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PORTABLE LIGHTS AMERICA TRADE ORGANIZATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
PORTABLE LIGHTS AMERICA TRADE ORGANIZATION INC (EIN 27-3514396)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-02-11
IRS object ID
202640429349200444
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-02-11T14:01:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202122306PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GBQ PARTNERS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 WEST STREET SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273514396EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PORTABLE LIGHTS AMERICAN TRADEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ORGANIZATION INC (PLATO)BusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6143331001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12700 PORT ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43217ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS BECKETTPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6143331001PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCASSIE L SHEARERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00437358PTIN
Phone6142211120PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressHTTP://PLATO-USE.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$87,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Membership Dues$86,000MembershipDuesAmt
Other Revenue Total$1,200OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$87,200TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$37,600FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,958OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$61,558TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$25,642ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,334NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$109,976NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,334BOYAmt
EOY$109,976EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,334BOYAmt
EOY$109,976EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,334BOYAmt
EOY$109,976EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PORTABLE LIGHTS INDUSTRY. THE ENTITY'S SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON ENFORCEMENT OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS, PRODUCT SAFETY, AND TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST FALSE AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomEXPENSES RELATED TO THE MEMBERSHIP DUES REVENUE WERE INCURRED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE BASIS FOR BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES, SAFETY REGULATION INITIATIVES, AND A PRIMARY INDUSTRY CODE OF CONDUCT.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
KEVIN PARSONS
PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0
TOM BECKETT
VICE PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0
TOM BECKETT
TREASURER3.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS BECKETTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12700 PORT ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43217ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6143331001PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: REFUNDS. AMOUNT: 1,200.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 10,930. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,635. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES/SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 92. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS. AMOUNT: 2,060. DESCRIPTION: WEB AND DOMAIN. AMOUNT: 2,036. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 7,205. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 23,958.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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