DESAI FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2009

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Organization
DESAI FOUNDATION (EIN 04-3433749)
Tax period
2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed
2011-02-15
IRS object ID
201100469349100405
Schema version
2009v1.7
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)
Timestamp2011-02-15T11:31:52-08:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Goldberg Harder Adelstein & Co PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1132 Lincoln StreetAddressLine1
CityBostonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code021112526ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043433749EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESAI FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2CO ADITIBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlDESANameControl
Phone7812703655Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1128 WHEELER ROADAddressLine1
CityBURLINGTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01803ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSAMIR DESAIName
TitleTrusteeTitle
Date Signed2011-02-15DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRICHARD BYRNEName
Phone6174263350Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2009TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY1521067FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss76260ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss4InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm4InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss47656DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm47656DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss63161NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price3375185GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm63161CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses187081TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income110821TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss5000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps5000AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss2517TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm517TaxesNetInvstIncm
Deprec And Depletion Rev And Expnss0DeprecAndDepletionRevAndExpnss
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss2602TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnss
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps2602TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss16785OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm10054OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps6082OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss26904TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm10571TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps13684TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss42466ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps42466ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss69370TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm10571TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps56150TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses117711ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income100250NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY203257SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY101376SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV101376SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Prepaid Expenses BOY3929PrepaidExpensesBOY
Investments Corp Stock BOY748235InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY1216382InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV1220226InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds BOY398612InvestmentsCorpBondsBOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOY168729InvestmentsCorpBondsEOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOYFMV199465InvestmentsCorpBondsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY1354033TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY1486487TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV1521067TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Other Liabilities EOY14740OtherLiabilitiesEOY
Total Liabilities EOY14740TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Retained Earnings BOY1354033RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY1471747RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY1354033TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY1471747TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY1354033TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY1486487TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY1354033TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses117711ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases3OtherIncreases
Subtotal1471747Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY1471747TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (3 entries)

Description Of AssetDescriptionOfAssetHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate AcquiredDateAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceGain Or LossGainOrLossGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasis
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDP2009-01-012010-09-30144014401440
MORGAN STANLEY STATEMENT ON FILEP2009-01-012010-09-302797452262022620257125
MORGAN STANLEY STATEMENT ON FILEP2010-01-012010-09-30309400039101391013054899
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income63161CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss39101NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year167287QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year11226214NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.05487DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year275740QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year21535739NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.04932DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year378598QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year31480955NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.05307DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year458435QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year41292494NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.04521DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year547804QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year51053047NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.04540DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.24787TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.04957AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets1443659NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets71568AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income1003OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One72571AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions56150QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax2005InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal2005Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income2005TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment2005EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments2005TotalCreditsAndPayments
Amount Credited To Next Year0AmountCreditedToNextYear

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiled
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508efalseRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithMAStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMIR DESAIBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number7812703655BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1128 WHEELER ROADAddressLine1
CityBURLINGTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01803ZIPCode

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly PersonfalseFurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly PersonfalsePayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Undistr Income4942a2 Not AppliedfalseUndistrIncome4942a2NotApplied
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Tr Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseTrFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Maint Expend ResponsibilityfalseMaintExpendResponsibility
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncome

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
MEGHA DESAI
62 DAVISON DRIVELINCOLNMA01773TRUSTEE2.000
MOHA DESAI
C/O 62 DAVISON DRIVELINCOLNMA01773TRUSTEE2.000
NILIMA DESAI
62 DAVISON DRIVELINCOLNMA01773TRUSTEE2.000
SAMIR DESAI
62 DAVISION DRIVELINCOLNMA01773TRUSTEE4.000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE

Compensation Of Hghst Paid Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPaidCntrct

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOLDBERG HARDER ADELSTEIN & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1132 LINCOLN STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02111ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of ServiceACCOUNTING & TAXTypeOfService
Compensation5000Compensation

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities1308352AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances157292AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets1465644TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets1465644AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable21985CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets1443659NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return72183MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return72183MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income2005TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax2005TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj70178DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded70178DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted70178DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions56150ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions56150QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions56150AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted70178DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year39956UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Qualifying Distributions56150QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year139956AppliedToYear1
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year16194AppliedToCurrentYear
Undistributed Income CY53984UndistributedIncomeCY

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerSAMIR DESAIContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (13 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
VISION AID
8 VINE BROOK ROADLEXINGTONMA02421NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$51
PATIDAR SAMAJ
173 OLD TOWN WAYHANOVERMA02339NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$300
SAHELI
P O BOX 1345BURLINGTONMA01803NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$240
ANAVIL SAMAJ OF USA
107 WEST PASSAGECOLUMBIASC29212NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$500
WBUR
890 COMMONWEALTH AVE THIRD FLOORBOSTONMA02215NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$25
LASELL COLLEGE
1844 COMMONWEALTH AVENEWTONMA02466NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION
55 EAST 52ND ST 29TH FLRNEW YORKNY10022NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
EAST INDIA SQUARESALEM MAMA01970NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
MIDDLESEX COMM COLLEGE
P O BOX 8607LOWELL MAMA01853NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
COLUMBIA COMMUNITY IMPACT
105 EARL HALL COLUMBIA UNIVNEW YORK NYNY10027NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
MEDFORD ROTARY
20 HALL STREETMEDFORDMA02155NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$100
GURJAR
214 IPSWICH ROADBOXFORD MAMA01821NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$750
LAHEY FOUNDATION
MALL ROADBURLINGTON MAMA01803NONEPUBLICGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year42466TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$4ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$47,656ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income63161RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$47,660ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income63161RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA110821TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EOfalsePurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number1ContributorNumber
Contributor Name IndividualSAMIR DESAIContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line162 DAVISON DRIVEAddressLine1
CityLINCOLNCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01773ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions103860AggregateContributions
Noncash Contribution TypeXNoncashContributionType

Noncash Property NoncashProperty

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number From Part I1ContributorNumberFromPartI
Noncash Property Description2000 SHS CITIGROUP CAP XVII 6.35% PFD FMV $ 36,9603000 SHS GOLDMAN SACHS FLAT RATE PFD FMV $ 66,900NoncashPropertyDescription
Fair Market Value103860FairMarketValue
Date Received2009-12-23DateReceived

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryGHACategory
Amount$5,000Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps5000DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Contractor Compensation Expln ContractorCompensationExpln

Contractor Comp Explanation ContractorCompExplanation

Contractor Name Business ContractorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOLDBERG HARDER ADELSTEIN & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (8 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncome
TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICATIONS37
SEMINAR HEALTH397397
RESEARCH56855685
OFFICE EXPENSE21
MEETINGS355
LICENSES, PERMITS & FEES70
INVESTMENT MGT FEES1005410054
BANK FEES166

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases OtherIncreases

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionTAX EXEMPT INTERESTDescription
Amount$3Amount

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionCREDIT CARD PAYABLEDescription
EOY Book Value14740EOYBookValue

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncome
FOREIGN TAXES PAID$517517
FEDERAL TAX$2,000

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