Habitat for Humanity

“Paterson habitat for humanity, inc. Maintains escrow and security deposits on behlaf of homeowners. These accounts are used to collect homeowner deposits to be used to pay escrow expenses and for the payment of maintenance expenses on property that share common facilities.”

“The organization is a not-for-profit organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to section 501(a) of the code. The organization is also exempt under title 15 of the state of new jersey, corporations and organizations not-for-profit act. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes has been presented in the accompanying financial statements. The organization follows the provisions of fasb asc income taxes. The standard prescribes a minimum recognition threshold and measurement methodology that a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance for derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition as they relate to those tax positions. The organization does not expect a significant increase or decrease to the total amounts of unrecognized tax positions during the year ended december 31, 2024. However, the organization is subject to regular audit by tax authorities, including a review of its nonprofit status which management believes would be upheld upon examination. The organization believes that it has appropriate support for the positions taken on its tax returns. Nonetheless, the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. As required by law, the organization files informational returns in the united states federal and new jersey state jurisdictions. The organization is subject to income tax examinations for returns within the statutory periods established by the respective jurisdictions.”