CHINA DIGITAL TIMES INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CHINA DIGITAL TIMES INC (EIN 45-5274376)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-08-14
IRS object ID
201442269349304714
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

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Timestamp2014-08-14T18:45:38-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN270995027EIN

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StateCAState
ZIP Code94040ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN455274376EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1CHINA DIGITAL TIMES INCBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlCHINNameControl
Phone5102062351Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12512 TELEGRAPH AVENUE 400AddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94704ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameFERN AMARALName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone5102062351Phone
Date Signed2014-08-13DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

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NameFERNANDA AMARALName
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Phone6502091800Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionCHINA DIGITAL TIMES (HTTP://CHINADIGITALTIMES.NET/CHINESE) IS A CHINESE-LANGUAGE WEBSITE THAT HOSTS BLOCKED AND CENSORED CHINESE NEWS CONTENT. THE CDT EDITORIAL TEAM EMPLOYS AUTOMATED AGGREGATION TECHNOLOGY TO FOLLOW ONLINE ACTIVISM, POLITICAL MEDIA, PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN CENSORSHIP. THIS AGGREGATION TECHNOLOGY ENABLES US TO MORE EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFY SOURCE MATERIAL FOR ORIGINAL CONTENT AND ARTICLES TO FEATURE ON THE SITE. CDT PUBLISHES NEARLY 100 POSTS EVERY DAY THAT REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF CENSORED CONTENT FROM BLOGGERS AND OPINION LEADERS. THE TEAM ACHIEVES THIS PUBLISHING VOLUME WITH THE HELP OF RSS FEEDS, A RANKING SYSTEM, AND AUTO-BLOGGING TOOLS.Description

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DescriptionCHINA DIGITAL TIMES (CDT) ENGLISH (HTTP://WWW.CHINADIGITALTIMES.NET/) IS A WEBSITE THAT TRANSLATES AND AGGREGATES NEWS ABOUT CHINA. ITS AUDIENCE INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL WATCHDOGS, MEDIA, AND OTHER SUPPORTERS OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. CDT POSTS ARE REGULARLY QUOTED IN MAINSTREAM NEWS COVERAGE OF CHINA. THE WEBSITE ATTRACTS MORE THAN 200,000 UNIQUE VISITORS EACH MONTH AND DISTRIBUTES ITS HIGHLIGHTS VIA EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO 3,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND VIA TWITTER AND FACEBOOK TO MORE THAN 30,000 FOLLOWERS EVERY DAY. CDT POSTS APPROXIMATELY 5-7 TRANSLATIONS A WEEK, RANGING FROM SHORT BLOG OR WEIBO POSTS TO LENGTHY ACADEMIC ARTICLES.Description

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DescriptionCDT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING TWO EBOOKS: GRASS-MUD HORSE-LEXICON AND DIRECTIVES FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH. FOR BOTH BOOKS, CDT WILL UTILIZE THE DAY-TO-DAY CONTENT ALREADY PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, BUT WILL INCORPORATE MORE COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTIONS AND RELATED CONTENT. CDT WILL PLACE STRONG FOCUS ON EDITING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE BOOKS.Description
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School0School
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

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XIAO QIANG
PRESIDENT15.00X1001700
TONG YI
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Program Services28974ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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PHONE AND INTERNET63356335
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BANKING13571357

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FS Audited0FSAudited
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc6GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
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Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (2 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC08PROGRAM SERVICESEDITORIAL AND INTERNET OUTREACH190073
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESEDITORIAL44430
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Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees9TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent234503SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent234503TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CDT MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACT WRITERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 330,907. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,302. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,105. TOTAL EXPENSES 353,314. OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,749. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,100. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,849. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,889. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,889.OTHER FEES
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PRIOR NET ASSETS REPORTED BY OTHER NON-PROFIT 53,058.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

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