Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,638,720 | 2,221,360 | 3,167,240 | 3,244,170 | 3,462,917 | 13,734,407 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 172,989 | 187,936 | 104,111 | 89,762 | 182,920 | 737,718 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 16,500 | 10,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 9,500 | 46,250 |
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 1,828,209 | 2,420,046 | 3,276,101 | 3,338,682 | 3,655,337 | 14,518,375 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 56,362 | 44,298 | 36,215 | 34,494 | 42,514 | 213,883 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 56,362 | 44,298 | 36,215 | 34,494 | 42,514 | 213,883 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 14,304,492 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,828,209 | 2,420,046 | 3,276,101 | 3,338,682 | 3,655,337 | 14,518,375 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 2,676 | 2,294 | 2,924 | 2,923 | 4,577 | 15,394 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 2,676 | 2,294 | 2,924 | 2,923 | 4,577 | 15,394 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 28,800 | 82,836 | 82,036 | 193,672 | ||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 1,859,685 | 2,422,340 | 3,279,025 | 3,424,441 | 3,741,950 | 14,727,441 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Other income Part II line 10 or Part III line 12 | This amount represents the net income from our 2023 Give Back Celebration Dinner. |
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| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | Each voting member of the Agencys governing body was emailed a questionnaire to assist the agency in gathering information necessary to complete questions on Form 990. Board member responses were incorporated into Form 990 and a draft of Form 990 and applicable schedules were reviewed by the director of finance, board treasurer, president, and finance & audit committee. After reviewing Form 990 and applicable schedules were posted to the Accounting Aid Societys board portal website for review and comment by the entire Board of Directors prior to filing. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | The Agencys bylaws prohibit board members and officers from direct or indirect contracts with the agency without full disclosure to and authorization by the agencys governing body. The contract must be authorized by a majority of the Board of Directors at a meeting at which the presence of such a member of the Board of Directors is not necessary for such authorization. The facts or nature of such interest must be fully disclosed and known to the members of the Board of Directors present at the meeting at which such contract is so authorized. The agency annually reviews this policy with board members and officers. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | The governing body of the agency reviewed individual performance measures, agency performance measures, compensation history, the employment contract, and comparable compensation data to determine compensation for the agencys President. The Presidents compensation is approved by the board and the deliberations are documented in writing. There are no other officers or key employees for the agency. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The Agencys governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Additionally, these documents and others are provided to grant makers upon request. |
| General explanation attachment | In the 2023 tax season, Accounting Aid Society, with the help of over 300 highly trained volunteers and staff, filed 16,354 returns for our primary focus area (low-income) and 1,224 returns for our secondary focus area (Limited English Proficiency). Altogether, the agency filed 17,578 returns for low- and moderate-income households, which adds up to $29.9 million in refunds, credits, and savings for clients. The average refund a client received was $1,400, plus $300 savings in commercial tax preparation fees per household. Additionally, Accounting Aid saw a 14.5% increase in tax returns prepared over the 2022 tax season. Clients have a 99% probability of referring friends or family members to Accounting Aid. During the official tax season, we operated over 43 tax sites between the traditional in-person (20 sites), drop-and-go (3 sites), pop-up (19), and completely virtual (1 site) in four counties.We complete tax returns year-round and also help our clients obtain the HomeHeating Credit and complete applications to help Detroit homeowners obtain the Homeowners Property Tax Exemption (HOPE). Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) program continues to help low- and moderate-income individuals resolve disputes with the IRS, and our Accounting Aid Academy helped hundreds of micro and small businesses increase their financial acumen, expand their physical footprint, and become more creditworthy through the one-on-oneconsultation with our bookkeeper and financial analysts. Our numbers continue to rise as we have expanded our services in the city of Detroit and Macomb and Washtenaw Counties. We meet clients where they are through our collaboration with community partners in providing our mobile unit staff to provide services at senior centers and local libraries. We continue to make available remote tax prep and filing services via VITA ACE, which stands for Accessible, Convenient, and Electronic. It was among one of the first totally virtual volunteer income tax assistance programs approved nationally by the IRS, in addition to drop and go for non-in-person services. We extend services to those with limited English proficiency, all Accounting Aid marketing materials were made available in Spanish, Bengali, and Arabic, and bilingual tax preparation services were available at select tax sites. Efforts to ensure our projected numbers for the number of returns for ESL residents included: continued marketing and outreach, bilingual tax preparation services,Accounting Aid Society continues to build on unique ways to meet the organizations mission. The agency has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to our community. Please visit our website and review the 2023 Annual Report to learn more about our mission and impact. |
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