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Americans Standing for Simplification of the Estate Tax

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 27-4346306

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 07, 2020

Organization ProfileESTATETAXSIMPLIFICATION.ORG
11411 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852

(301) 881-5268

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

61st percentile

8.1%

Higher net margin than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

28%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Up

$5,374

Up $5,374 from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$5,374

Up $5,640 (+2120%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $266 (-100%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin61st percentile

Revenue

Up

$69,960

Up $15,460 (+28%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$64,320

Down $8,778 (-12%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$5,640

Up $24,238 (+130%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KAssets 2016: $11,522Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $11,5222016Assets 2017: $18,332Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $18,3322017Assets 2018: $0Liabilities 2018: $266Net Assets 2018: -$2662018Assets 2019: $5,374Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $5,3742019Assets 2020: $3,329Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $3,3292020Assets 2021: $4,697Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $4,6972021Assets 2022: $5,509Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $5,5092022Assets 2023: $5,509Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $5,5092023Assets 2024: $5,509Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,5092024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$5,374
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,374
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $79,990Expenses 2016: $71,721Net Income 2016: $8,2692016Revenue 2017: $78,197Expenses 2017: $71,387Net Income 2017: $6,8102017Revenue 2018: $54,500Expenses 2018: $73,098Net Income 2018: -$18,5982018Revenue 2019: $69,960Expenses 2019: $64,320Net Income 2019: $5,6402019Revenue 2020: $57,500Expenses 2020: $59,545Net Income 2020: -$2,0452020Revenue 2021: $37,500Expenses 2021: $36,132Net Income 2021: $1,3682021Revenue 2022: $54,000Expenses 2022: $53,188Net Income 2022: $8122022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $0Net Income 2023: $02023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $0Net Income 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$69,960
Expenses$64,320
Net Income$5,640
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 7, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$69,960
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Americans standing for the simplification of the estate tax (asset) is a coalition that brings together private businesses, family farms, ranchers and individuals who have been advocating for a change to the collection method for the estate tax.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ADVOCACY:ASSET IS WORKING WITH THINK TANKS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOUGHT LEADERS ON CAPITOL HILL TO BRING ABOUT AN OPTION FOR THE ESTATE TAX THAT WILL CHANGE THE DIALOGUE AND PROVIDE FAIRNESS AND PERMANENT RELIEF TO THE ESTATE TAX.$0$64,320
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROBERT SMITHPresidentPT$0--
JAMES W CASHDirector-$0--
GREGG STEINBARTHDirector-$0--
JOHN FITZGERALD JRDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Americans Standing for Simplification
EIN
27-4346306
Phone
3018815268
Address
11411 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852

Signing Officer

Name
Robert Smith
Title
President
Phone
3018815268
Signed
2020-07-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell Pc
Address
7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500, BETHESDA, MD 20814
Preparer
John R Comunale
Phone
3019860600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: cash overdraft. Beg. Of year amount: 266. End of year amount: 0.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,374
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,374
Revenue
$69,960
Expenses
$64,320
Net income
$5,640
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.51$0.00$5.51$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.51$0.00$5.51$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.51$0.00$5.51$54.0$53.2$0.81
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.70$0.00$4.70$37.5$36.1$1.37
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.33$0.00$3.33$57.5$59.5$2.05
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.37$0.00$5.37$70.0$64.3$5.64
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.27$0.27$54.5$73.1$18.6
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.3$0.00$18.3$78.2$71.4$6.81
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.5$0.00$11.5$80.0$71.7$8.27