Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services | See program service CSA described in Part III, Line 4a. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | There is a single class of members that elect members of the governing body and approve significant decisions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | See descriptions on Schedule O for Part VI, Line 6 and Line 7b. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Pursuant to Section 9.2 of AMTSO's Amended and Restated Bylaws, without the approval of the Members, AMTSO's Board of Directors may not adopt, amend, or repeal any Bylaws that would: (i) increase or extend the terms of Directors; (ii) allow any Director to hold office by designation or selection rather than by election by the Members; (iii) allow the Board to fill a vacancy in the Board occurring by reason of removal of a Director; (iv) increase the quorum for Members' meetings; (v) repeal, restrict, create, expand, or otherwise change proxy rights; (vi) authorize cumulative voting for the election of Directors; (vii) materially and adversely affect the Members' rights as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer; (viii) increase or decrease the number of Members authorized in total or for any class (if any); (ix) effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of all or part of the Memberships; or (x) authorize a new class of Membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | A copy of Form 990 has been provided to all current Board members and executive officers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | AMTSO maintains a Conflict of Interests Policy, and conducts a regular Board training which includes review of the Policy. In addition, AMTSO requires its directors and officers to complete Conflicts of Interests Questionnaires. The last AMTSO Board training and Policy review occurred on October 17 and 18, 2015. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | All governing documents are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 20 | Complete address for person who possesses the organization's books and records: Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, Inc.// c/o Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP// ATTN: Paul Tauber for Mark Kennedy// One Montgomery Street, Suite 3000// San Francisco, CA 94104 U.S.A. |
| Software ID: | 14000252 |
| Software Version: | 2014v5.0 |