2012-08-28T10:02:51-00:00 2011-12-31 Albright Hill and Sumpter PC 12160 N Abrams Road Suite 412 Dallas TX 75243 990 2011-01-01 133067918 AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION INC AMER 2147424367 3030 LBJ FREEWAY Room No 840 DALLAS TX 75234 DOUGLAS K HUCKER 2012-08-28 true Jennifer Hill 9722705452 2012-08-28 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DOUGLAS K HUCKER 3030 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 840 DALLAS TX 75234 4390494 false X www.agta.org X 1981 TX THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION, INC.S PURPOSE IS TO REPRESENT AND FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDUSTRY. 16 16 11 19 0 0 4409089 4389056 1953 1438 0 4411042 4390494 0 0 0 0 0 4174708 4063537 4174708 4063537 236334 326957 3039626 3110167 2610521 2354105 429105 756062 THE MISSION OF THE AGTA IS TO REPRESENT AND FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. IT REPRESENTS INDEPENDENT COLORED GEMSTONE SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS, DESIGNERS, AND RETAILERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING NATURALLY OCCURRING COLORED GEMSTONES TO CONSUMERS AND THE JEWELRY TRADE. false false EACH YEAR THE ASSOCIATION PRODUCES SEVERAL TRADE SHOWS, INCLUDING THE AGTA GEM FAIR IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AND THE JCK PAVILLION GEM FAIR IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 11 true true true false false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false true true false X X DOUGLAS K HUCKER 2147424367 3030 LBJ FREEWAY 840 DALLAS TX 75234 DOUGLAS K HUCKER 040.00 X X 185761 0 0 BENJAMIN HACKMAN 001.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BENTLEY 001.00 X 0 0 0 KAMBIZ SABOURI 001.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BACHMAN 001.00 X 0 0 0 SAMPAT PODDAR 001.00 X 0 0 0 AMBRISH SETHI 001.00 X 0 0 0 RUBEN BINDRA 001.00 X 0 0 0 BEAR WILLIAMS 001.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA RENEE ZAVA 001.00 X 0 0 0 SUSHIL GOYAL 001.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BAZAR 001.00 X 0 0 0 NIVEET NAGPAL 001.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY SUE KING 001.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY MANNING 001.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LARSON 001.00 X 0 0 0 JOE ORLANDO 001.00 X 0 0 0 LOIS WACHOLTZ 001.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN LEHRER 001.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA LAWRENCE 001.00 X 0 0 0 185761 1 false true false TRADE SHOWS 541800 3575383 3575383 MEMBERSHIP DUES 584175 584175 COMPETITION ENTRY FEES HOST FEES 125019 125019 MEMBER SERVICES AND PROMOTION 104479 104479 4389056 1438 1438 4390494 4390494 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480225 0 0 0 0 0 0 2877579 0 0 6936 0 ADMINISTRATION 654969 OTHER 43828 0 4063537 151708 2069626 2488964 641024 52237 7938 53447 55706 256496 296294 501827 462248 36774 39579 3039626 3110167 79559 76451 2423495 2277654 107467 2610521 2354105 X 429105 756062 429105 756062 3039626 3110167 326957 X false true true X false false 501827 462248 39579 39579 LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 4390494 4063537 326957 326957 4370279 4370279 20215 20215 4390494 4019709 4019709 43828 43828 4063537 X 2 THE ASSOCIATION FILES AN ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURN AND A RETURN REGARDING UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2008. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. A RECONCILIATION OF THE BEGINNING AND ENDING AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS HAS A BALANCE OF ZERO AT DECEMBER 31, 2011. X 2 THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST ACCRUED RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES IN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR 2011 AND 2010. XII 4b REVENUE INCLUDED IN DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF 20,215. XIII 4b EXPENSES INCLUDED IN DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF 43,828. true X X false false false DOUGLAS K HUCKER 185761 185761 Form 990 Part VI 11b FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED WITH THE CEO, TREASURER AND CFO. Form 990 Part VI 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ARE HANDLED AS THEY OCCUR. Form 990 Part VI 15b THE CEO IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990 Part VI 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE AT WWW.AGTA.ORG AND ARE AVAILABLE TO REVIEW UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE LOCATED AT 3030 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 840, DALLAS, TEXAS 75234. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11b FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED WITH THE CEO, TREASURER AND CFO. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ARE HANDLED AS THEY OCCUR. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15b THE CEO IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE AT WWW.AGTA.ORG AND ARE AVAILABLE TO REVIEW UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE LOCATED AT 3030 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 840, DALLAS, TEXAS 75234.