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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | NEED ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. NEED'S IRS FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW FOR THREE YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE FILED. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE CONTROLLER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND WILL ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS TO THE PREPARER. THE CONTROLLER WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ANY CHANGES OR QUESTIONS BY A SET DEADLINE. ONCE QUESTIONS AND CHANGES ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ANY CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | COMPENSATION IS SET FOR MANAGEMENT BY THE BOARD. ANNUAL REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. WAGES ARE SET BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA SUCH AS COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF PITTSBURGH. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ANNUAL REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. WAGES ARE SET BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA SUCH AS COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF PITTSBURGH. |
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