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FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 06-1549937)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-22
IRS object ID
202611129349101101
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-04-22T15:55:52-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN743073387PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP068255446ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061549937EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOC LLCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFERGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033672022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE RM/STE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06825ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRISTIN A FERGUSON WACKERMANPersonNm
Person TitleSEC./DIR.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2033672022PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK M WYNNICK CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00360459PTIN
Phone2033672022PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-20PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$7,119,834FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$1,918InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$1,918InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$171,247DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$171,247DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$315,634NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$667,450GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$397,664CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$488,799TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$570,829TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$5,925AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$5,925AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$7,475OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$7,475OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$5,179TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$21TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$35OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$35OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$18,614TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,496TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,960TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$352,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$352,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$370,614TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,496TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$357,960TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,185ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$563,333NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$157,006SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$365,527SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$365,527SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,593,020CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$2,502,113CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$6,753,736CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets EOY$571OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$571OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,750,026TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,868,211TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$7,119,834TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$2,750,026RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$2,868,211RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,750,026TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,868,211TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,750,026TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,868,211TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,750,026TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,185ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,868,211SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,868,211TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
2,000 SHS GATX CORPD2002-12-022025-11-04$306,319$49,020$257,299$257,299
JPM 3003 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$21,867$23,263-$1,396-$1,396
JPM 3003 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$97,968$70,033$27,935$27,935
JPM 6004 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$51,515$54,447-$2,932-$2,932
JPM 6004 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$96,069$72,132$23,937$23,937
JPM 6004 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$817$891-$74-$74
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$397,664CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$4,328NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$7,830InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$7,830SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$7,830TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,800EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,800TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$4,030TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCTOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2033672022PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06825ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CAROL J FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825PRES./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
KRISTIN A FERGUSON WACKERMAN
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825SEC./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
BRIAN C FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825TREAS./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
RONALD E FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
JAMES A WACKERMAN
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
CATHY FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$7,094,232AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$241,794AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$7,336,026TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$7,336,026AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$110,040CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$7,225,986NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$361,299MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$361,299MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$7,830TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$7,830TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$353,469DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$353,469DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$353,469DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$357,960ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$357,960QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$353,469DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$351,977UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$357,960QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$351,977AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$5,983AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$347,486UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerCAROL J FERGUSONContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerRONALD E FERGUSONContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY
500 STATE STREETBRIDGEPORTCT06602PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$10,000
BRIDGEPORT HOSP FRIENDS OF PEDIATR
267 GRANT STREETBRIDGEPORTCT06610PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$5,000
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
301 MARKET STREETLEWISBURGPA17837PCANNUAL & SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS$45,000SUITE 2
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TRUST
1 AUTUMN STREETBOSTONMA02215PCEPILEPSY RES., EDUC'L, & GEN'L FUNDS$20,000
COMFORT ZONE CAMP
6606 WEST BROAD STREETRICHMONDVA23230PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$17,000SUITE 401
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
PO BOX 849168BOSTONMA022849168PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$59,000
FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY
70 SANFORD STREETFAIRFIELDCT06824PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$50,000
FRIENDS OF KAREN
118 TITICUS ROADNORTH SALEMNY10560PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$20,000
GREENFIELD HILL CONG CHURCH
1045 OLD ACADEMY ROADFAIRFIELDCT06824PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$15,000
HARBOR HOUSE OF ROCHESTER
89 ROSSITER ROADROCHESTERNY14620PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$17,500
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUND
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARSLOS ANGELESCA90067PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$35,000SUITE 1100
LAKE RESCUE ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 72LUDLOWVT05149PCMILFOIL ELIMINATION IN ROUND POND$35,000
SHADOW WOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
24600 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAILBONITA SPRINGSFL34134PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$18,500SUITE 212
THE TELLING ROOM
225 COMMERCIAL STREETPORTLANDME04101PCGEN'L PURPOSE FUND$5,000SUITE 201
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$352,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,918ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$171,247ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$315,634ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$488,799ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$488,799TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$5,925Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$5,925DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (3 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE Q...6002$1,820,642$5,714,836
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE N...3003$341,284$518,525
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE F...6004$340,187$520,375

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDIVIDEND RECEIVABLEDesc
EOY Book Value$571EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$571EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
OVERDRAFT FEE$35$35

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
ADVISORY FEES N...3003$3,720$3,720
ADVISORY FEES F...6004$3,755$3,755

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
2024 FORM 990-PF BALANCE DUE$1,358
2025 FORM 990-PF ESTIMATES$3,800
FOREIGN INCOME TAX WITH. (JPM 30$11$11
FOREIGN INCOME TAX WITH. (JPM 60$10$10