Hands Across Nations

“Some time after filing the 2020 990EZ return for Hands Across Nations (HAN) the Bookkeeper/CPA resigned. The 2020 return filing date had been extended to Nov 15 of 2021. The Bookkeeper/CPA did not complete and file the 2020 return until March 7, 2022. The Bookkeeper/CPA resigned some time after that. This left HAN little time to secure a new CPA. The numerous inquires to find a new CPA were futile as in each case the CPA's we approached were already booked up. Contacting and making appointments with CPA's was time consuming and the deadline of Nov 14 was approaching. As a result, we began to prepare the 2021 990EZ ourselves. This was a daunting task to find, download, read and understand the extensive IRS rules and regulations. We did not feel we had done the process justice when we filed the 2021 return late on Nov 23, 2022. As we prepared for the next year's 2022 990EZ return, we continued to come to an understanding of the rules and regulations and feel we understand how to prepare the 990EZ correctly. We have amended this 2021 return to make sure it correctly reflects the facts. There are notes in Schedule O regarding the various amendments. We are pleased to have the bookkeeping and filing of the 990EZ in good order moving forward. As a note: HAN has a broad community base of individuals supporting it who's contributions each are less than the 2% and accumulate to far above the 33 1/3 % threshold. Thank You”

“Grants to NGO in Uganda Africa for Adult Literacy in 12 prisons, Medical assistance and, education for vulnerable people and lepers.”

“Bank Fees and Curancy Exchange Fees”

“The amount on line 19 reported as "closing net assets or fund balance" at the end of the year 2020 by the former CPA could be a misclassification. All revenue, money, or income coming into Hands Across Nations (HAN) is deposited in the HAN Bank Accounts. All expenditures going out come from the Bank Accounts in the form of an instrument such as a check, by debit card, bank Transfer, or ATM machine. As a result the beginning balance January 1st of HAN bookkeeping should be the same as the the opening balance January 1st of the bank statements. The Dec 31 HAN bookkeeping closing balance should also agree with the Dec 31 closing bank statements. The former CPA/Bookkeeper showed a closing value for Dec 31, 2020 on the 2020 990EZ as $37,049. However, the bank statements shows a closing balance for Dec 31, 2020 as $26,759. The opening bank statement Jan 1, 2021 was $26,759, which is a difference of $10,290. We have shown this as a -$10,290 change in fund balance for this 990EZ 2021 line 20.”