American Legion Auxiliary

“Form 990 part vi line 6 members are veterans or their decendants who agree with the mission of the organization. Form 990 part vi line 7a members elect board of directors form 990 part vi line 11b the organazation reviews the 990 at their meeting following completion of form 990 by tax professional. Form 990 schedule d no depreciation is included on this return. Prior returns reported depreciation however the organization does not have a depreciation schedule. In addition the organization cannot locate any records to substantiate the purchase of any assets. The accountant who prepared the previous years 990 would not provide any depreciation schedules.”

“Our intentions are to be completely compliant however several factors have caused our late filing. We are a small organization whose officers change on a regular basis with little or no information being passed to incoming officers. In addition we have inherited numerous issues from previous officers including missing and stolen documents. We are struggling financially. We could no longer afford our previous accountant's numerous and exorbitant fees. We sought the assistance of h & r block, however, it was already too late to file a timely extension. We gathered the information required to file this return as quickly as possible. We remain committed to fulfilling all irs requiremnents now and in future years.”