Senate Presidents' Forum Inc

“The organization's federal form 990 was provided to the treasurer of the board of directors for review. The executive director has the responsibility to oversee and coordinate the form 990 preparation, review and filing process. As part of the tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional cpa firm with experience and expertise in not-for-profit tax return preparation to prepare the federal form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the organization's executive director to obtain the information needed to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The cpa firm prepared a draft federal form 990 and furnished it to the organization's executive director and treasurer for their review. The executive director and treasurer reviewed the draft federal form 990 and discussed questions and comments with the cpa firm. Revisions were made to the draft federal form 990 where necessary and a final draft was furnished by the cpa firm to the organization's executive director for final review and approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“Compensation paid to the organization's executive director, rose ann swan, is discussed and determined by the board of directors, taking into account compensation of comparable positions.”

“The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed either through the state of new jersey department of the treasury or at the organization's office.”

“An independent cpa firm audited the financial statements of the taxpayer for the years ended december 31, 2018 and 2017; respectively. An unmodified opinion was issued by an independent cpa firm for each year. The organization's board of directors assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit and the selection of its independent auditor.”