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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED ASC TOPIC 740 (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES), WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED NI THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE GUIDANCE ON ASC TOPIC 740 ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE EFFECTS OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS PRONOUNCEMENT TO BE INSIGNIFICANT, THEREFORE NO ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND NO FURTHER DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.</ExplanationTxt>
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