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WESTWOOD MEDIA CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WESTWOOD MEDIA CENTER INC (EIN 26-2158698)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-08
IRS object ID
201541289349301799
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)
Return2015-05-08T15:17:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOBOLSKY & WACHSLER CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySHARONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN262158698EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7817629076PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWESTWOODCityNm
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PersonMEL BERNSTEINPersonNm
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Phone7817629076PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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DAVID ATKINS
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Total$930TotalAmt
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Total$1,146TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$1,645TotalAmt
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Total$15,634TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$3,167TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Total$265TotalAmt
Management And General$265ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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EOY$117,221EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$32,038BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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EOY$800,295EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$191,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$768,004TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$191,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$768,004TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,783TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,783TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$293,350CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$193,114CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$147,718CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$778,787TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,985OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,581DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,404BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,404TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO SCAN THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS, PREPARE ADJUSTING ENTRIES (IF ANY), AND PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE BOARD THEN REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND ALL RELATED SCHEDULES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE FORM 990 CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE'S CHARITIES DIVISION'S WEBSITE.