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        <ExplanationTxt>The Club follows authoritative guidance relating to uncertainty in income taxes. This guidance requires entities to assess their tax positions for the likelihood that they would be overturned upon Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examination or upon examination by state taxing authorities. In accordance with this guidance, The Club has assessed its tax positions and determined that it does not have any positions at December 31, 2015, that it would be unable to substantiate. Under statute, The Club is subject to IRS and state taxing authority review for tax years 2012 through 2014. The Club has filed tax returns through 2014.</ExplanationTxt>
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