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SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS INCORPORATED (EIN 56-0809169)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2013-12-19
IRS object ID
201323539349300112
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-12-19T11:24:54-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL L BALL CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 OLD DAWSON VILLAGE RD STE 120AddressLine1
CityDAWSONVILLECity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30534ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560809169EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSOUTNameControl
Phone7063441212Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1139 PROMINENCE COURT STE 110AddressLine1
CityDAWSONVILLECity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30534ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAVID RUPPENICKERName
TitleEXEC VPTitle
Date Signed2013-12-17DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL BALLName
PTINP00631784PTIN
Phone7062167430Phone
Date Prepared2013-12-06DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAVID RUPPENICKERNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1139 PROMINENCE COURT STE 110AddressLine1
CityDAWSONVILLECity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30534ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts572222GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture

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StateGAState
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$2,400ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Management And General136242ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total11585Total
Management And General11585ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total463538Total
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY419403BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis233206LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec125591LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY119200BOY
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis131525InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
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Book Value96028BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings107615TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

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ExplanationSALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEARExplanation

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Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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StateGAState
ZIP Code30534ZIPCode
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StateGAState
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Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
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Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiestrueSharingOfFacilities
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Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg