PAUL & DOROTHY REITZ CHARITABLE TRUST: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
PAUL & DOROTHY REITZ CHARITABLE TRUST (EIN 25-6480905)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-04-30
IRS object ID
201531209349101013
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-04-30T13:40:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN256480905EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAUL & DOROTHY REITZ CHARITABLE TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPAULBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4122610779PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 STANWIX STREET NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP152224801ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILLIAM H MORROWPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4122610779PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-29SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization4947a1 Trtd PFYes (X)Organization4947a1TrtdPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$527,624FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$10,390DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$10,390DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$48,538NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$140,724GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$48,538CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$58,928TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$58,928TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$8,219CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$8,219CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$486TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$486TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,705TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$8,705TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$34,250ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,250ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$42,955TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$8,705TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,250TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$15,973ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$50,223NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$15,793SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$24,383SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$24,383SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$371,659CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$379,042CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$503,241CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$387,452TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$403,425TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$527,624TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$387,452CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$403,425CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$0RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$0RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$387,452TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$403,425TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$387,452TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$403,425TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$387,452TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$15,973ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$403,425SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$403,425TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (5 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
1,200 SHS THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICAP2006-10-182014-11-03$26,088$24,132$1,956$1,956
300 SHS EURO PAC GROWTH FUNDP2002-03-042014-11-03$14,529$8,334$6,195$6,195
1,000 SHS WASHINGTON MUTUAL INV FUNDP2002-03-042014-11-03$42,520$29,860$12,660$12,660
1,000 SHS WASHINGTON MUTUAL INV FUNDP2002-03-042014-11-03$42,520$29,860$12,660$12,660
CAPITAL GAINS DIVIDENDSP$15,067$15,067$15,067
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$48,538CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$26,328AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$497,197NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.052953DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$20,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$448,593NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.044584DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$21,350AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$447,072NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.047755DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$21,301AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$423,132NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.050341DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$19,297AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$381,186NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.050624DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.246257TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.049251AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$539,556NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$26,574AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$502NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$27,076AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,250QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$502InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$502SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$502TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$200EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$200TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$302TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied0Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksSMITHFIELD TRUST COMPANYIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4122610779PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 STANWIX STREET SUITE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP152224801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSMITHFIELD TRUST COMPANYPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 STANWIX STREET SUITE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP152224801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTRUSTEETitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos8.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$8,219CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
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

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$533,054AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$14,719AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$547,773TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$547,773AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$8,217CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$539,556NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$26,978MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$26,978MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$502TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$502TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$26,476DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$26,476DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$26,476DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$34,250ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,250QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$502PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$33,748AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$26,476DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$16,702UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,250QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$16,702AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$17,548AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$8,928UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
209 1ST STREETDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$2,500
CULTURAL RESOURCES INC
PO BOX 958DUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$2,750
DUBOIS AREA UNITED WAY
118 W LONG AVENUE ROOM 104DUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$2,750
DUBOIS AREA YMCA
25 PARKWAY DRIVEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$1,500
DUBOIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
30 W LONG AVENUEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$1,500
DUBOIS RENAISSANCE INC
3 S BRADY STREET SUITE 205DUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$2,750
FAYETTE RESOURCES INC
87 BEAVER DRIVEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$1,500
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF DUBOIS
PO BOX 447DUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$3,500
HAVEN HOUSE SHELTER
202 W DUBOIS AVENUEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$2,500
PA HEARTLAND CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS
152 W LONG AVENUEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$1,500
PENN HIGHLANDS DUBOIS
100 HOSPITAL AVENUEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$4,500
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
ONE COLLEGE PLACEDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$3,000
RUMBARGER CEMETERY PRESERVATION SOCIETY
PO BOX 264DUBOISPA15801NONEGENERAL$1,000
SALVATION ARMY DUBOIS CHAPTER
119 S JARED STDUBOISPA15801NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$34,250TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$10,390ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$48,538ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$58,928ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$58,928TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockMUTUAL FUNDSStockNm
EOY Book Value$379,042EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$503,241EOYFMVAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FOREIGN TAXES PAID$114$114$0
FEDERAL EXCISE TAX$372$372$0

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