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TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE (EIN 45-0702828)
Tax period
2012-03-01 to 2013-02-28
Filed
2013-10-09
IRS object ID
201332829349300618
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)
Timestamp2013-10-09T11:02:59-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-02-28TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043728817EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16390 MAIN STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityWILLIAMSVILLECity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14221ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-03-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450702828EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlTAXPNameControl
Phone7032290254Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1108 N ALFRED STREET LOWER LEVERAddressLine1
CityALEXANDRIACity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22314ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAVID WILLIAMSName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone7032290254Phone
Date Signed2013-10-08DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL B DOLAN CPAName
PTINP00141357PTIN
Phone7166331373Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAVID WILLIAMSNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1108 N ALFRED STREET LOWER LEVERAddressLine1
CityALEXANDRIACity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22314ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1600056GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.PROTECTINGTAXPAYERS.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2011YearFormation
State Legal DomicileVAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE (TPA) IS A NONPROFIT NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THROUGH RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY. TPA, THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF TAXPAYERS WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY CONDUCTING ORIGINAL STUDIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, AND ISSUE ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND OFFER REAL SOLUTIONS TO RUNAWAY DEFICITS AND DEBT.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members2NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers2TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year146250ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year1600056ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year0ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year0InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year146250TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year1600056TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year115822OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year1516121OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year115822TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year1516121TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year30428RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY83935RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY30428TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY114363TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY30428NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY114363NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTHE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE (TPA) IS A NONPROFIT NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THROUGH RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY. TPA, THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF TAXPAYERS WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY CONDUCTING ORIGINAL STUDIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, AND ISSUE ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND OFFER REAL SOLUTIONS TO RUNAWAY DEFICITS AND DEBT.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense1470443Expense
DescriptionINCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY PERFORMING ORIGINAL STUDIES AND REPORTS ON WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, APPROPRIATIONS AND REGULATIONS. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS ISSUE ADVOCACY ADVERTISING, OPINION EDITORIALS, LETTERS AND SPEECHES WHICH STRIVE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HARM OF EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEFICT AND DEBT.Description
Total Program Service Expense1470443TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax1SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip0ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest0ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction0PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization0BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member0BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp1OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With109620NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions1NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure1NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members3NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members2NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties1DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDAVID WILLIAMSNamePerson
Telephone Number7032290254TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1108 N ALFRED STREET LOWER LEVELAddressLine1
CityALEXANDRIACity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22314ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID WILLIAMS
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR40.00XX000
BARRY BENNETT
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1.00XX000
STEPHEN DEMAURA
TREASURER/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1.00XX000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org0TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/CityStateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCodeDescription Of ServicesDescriptionOfServicesCompensationCompensation
MENTZER MEDIA
600 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE SUITE 306TOWSONMD21204MARKETING & MEDIA PLACEMENT1083150
DIRECT RESPONSE LLC
2340 E BEARDSLEY ROAD SUITE 100PHOENIXAZ85024PRINTING & PRODUCTION140902
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K2NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions1600056AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions1600056TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1600056TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total96000Total
Program Services76800ProgramServices
Management And General19200ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total14721Total
Program Services14721ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1000Total
Program Services800ProgramServices
Management And General200ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total128250Total
Program Services105245ProgramServices
Management And General23005ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1505Total
Program Services1204ProgramServices
Management And General301ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8086Total
Program Services6469ProgramServices
Management And General1617ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total14189Total
Program Services14189ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3728Total
Program Services2983ProgramServices
Management And General745ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
MEDIA SVCS./PLACEMENT10925271092527
POSTAGE AND PRODUCTION143134143134
MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES1237112371
REGISTRATION FEES610610

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1516121Total
Program Services1470443ProgramServices
Management And General45678ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30428BOY
EOY114363EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30428BOY
EOY114363EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30428BOY
EOY114363EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30428BOY
EOY114363EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30428BOY
EOY114363EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses83935ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct1SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying1OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDAVID WILLIAMSNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipPRESIDENTRelationship
Amount Of Transaction96000AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionDAVID WILLIAMS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE AND OWNS MLM CONSULTING, LLC. PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO MLM CONSULTING, LLC AS COMPENSATION FOR DAVID WILLIAMS SERIVCES AS PRESIDENT OF THE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE (TPA) HAS GIVEN CONTROL OF THE MANAGEMENT DUTIES AND DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO MLM CONSULTING, LLC (MLM). MLM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION AND WORK TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF TPA. THE PRESIDENT OF TPA DAVID WILLILAMS IS THE SOLE OWNER OF MLM CONSULTING, LLC. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES TO MLM IS AGREED UPON WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A YEARLY BASIS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2013 THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO MLM CONSULTING, LLC WAS $96,000. MLM CONSULTING, LLC PAID DAVID WILLIAMS A SALARY OF $49,800 IN 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS ALSO REVIEWED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ATTORNEY BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND THE LAST TWO FORM 990'S. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE COPIES OF ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS THAT WERE EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS BUT NOT OTHER DOCUMENTS OR POLICIES.