Deborah Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star Inc

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“The Organization's Form 990 and Organizing documents are available upon request.”

“Investment Balance Correction = $308489”

“A paper copy of the 2022 Form 990 was mailed to the Internal Revenue Service Center in Ogden, UT on April 13th, 2024 along with a request for waiver from required e-filing. The reason for a request for waiver from required e-filing was due to a technological constraint. The return preparer's application for EFIN was submitted on April 4, 2024. The application status was "pending review" as of April 15, 2024, the due date of the return. As a result, it was not possible to timely electronically transit the Form 990. Therefore a paper copy of the return was printed and mailed to the Internal Revenue Service. The EFIN application was approved on April 16, 2024. The request for waiver from required e-filing, EFIN application, proof of mailing, and proof of mail acceptance by the Internal Revenue Service are attached.”

“The Organization requests all "failure to file" penalties related to the 2022 Form 990 be abated and forgiven. As stated in the previous disclosure, it was not possible to electronically file the 2022 Form 990 on time because the preparer's EFIN was not approved by the filing deadline. A good faith effort was made to file the return on time, as evidenced by the mailing of a paper copy of the return to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS notified the Organization on August 13th, 2024 that it could not accept a paper copy of the return. The Organization did not receive the correspondence from the IRS until December 29th due to an administrative error. A copy of the correspondence is attached.”