Walnut Creek Historical Society

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed bythe organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Members of the board of directors review all potential conflicts of interest periodically. All personnel and board members are required to disclose (inwriting) potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. Loans between theorganization and members of management and the board are strictly prohibited. Theorganization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts (in fact or appearance) are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.”

“Members of the board of directors review the compensation of the organization's employees periodically in accordance with irs rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with irs guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements and other legalfilings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection bytax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually towww.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available for a physical inspection at the organization's office in walnut creek, california.”

“Adjustments to correct balances from prior year = -$35114”

“Walnut Creek Historical Society has marked the box that they have been using the cash method on the tax return previously. The organization uses accrual method accounting for their books, and the reporting on the tax return has been a partial accrual method, so we are correcting the box to show the correct accounting method. Multiple corrections have been made to the balance sheet accounts in the current year resulting in an adjustment for prior years.”