2019-09-20T15:12:53-07:00 2018-06-30 822492923 NC PTOs & Booster Clubs Association 541 Burrington Ct Gastonia NC 28054 990EZ 2017-07-01 270973993 NCS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB NCSA 9196262300 PO BOX 2618 SMITHFIELD NC 27577 Lena Smith President 7044731931 2019-09-21 1 Scott D Alexander CPA P00922506 7044731931 2019-09-20 X 152.26.197.39 2017 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z X X www.neusecharterschool.org/athletic-boosters.html X X 178141 X 7182 33550 11307 0 0 0 0 0 123065 79176 43889 0 0 0 3037 98965 0 0 0 31575 0 0 80368 111943 -12978 14863 0 1885 14863 1885 0 0 0 0 14863 1885 0 0 14863 1885 The NCS Athletic Booster Club is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of assisting in and enhancing the athletic programs sponsored by the Neuse Charter School. The Athletic Booster Club shall strive to indirectly enhance the educational environment of all NCS students by supporting and supplementing the school's athletic department budget when and where necessary. Programs to maintain athletic facilities, assist in the training of coaches and players and add to the recognition of athletic achievements for Neuse Charter School. 0 103922 103922 Lena Smith President 10 0 0 0 Eric Brownlee Vice President 10 0 0 0 Cindy Marshall Secretary 10 0 0 0 Cindy Register Treasurer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB PO BOX 2618 SMITHFIELD NC 27577 9196262300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 28592 30696 47248 37675 7182 151393 0 0 0 0 11307 11307 28592 30696 47248 37675 18489 162700 162700 5226 5226 5226 0 0 0 0 5226 3037 3037 33818 30696 47248 37675 21526 170963 0.95167 0.9667 0.03057 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Refunds - $1,907; Other Income - $1,130 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Refunds;1907|Other Income;1130^Total;3037^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Cost of Games;30473|Bank Charges;605|Travel;1669|Team Equipment and Uniforms;16161|Dues;798|Insurance General Liability;450|Office Expenses and Supplies;2052|Sports Camps;17973|Miscellaneous;1947|Sports Awards;3955|Coaches Training;3785|Licenses;500^Total;80368^ The organization believes it has reasonable cause for filing late and is requesting that the IRS abate the late-filing penalties. We keep computerized accounting records and filed financial reports with the school each year. We thought that by doing so, we were in compliance with the law and believed we were acting responsibly. The prior year board had no knowledge of the requirement to file Form 990EZ. Our volunteer board of directors is made up of parents of students at the high school and no one has any experience with tax matters regarding tax-exempt non-profit organizations. In the spring of 2019, a new president of the board was elected. The new president looked into hiring a CPA to ensure that everything was being appropriately reported and filed by the booster club. The CPA looked on the IRS website to see if we had filed our Form 990EZ's. It was then that we learned of the requirement to submit Form 990EZ each year and that we had missed the deadline for the 2017 return. Right away, we had the CPA prepare our 2017 Form 990-EZ. No extension of time to file Form 990-EZ was requested because we were not aware of the requirement to file the return. We believe we have reasonable cause for filing late because we are a small all-volunteer membership organization and honestly did not know about the requirement to file Form 990EZ. As soon as we discovered our error, we immediately prepared and filed the return before being notified by the IRS that it was late, thereby demonstrating that we are acted responsibly and in good faith. We believe this demonstrates that we did not willfully neglect our filing requirement. To prevent future late filings, we have hired a CPA who will take the responsibility of making sure our Form 990EZ is filed accurately and on time. All new board members are educated on all the annual filing requirements that pertain to the organization. We respectfully request that the IRS abate all assessed penalties and interest related to our 2017 Form 990-EZ.