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VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU (EIN 20-5199890)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201703199349317575
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-15T18:05:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941553366PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VOLLMER DANIEL GAEBE & GROVELLP CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 WILLOW PLAZA SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93291ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205199890EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISALIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5593340141PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2734AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93279ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT LEEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5593340141PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonD WILLIAM HITCHMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01580971PTIN
Phone5597331051PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.165.148.141IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-06IPDt
IP Tm11:39:58IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id98A1559801B92C3654E815D6625FA7500BED4E08AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdABAC92EB858C64CDAFB9E37B98AF89325AD80090AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCARRIE GROOVERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2734AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93279ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$331,437GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VISITVISALIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE CITY OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR CONVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$294,995PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$305,930CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$23,497PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$25,500CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$318,500PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$331,437CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$136,496PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$136,680CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$144,100PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$135,211CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$280,596PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$271,891CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$37,904PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$59,546CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$149,741TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$247,850TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$38,563TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$149,741NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$209,287NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO SERVE AS THE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF VISALIA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$192,808ExpenseAmt
Grant$295,000GrantAmt
DescPROMOTION OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR MULTIPLE DAY CONVENTIONSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$22,514ExpenseAmt
Revenue$25,507RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTIONAL COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION SERVICES TO CONFERENCES AND EVENTS HELD IN VISALIADesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$24,236ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTION OF VISALIA AS A MULTI-DAY TOURISM DESTINATION TO IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE TRAVELERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$21,549ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTION OF VISALIA THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN LOOP.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$21,549TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$261,107TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT LEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5597134004PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 E ACEQUIAAddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93291ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SAMANTHA RUMMAGE MATHIAS
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE GROOVER
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANIL CHAGON
BOARD VICE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON HENSLEY
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY SHUKLIAN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MCKELLAR
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN ONETO
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK TICHEN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER SODHY
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD FEDER
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LEE
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER HURICK
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM SCIACCA
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELLY ELLIS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE SA
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE CAVIGLA
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$10,930MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$295,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$305,930TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING & TRADE SH561000$21,003$21,003
FAN FEST561000$2,250$2,250
COMMISSIONS & FEES561000$2,247$2,247
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$25,500TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$331,437TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,507RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,893TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,029TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,479TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,439TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,299TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,589TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$770TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,714TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,810TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,034TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
WEBSITE & COMPUTER EXPE$12,219
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$7,150
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION$5,247
TELEPHONE$3,021

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,919TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,891TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,712BOYAmt
EOY$221,059EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,029BOYAmt
EOY$25,036EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,755EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,741BOYAmt
EOY$247,850EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$7,063EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$31,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$38,563EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,741BOYAmt
EOY$209,287EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,741BOYAmt
EOY$209,287EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,741BOYAmt
EOY$247,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$59,546ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER IN DRAFT FORM PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT 100 WILLOW PLAZA, SUITE 400, VISALIA, CA 93291.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON FORMATION ON JULY 7, 2006, AND A COPY OF IT IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1:THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS OVERALL ACCOUNTING METHOD FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL.