PATRICIA R BEHRING FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
PATRICIA R BEHRING FOUNDATION (EIN 45-5059768)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-03-07
IRS object ID
201610679349100601
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-03-07T07:34:11-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elliot D Stein CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12131 Hollywood Blvd 505AddressLine1Txt
CityHollywoodCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33020ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN455059768EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PATRICIA R BEHRING FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPATRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9549205300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13820 BLACKHAWK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityDANVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94506ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICIA R BEHRINGPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-03-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELLIOT D STEIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00013780PTIN
Phone9549205300PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$450,234FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$478,024ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$10InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$10InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$10InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$5,419NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$348,443GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$154,836CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$154,836NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$483,453TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$154,846TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$154,846TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$3,523AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$352AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$627OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,150TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$352TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$131,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$131,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$135,650TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$352TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$131,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$347,803ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$154,494NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$154,846AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$94,595CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$443,025CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$443,025CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$7,836OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$7,209OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$7,209OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$102,431TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$450,234TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$450,234TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$102,431RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$450,234RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$102,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$450,234TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$102,431TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$450,234TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$102,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$347,803ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$450,234SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$450,234TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Property4400 sh XLYPropertyDesc
How AcquiredDHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2015-11-16AcquiredDt
Sold2015-11-23SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$348,443GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$193,607CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$154,836GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$154,836GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$154,836CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$154,836NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$110,740AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$109,545NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr11.01091DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$112,500AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$94,187NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr21.19443DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$126,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$66,031NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr31.90820DistributionYr3Rt
Total Distribution4.113536TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution1.371179AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$106,657NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$146,246AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$1,545NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$147,791AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$131,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$3,090InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$3,090SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$3,090TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$23EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$3,113TaxDueAmt

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
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELLIOT STEIN CPABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9549205300PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12131 HOLLYWOOD BLVD STE 505AddressLine1Txt
CityHOLLYWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33020ZIPCd
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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
PATRICIA R BEHRING
3820 BLACKHAWK ROADDANVILLECA94506Director0.00$0
ELLIOT D STEIN
3820 BLACKHAWK ROADDANVILLECA94506Secretary0.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1PATRICIA R BEHRING FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE MAKING OF GRANTS, DONATIONS, GIFTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NET INCOME OR ASSETS FOR ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTS OR ACTIVITIES..Description1Txt
Expenses1$131,500Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$108,281AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$108,281TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$108,281AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$1,624CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$106,657NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$5,333MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$5,333MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$3,090TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$3,090TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$2,243DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$2,243DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$2,243DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$131,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$131,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$131,500AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$2,243DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$122,698ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$107,791ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$105,263ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$335,752TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$131,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$2,243AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$129,257RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$465,009TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$465,009ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$122,698ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$107,791ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$105,263ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$129,257ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerPATRICIA R BEHRINGContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
0119 CECIL HALL UNIV OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARKMD20742NONE501C3TO SPONSOR THE PATRICIA BEHRING TEACHER AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE TEACHERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY$100,000
CHILDREN OF GRACE
PO BOX 2394DANVILLECA94526NONE501C3TO SPONSOR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENT IN UGANDA$1,500
BLACKHAWK MUSEUM
3700 BLACKHAWK PLAZA CIRCLEDANVILLECA94506AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONPCCHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION$25,000
CONTRA COSTA OFFICE OF EDUCATION
77 SANTA BARBARA ROADPLEASANT HILLCA94523NONEPCNATIONAL HISTORY DAY GRANT$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$131,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$10UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion14ExclusionCd

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$5,419ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$10UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$5,419ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$5,429TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonPATRICIA BEHRINGContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 807AddressLine1Txt
CityDANVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94526ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$478,024TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash Property4400 shares of XLY, The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDRNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$343,024FairMarketValueAmt
Received2015-11-16ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$3,523Amt
Net Investment Income$352NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Amortization Schedule AmortizationSchedule

Amortization Schedule Detail AmortizationScheduleDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amortized ExpensesORGANIZATION COSTS - LEGAAmortizedExpensesDesc
Acquired Completed Or Expended2012-06-20AcquiredCompletedOrExpendedDt
Amortized$9,403AmortizedAmt
Deduction For Prior Years$1,567DeductionForPriorYearsAmt
Amortization Period15.0000AmortizationPeriodRt
Current Year Amortization$627CurrentYearAmortizationAmt
Total Amortization$2,194TotalAmortizationAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNet Intangible AssetsDesc
BOY Book Value$7,836BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$7,209EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$7,209EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAmortizationDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$627RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

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