0$0$0$0
DEBORAH VAN AKEN
886 Town Center DriveLanghornePA19047TRUSTEE0$0$0$0
KATHERINE VAN AKEN
886 Town Center DriveLanghornePA19047TRUSTEE0$0$0$0
ADAM VAN AKEN
886 Town Center DrivelANGHORNEPA19047TRUSTEE0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$819,585AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$819,585TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$819,585AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$12,294CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$807,291NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$40,365MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$40,365MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$231TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$231TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$40,134DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$40,134DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$40,134DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$44,200ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$44,200QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$231PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$43,969AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$40,134DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$44,179UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$1,080ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,080TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$44,200QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$44,179AppliedToYear1Amt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$21RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,101TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$40,134UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,101ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$1,080ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$21ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerDALE VAN AKENContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
FAMILY SERVICE ASSOC OF BUCKS COUNTY
4 CORNERSTONE DRIVELANGHORNEPA19047EXEMPTHOMELESS SHELTER$5,500
KBFUS - WELLS INTERNATIONAL
10 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 16TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10020EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$8,000
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER
LANGHORNE NEWTOWN ROADLANGHORNEPA19047EXEMPTBUILDING PROGRAM$1,700
MERCER STREET FRIENDS
151 MERCER STREETTRENTONNJ08611EXEMPTFOOD SERVICES$7,000
PHILABUNDANCE
3616 S GALLOWAY STPHILADELPHIAPA19148EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$3,000
PHILA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
3925 CHESTNUT STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19104EXEMPTSHELTER$5,000
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
2 BRATTLE SQUARECAMBRIDGEMA02138EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$4,000
NCSE
PO BOX 9477BERKLEYCA94709EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,000
WELCOMING THE STRANGER
POBOX 1156LANGHORNEPA19047EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,000
MUSICOPIA
2001 MARKET STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19103EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$5,000
TRENTON AREA SOUP KITCHEN
72 1/2 ESCHER STREETTRENTONNJ08609EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,500
NRDC
40 West 20th StreetNew YorkNY10011EXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$44,200TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$23,895ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$113,828ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion-$89,933ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$89,933TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryGIBSONMAYER LLC PREPARE RETURNCategoryTxt
Amt$675Amt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (3 entries)

AssetAssetDescGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmtAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDt
Securities see attached$721,336$792,277-$70,941
Units FT SR Loan LTD$78,631$105,085-$26,4542013-05Purchased2016-02
Units FT SR Loan LTD$53,343$69,776-$16,4332013-06Purchased2016-02

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemCLOSED END & EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDSCategoryOrItemTxt
Book Value$815,422BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$837,581EOYFMVAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
UBS INVESTMENT FEES$150
Fidelity Investments INVESTMENT FEES$629

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFederal Exicse Tax paidCategoryTxt
Amt$400Amt

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