LOTUS US FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
LOTUS US FOUNDATION (EIN 20-2582346)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-03
IRS object ID
201331239349100503
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)
Timestamp2013-05-03T08:57:54-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461708199EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOEL FADEN CPA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 W 57TH STREET 26TH FOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10107ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202582346EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LOTUS US FOUNDATIONINCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlLOTUNameControl
Phone2122467203Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O GRAKAL BOND 1541 OCEAN AVENUEAddressLine1
Address Line2NO 200AddressLine2
CitySANTA MONICACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90401ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBRUCE GRAKALName
TitleMEMBERTitle
Phone2122467203Phone
Date Signed2013-05-03DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOEL FADENName
PTINP00608801PTIN
Phone2122467203Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY184697FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Dividends Rev And Expnss12DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm12DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm12DividendsAdjNetIncm
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Net STCG Adj Net Incm0NetSTCGAdjNetIncm
Other Income Rev And Expnss254900OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Other Income Net Invst Incm0OtherIncomeNetInvstIncm
Other Income Adj Net Incm254900OtherIncomeAdjNetIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses254912TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income12TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income254912TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblPrps
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss175LegalFeesRevAndExpnss
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm0LegalFeesNetInvstIncm
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm0LegalFeesAdjNetIncm
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss85TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm0TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Adj Net Incm0TaxesAdjNetIncm
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss260TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss173800ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps173800ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
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Total Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps173800TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses80852ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income12NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income254912AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY1817CashBOY
Cash EOY7657CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV7657CashEOYFMV
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY177040SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV177040SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY103845TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY184697TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV184697TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY103845CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY184697CapitalStockEOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Retained Earnings BOY0RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY0RetainedEarningsEOY
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Total Net Assets EOY184697TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY103845TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY184697TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY103845TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses80852ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal184697Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY184697TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1274850QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year166837NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year14.112243DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year262500QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year234289NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year21.822742DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year371000QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year360404NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year31.175419DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year4147481QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4126690NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year41.164109DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year5149912QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5210009NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.713836DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio8.988349TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio1.797670AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets127590NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets229365AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income0OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One229365AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions173800QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax0InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal0Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Credits And Payments0TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due0TaxDue

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities0LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiled
Sect4955 Tax On Organization0Sect4955TaxOnOrganization
Sect4955 Tax On Managers0Sect4955TaxOnManagers
Reimbursement Of Tax0ReimbursementOfTax
Activities Not Prev Reported0ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithCAStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressNONEWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameJOEL FADEN CPA PCBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number2122467203BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 W 57TH STREET 26TH FLAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10107ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank0ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person0SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person0BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person0FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years0UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments0UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election0InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract0RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
RICHARD STARKEY
C/O GRAKAL BOND 1541 OCEAN AVENUE200SANTA MONICACA90401DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT0.00000
BARBARA STARKEY
C/O GRAKAL BOND 1541 OCEAN AVENUE200SANTA MONICACA90401DIRECTOR & VICE-PRESIDENT0.00000
BRUCE V GRAKAL
C/O GRAKAL BOND 1541 OCEAN AVENUE200SANTA MONICACA90401DIRECTOR & TREAS. & SEC'Y0.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Tot Number Of Oth Empl Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfOthEmplPaidOver50k
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances129533AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets129533TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets129533AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable1943CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets127590NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return6380MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return6380MinimumInvestmentReturn
Total Tax0TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj6380DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded6380DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted6380DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions173800ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions173800QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm0OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions173800AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted6380DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year0UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Excess Distri Carryover Year5139588ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Excess Distri Carryover Year4141184ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year367980ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year260786ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Total Excess Distri Carryover409538TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions173800QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year10AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year6380AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus167420RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus576958TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year5139588ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year437370ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year4141184ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year367980ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year260786ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Current Year167420ExcessFromCurrentYear

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundations

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Date Of Ruling2005-12-06DateOfRuling

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerRICHARD STARKEYContributingManager
Contributing ManagerBARBARA STARKEYContributingManager

Appication Submission Info AppicationSubmissionInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient NameMARYANN WLOCKRecipientName

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O JOEL FADEN CPA PC 250 W 57THAddressLine1
Address Line226TH FLAddressLine2
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10107ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone Number2122467203RecipientPhoneNumber
Form And Info And MaterialsINFORMATION RELATING TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND A COPY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINATION LETTER.FormAndInfoAndMaterials
Submission DeadlinesN/ASubmissionDeadlines
Restrictions On AwardsORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE PURSUANT TO IRC SEC.501(C)(3).RestrictionsOnAwards

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
4742 NORTH 24TH STREET SUITE 400PHOENIXAZ85016N/APUBLICGENERAL$57,000
STREET DREAMS CO CLEAN SLATE-STREET DREAMS
20344 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY DRWALNUTCA91789N/APUBLICGENERAL$10,000
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
5 PENN PLAZANEW YORKNY10001N/APUBLICGENERAL$1,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
4742 NORTH 24TH STREET SUITE 400PHOENIXAZ85016N/APUBLICGENERAL$38,100
MUSICARES FOUNDATION
3030 OLYMPIC BLVDSANTA MONICACA90404N/APUBLICGENERAL$3,200
AIDS WALK NEW YORK
OLD CHELSEA STATION PO BOX 10NEW YORKNY10113N/APUBLICGENERAL$1,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
4742 NORTH 24TH STREET SUITE 400PHOENIXAZ85016N/APUBLICGENERAL$33,000
GLOBAL ADOLESCENT PROJECT
11340 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 155LOS ANGELESCA90064N/APUBLICGENERAL$10,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
4742 NORTH 24TH STREET SUITE 400PHOENIXAZ85016N/APUBLICGENERAL$20,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year173800TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income12RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionROYALTIESDescription
Business Code713990BusinessCode
Exclusion Code15ExclusionCode
Exclusion$254,900ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$254,900ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income12RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA254912TotalPartXVIA

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number4LineNumber
Relationship StatementINTEREST INCOME FROM SAVINGS ACCOUNTRelationshipStatement

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO0PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategory
Amount$175Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionROYALTIESDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books254900RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
Adjusted Net Income254900AdjustedNetIncome

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
STATE TAXES PAID$75000
FEDERAL TAXES PAID$10000

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