BUSCH FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
BUSCH FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0356496)
Tax period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31
Filed
2025-12-11
IRS object ID
202513459349100711
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-12-11T11:55:24-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371420474PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 Pine Street Suite 1750AddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770356496EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Busch Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUSCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8319157289PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 221818AddressLine1Txt
CityCarmelCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93922ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEllyn D Busch EssigPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-12-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCarol DuffieldPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257136PTIN
Phone4159830200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,703,264FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$867InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$867InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$66,003DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$66,003DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$48,979NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$254,793GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$48,979CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$115,849TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$115,849TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$8,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$4,000AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$4,000AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$11,360OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$11,360OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$2,303TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$85OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$17OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$50OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$21,748TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$15,377TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,050TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$78,100ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$78,100ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$99,848TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$15,377TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$82,150TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$16,001ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$100,472NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$9,684CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$11,296CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$11,296CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$11,393SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$24,642SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$24,642SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$388,380CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$309,212CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$465,095CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$1,075,736OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$1,156,044OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$1,202,231OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$255OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$255OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,485,448TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,501,449TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,703,264TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$1,485,448NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$1,501,449NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,485,448TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,501,449TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,485,448TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,501,449TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,485,448TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$16,001ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,501,449SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,501,449TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Capital Gain DistributionsP2000-01-012025-07-31$26,514$26,514$26,514
Sale of Publicily Traded SecuritiesP2000-01-012025-07-31$228,279$22,465$22,465$205,814
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$48,979CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,397InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,397SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,397TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,144EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,144TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Tax Due$253TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
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 Line1Michael Green & AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8319157289PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 221818AddressLine1Txt
CityCarmelCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93922ZIPCd
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 PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Ralph B Busch III
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922Vice President1.00$0
Gregory J Busch
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922CFO1.00$0
Frank B Busch
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922Director1.00$0
Peter Busch
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922Director1.00$0
Ellyn D Busch Essig
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922President1.00$0
Jeffrey D Busch
PO Box 221818CarmelCA93922Director1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,724,024AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$35,773AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,759,797TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,759,797AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$26,397CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,733,400NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$86,670MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$86,670MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,397TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,397TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$85,273DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$85,273DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$85,273DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$82,150ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$82,150QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$85,273DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$76,509UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$82,150QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$76,509AppliedToYear1Amt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$5,641AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$79,632UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerRalph B Busch IIIContributingManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonRalph B Busch IIIRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 221818AddressLine1Txt
CityCarmelCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93922ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone8319157289RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsLetterFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNo DeadlineSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNo Restrictions or Limitations on Rewards.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Livingston Memorial VNA Hospice
1996 Eastman Ave Suite 101VenturaCA93003N/APCGeneral Support$8,200
Olive Crest Hope Refuge
2130 E Fourth St Ste 200Santa AnaCA92705N/APCGeneral Support$12,750
Palma School Foundation
919 Iverson StreetSalinasCA93901N/APCGeneral Support$22,500
Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Cen
567 Auto Center DriveWatsonvilleCA95076N/APCGeneral Support$10,750
Museum of Ventura County
100 East Main StreetVenturaCA93001N/APCGeneral Support$3,200
Community Memorial Healthcare Found
2674 E Main St Ste E 210VenturaCA93003N/APCGeneral Support$3,200
Boys Girls Club of the Redwoods
939 Harris StreetEurekaCA95503N/APCGeneral Support$2,000
Girls Inc of Central Coast
318 Cayuga StreetSalinasCA93901N/APCGeneral Support$2,750
The Defensive Line
715 Cambridge Manor LaneCoppellTX75019N/APCGeneral Support$12,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$78,100TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$867ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$66,003ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$48,979ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$115,849ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$115,849TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryBookkeepingCategoryTxt
Amt$8,000Amt
Net Investment Income$4,000NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$4,000DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (7 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Paychex Inc Com 600 Shs$24,356$86,598
Coca Cola 1,000 Shs$43,421$67,890
Lockheed Martin Corp 150 Shs$40,458$63,147
Proctor & Gamble Co 500 Shs$38,655$75,235
Pudential Finanancial 500 Shs$50,379$51,790
BP PLC Spons Adr 1,500 Shs$55,440$48,225
Shell PLC ADR Cl A 1,000 Shs$56,503$72,210

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (8 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture 22,944.276 ShAT COST$177,212$163,363
Pimco Fds Income Fd Instl 15,326.27 ShsAT COST$176,343$164,440
Blackrock Health Sciences Opp 1864.85 ShAT COST$134,354$114,968
Columbia Seligman Tech & Info 972.80 ShAT COST$127,511$160,172
Vanguard Index 500 Admiral 268.167 ShsAT COST$107,971$156,982
Goldman Sachs Fncl 157,077.26 ShsAT COST$157,077$157,077
Thonburg Invt Tr 14,176 ShsAT COST$160,576$162,462
Principal FDS INC Midcap 2,580.21 ShAT COST$115,000$122,767

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOrganizational CostsDesc
BOY Book Value$255BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$255EOYBookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Bank Fees$17$17
Filing Fees$50$50
Interest Expense$18

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ADR Fees$30$30$0$0
Investment Management Fees$11,330$11,330$0$0

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryExcise TaxCategoryTxt
Amt$2,303Amt

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