| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| RELIEF FROM LATE FILING PENALTIES | FORM 990PF | RELIEF FROM LATE FILING PENALTIES.WE REQUEST RELIEF FROM ANY LATE FILING PENALTIES UNDER 6652 FOR THIS FORM 990PF. THIS STATEMENT IS MADE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY AND AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE FORM 990PF.THE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED TOWARDS THE END OF 2021 AFTER MS. BEATY PASSED AWAY. THE TRUSTS, THAT WERE CREATED UPON HER HUSBAND'S EARLIER DEATH, TERMINATED UPON HER DEATH AND WERE TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO CHARITABLE ENTITIES. THE ATTORNEYS FILED THE APPROPRIATE FORM 1023 AND EIN APPLICATIONS. THE ATTORNEY WAS WAITING FOR ACKNOWELEDGEMENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED AS A TAX-EXEMPT PRIVATE FOUNDATION BEFORE FILING THE TAX FORMS. UNBEKNOWNST TO HIM HIS FORMER PARTNER HAD RECEIVED THE DETERMINATION LETTER IN THE SUMMER OF 2022. THE ACCOUNTANTS DID NOT HAVE THE DETERMINATION LETTER AND WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FIRST YEAR WOULD BE 2022. THE PROPER EXTENSION WAS FILED FOR 2022 AND 990PF WILL BE FILED TIMELY FOR 2022. WHEN PREPARING THE 2022 RETURN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUNDS WERE ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED ON DECEMBER 30, 2021. WE ARE THEREFORE FILING THE 2021 990PF TO SHOW NO ACTIVITY. AT THIS POINT WE ARE REQUESTING AN ABATEMENT FOR ANY PENALTIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS LATE RETURN. |