COCOA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
COCOA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (EIN 13-4150381)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-04-04
IRS object ID
201300949349300700
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2013-04-04T07:45:05-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sanford Becker & Co PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11430 Broadway - 6th FloorAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10018ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134150381EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COCOA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OFBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlCOCONameControl
Phone2129219000Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1ONE NORTH END AVENUE 13THAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10281ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameKARL G WALKName
TitleChairmanTitle
Date Signed2013-04-04DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameGEORGE S GETZName
PTINP01236821PTIN
Phone2129219000Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Revenues Less Expenses CY61388RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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StateNYState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

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TODD LUNSTEAD
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KARL G WALK
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LORI TRIMARCHI
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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Insurance Insurance

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableNo documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11bForm 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessPRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEW
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dForm 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ANNUAL RECEPTIONESTIMATED NUMBER OF COMPANY PATICIPANTS 130

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