BOREAL ACCESS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
BOREAL ACCESS (EIN 41-1867569)
Tax period
2012-09-01 to 2013-08-31
Filed
2014-01-10
IRS object ID
201410139349300046
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2014-01-10T10:57:54-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200472826EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOECKERMANN GRAFSTROM & MAYER LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1332 MINNESOTA STREET STE E-1100AddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411867569EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1BOREAL ACCESSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBORENameControl
Phone2183879471Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1269AddressLine1
CityGRAND MARAISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55604ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameSTEVE SURBAUGHName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2183879471Phone
Date Signed2013-12-13DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSCOTT NORDEENName
PTINP00105826PTIN
Phone6512279431Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonSTEVE SURBAUGHNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Election Of Board Members1ElectionOfBoardMembers
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
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Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1SANDRA SCHUTTEBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number2183879471TelephoneNumber

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Address Line1PO BOX 1269AddressLine1
CityGRAND MARAISCity
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No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

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JEFF LATZ
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STEVE SURBAUGH
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PAT CAMPANARO
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BAIERS HEEREN
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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ACCESS FEES: LOCAL ARE518111279097279097
ACCESS FEES: WIRELESS5181118350683506
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MAIL LISTS51811119751975
MEMBERSHIP FEES51811112501250
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REPAIRS & SUPPORT51811114583$14,583
SPONSORSHIP - ADVERTIS5181113298$3,298

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Total Revenue Column2233TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$2,233ExclusionAmount
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Total Other Revenue37849TotalOtherRevenue

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Total147159Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total13114Total

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Total1910Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total1285Total

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Total4164Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total7275Total

Interest Interest

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Total299Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total5743Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total6435Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
COST OF SERVICE236509
CREDIT CARD CHARGES7346
BAD DEBT EXPENSE1877
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS1228

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Total2041Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total436987Total

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BOY0BOY
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
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Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis272758OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation267351Depreciation
Book Value5407BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3576OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3576Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings5407TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
SALES TAX PAYABLE$30
COST OF SERVICE LIABILITY$7,550
SALES TAX-$203
POM CONTRACT PREPAYMENT$16,493
CUSTOMER FEE PREPAYMENT$4,861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts28731TotalOfAmounts

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AIF A BOARD MEMBER'S TERM EXPIRES OR THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS IS INCREASING, THE MEMBERSHIP VOTES TO FILL THE VACANCIE(S) AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A VOTE OF AT LEAST 10% OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. BALLOTS ARE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL OR BY LOGGING INTO A PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BOD AND BOOKKEEPER WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE DURING THE WEEK OF THE ANNUAL ONLINE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ADJUSTMENT FOR UNRECORDED PTO LIABILITIES FOR PREVIOUS YEARS -16,889. SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT - CORRECTION TO ALIGN WITH ACCRUAL SALES 140. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FOR POM EQUIPMENT 1,819.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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Business Name Line1BOREAL COMMUNITY MEDIABusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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CityGRAND MARAISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55604ZIPCode
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Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
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Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

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