ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA (EIN 36-0756300)
Tax period
2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed
2011-03-29
IRS object ID
201100889349300715
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)
Timestamp2011-03-29T13:51:49-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM MCGLADREYINCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 800AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN360756300EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Audit Bureau of CirculationsBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAUDINameControl
Phone2243666939Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1
CityArlington HeightsCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60005ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePaul FajnorName
TitleSenior Vice PresidentTitle
Phone2243666939Phone
Date Signed2011-03-28DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePaul BlakeyName
Phone3126343400Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2009TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonMichael J LaveryNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1
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StateILState
ZIP Code60005ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Year Formation1914YearFormation
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Changes To Organizing Docs1ChangesToOrganizingDocs
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Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (49 entries)

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Christopher L Black
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Sunni Boot
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Lorelei Calvert
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Ed Cicale
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Kirk A Davis
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Brett Dennis
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Rob Fisher
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Irene Grieco
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Jack Griffin
Director2.00X000
John Q Griffin
Director2.00X000
Caroline D Harrison
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Scott H Heekin-Canedy
Director2.00X000
Mark A Kaline
Director2.00X000
David W Leckey
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James H McGraw IV
Director2.00X000
Christina Meringolo
Director2.00X000
Steven B Rossi
Director2.00X000
Charles B Rutman
Director2.00X000
Vikki Schwartzman
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Brian Segal
Treasurer2.00X168400X
Suzanne Silber
Director2.00X000
Dennis Skulsky
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Leonard Stabile
Director2.00X000
Robin Steinberg
Director2.00X000
Howard G Sutton
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Robert Troutbeck
Director2.00X84800
Lindsay Valk
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Judy Vogel
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Gary Vorpahl
Director2.00X000
David S Walker
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Brenda White
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Frank R J Whittaker
Director2.00X000
Lisa Haynes
Director2.00X000
Lorraine Hughes
Director2.00X000
Todd H Larsen
Director2.00X000
Chris Schembri
Director2.00X000
Shelagh Stoneham
Director2.00X000
Evan A Ray
Director2.00X000
Michael J Lavery
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Paul Fajnor
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Neal Lulofs
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Michael K Moran
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Scott J Hanson
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Teresa Perry
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Kaydene Stachelski
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Robert White
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George Bartman
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Business Name Line1Wildman Harrold Allan and DixonBusinessNameLine1

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Number Of Contractors GT100 K1NumberOfContractorsGT100K

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total844287Total

Travel Travel

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Total1514770Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total382131Total

Interest Interest

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Total66739Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total568525Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
Equipment Rental & Main481792
Relocation Expense182772
Telecom Expense140375
Product Development30584
Dues and Subscriptions23572

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total81240Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total21920683Total

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BOY2500687BOY
EOY2967986EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY12136834BOY
EOY11483593EOY

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BOY340158BOY
EOY331636EOY
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EOY7696635EOY

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EOY35872308EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY3852278EOY

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY-421840BOY
EOY-366216EOY

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BOY-421840BOY
EOY-366216EOY

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EOY35872308EOY
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FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
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Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1694285OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value1694285BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis7309753OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1945895Depreciation
Book Value5363858BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis25168OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation25168Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3244839OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2745289Depreciation
Book Value499550BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1020424OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation881482Depreciation
Book Value138942BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7696635TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

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DescriptionPIMCO stocksPLUSDescription
Book Value2482784BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities2482784TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Member Advance Deposits Net of Audits in Process$14,794,321
Investment in Subsidiaries$9,984,253
Accrued Pension Liability$5,649,605
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts30428179TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue21597879TotalRevenue
Total Expenses21920683TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-322804ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-211470NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other$589,898OtherAmount
Total Adjustments378428TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS55624ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt23984529TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments1585038NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues823170OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9902408208RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal21576321RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included21558OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt21558RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99021597879TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt22513874TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Losses Reported211462LossesReported
Other Expenses Included403287OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990614749ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal21899125ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included21558OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt21558ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99021920683TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Investment in Subsidiary
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Administrative Service Income
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Investment in Subsidiary and increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
Part XIII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Administrative Service Expense
Part XI, Line 8: Investment in Subsidiary, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Foreign Currency Adjustment, GAAP/Tax Difference Relating To Investments, Pension-Related Changes Other Than Net Periodic Pension Costs Part X, Line 2: On September 1, 2009, the Bureau and its subsidiaries adopted, effective for fiscal year 2010, the accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Bureau and its subsidiaries may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position, Examples of tax positions include tax-exempt status of the Bureau (and ABC LLC), and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income ("UBIT"). There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities by the Bureau for fiscal year 2010. ABVS and ABMS have not recorded a reserve for any tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegion
Number Of Offices1NumberOfOffices
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedCirculation AuditingSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures1442416TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices1TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent1442416TotalAmountSpent

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up PaymentsXIdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment1SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Michael J Lavery
383530013312609229901262370155650750757000
Paul Fajnor
130934020101000164230199890187447000
Michael K Moran
205793040601089710261370222010303703000
Mark A Wachowicz
173413024601000213630199890239366000
Scott J Hanson
142909022101000181610199890203160000
Teresa Perry
137581022236000178940222010199912000
Kaydene Stachelski
139700014251000167760199890190716000
Robert White
268396000005084022760275756000
George Bartman
15758601540100018251000191238000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part I, Line 1aPart I, Line 1a: First Class or Charter - the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Directors' travel policy allows all ABC Directors to be reimbursed, with proper support documentation, for a first class airline ticket when trip requires more than three hours total flight time. Part I, Line 1a: Travel for Companions - ABC will reimburse, with proper support documentation, travel expense associated with a companion. As such, ABC will include in and issue the appropriate government form (i.e. 1099). Part I, Line 1a: Tax Indemnification and Gross-up Payments - From time to time ABC will reimburse employees for gross-up payments associated with certain expenses (i.e. relocation, automobile). As such, these amounts are included in the appropriate government tax form.
Part I, Line 4aPart I, Line 4a: Robert White - Robert White entered into a severance agreement with ABC in the amount of $245,000. This severance agreement included both medical and dental coverage for one month. Part I, Line 4b: Michael J. Lavery - $100,000 Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) maintains an executive retirement plan (ERP) and is subject to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 457(f). Amounts attributed to ABC's ERP will vest 1) 50% upon the participant's attainment of age 62 and 50% upon the participant's attainment of age 65 or 2) participant's termination of employment due to death or disability. Benefits will be paid in a single lump sum.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (9 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Advance Publications
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive764213Provide Audit and Report Services0
American Media Inc
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive244838provide audit and report services0
Rogers Publishing
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive309813Provide Audit and Report Services0
Gannett Co Inc
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive1090485Provide Audit and Report Services0
Meredith Corporation
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive372785Provide Audit and Report Services0
National Geographic Society
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive131404Provide Audit and Report Services0
Gatehouse Media Inc
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive113857Provide Audit and Report Services0
American City Business Journals
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive237352Provide Audit and Report Services0
California Newspapers Partnership
ABC Director/Publishing Company Executive716505Provide Audit and Report Services0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4At the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) July, 2010 Board meeting, the ABC Board voted to increase the number of directors from 36 to 38.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Audit Bureau of Circulations is a trade association whose members represent both the advertising and publishing industry. The Audit Bureau of Circulations members participate in the election of Directors to the governing body, as well as serving on various advisory committees for the benefit of the advertising and publishing industry.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll member in each of Audit Bureau of Circulations respective membership divisions, who are present in person or by proxy and eligible to vote, are eligible to nominate and vote on the election of all of the directors who will represent their respective membership division.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll members in each of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) respective membership divisions are eligible to vote for ABC Directors, membership eligibility requirements, approval of annual meeting minutes and other potential votes by members required by the Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation Act. All decisions by the ABC Board of Directors are subject to the Bureau's bylaws governing special meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11As outlined in ABC's Audit Committee Charter, ABC's President, SVP-Finance and Administration and the Tax Partner from ABC's Public Accounting firm, review ABC's U.S. Form 990 with ABC's Audit Committee prior to submission to the IRS. This review is conducted at the ABC's March Board of Directors meeting and consisted of a review of tax accounting principles, practices and judgments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll ABC Board members, as well as all ABC employees are required to sign a conflict of interest policy annually. Within the Conflict of Interest policy is a requirement to divulge any conflict. The signed documents are retained by the ABC.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aDuring the annual review of ABC's fiscal budget, the ABC's Operations Committee will review and recommend to ABC's Board of Directors the approval of compensation for all ABC officers. The approval of the fiscal budget is documented in ABC's Board meeting minutes. In determining the President's compensation, ABC's Treasurer will seek and receive input from the Chair's of ABC's Media Committees, plus the Chairman of the Board, plus use Form 990's from other not for profit organizations. ABC used an independent compensation consultant for the President in July 2007.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Upon completion of the annual financial audit, Audit Bureau of Circulations posts its consolidated financial statements on its website. In addition, the ABC's bylaws and rules are posited on its website. No other documents are available to the public.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ABC Report Services LLCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1
CityArlington HeightsCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60005ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061639763EIN
Primary ActivitiesAdmin/ProductionPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileState
Total Income1267828TotalIncome
EOY Assets661049EOYAssets
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Type Of EntityTypeOfEntityShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsPercentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership
Audit Bureau of Verification Services Inc
48 West Seegers RoadArlington HeightsIL60005364051356Interactive/Web AuditingILAudit Bureau of CirculationsC8222041094041.00000
Audit Bureau of Marketing Services
48 West Seegers RoadArlington HeightsIL60005364405804Trade Show AuditingILAudit Bureau of CirculationsC1.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

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