SIKHNET INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SIKHNET INC (EIN 26-4806284)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-13
IRS object ID
201402259349300610
Schema version
2013v3.1
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)
Return2014-08-13T14:00:54-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN542016064PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Accounting AdvantageBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111654 Plaza America Dr 707AddressLine1
CityRestonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code20190ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264806284EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sikhnet IncBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlSIKHBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11A Ram Das Guru PlazaAddressLine1
CityEspanolaCity
StateNMState
ZIP Code87532ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGuruka Singh KhalsaPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5056294121PhoneNum
Signature2014-08-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDarshan KhalsaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01424302PTIN
Phone7037079878PhoneNum
Preparation2014-08-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGuruka Singh KhalsaPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$341,602GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.sikhnet.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNMLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe organization's purpose is to operate the religious, cultural and educational website called SikhNet.com and associated and supportive activities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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Total Assets BOY$283,136TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$307,001TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$293,053ExpenseAmt
DescIn 2013, SikhNet created an on-demand print version of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib featuring Dr. Sant Singh's English translation. In 2013, SikhNet produced many new, original Inspirational videos, including : What is the Meaning of Life? We also produced new childrens audio stories, including: Guru Teg Bahadur and the Magical Land. In 2013, SikhNet maintained our online forums, published Sikh news Monday-Friday, and delivered original news content, including a special tribute on the first year anniversary of the shootings at the Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. In 2013, SikhNet hosted its 8th Annual SikhNet Youth OnLine Film Festival. This year, the theme of the Film Festival was onKAUR: Focusing the Lens on Women.Desc
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGuruka Singh KhalsaPersonNm
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Address Line11A Ram Das Guru PlazaAddressLine1
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Shanti Kaur Khalsa
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Panch Nishan Kaur Khalsa
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Supreet Singh Machanda
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Harjot Kaur Khalsa
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Soram Singh Khalsa
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harbhajan Singh Khalsa
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Guruka Singh Khalsa
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Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa
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Guru Amrit Singh Khalsa
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Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$20,800TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$153TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$709TotalAmt
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BOY$162,741BOYAmt
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EOY$104,532EOYAmt

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BOY$120,395BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$23,865ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$284,624CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$377,558CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$337,409CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$377,558CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$337,409CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$976CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$378,836CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$341,602CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,303,747TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aForm 990 Part VI Section Section B Line Line 11b The members of the governing body all reviewthe Form 990 before it is sent to the Internal Revenue Service
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11All directors and members of the governing body are given Form 990 to review
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThis is regularly reviewed in staff and officer meetings
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Form 990 Part VI Section Section C Line Line 19 The organization makes its governingdocuments, its conflict of interest policy and its financcial statement available to thepublic upon request
List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11gBank and credit card merchant fees $10,688Telephone expense $100Outsourced administrative expenses $267,960Website development $11,246Professional fees $512System administration $2250

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