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        <ExplanationTxt>THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS DETERMINED THAT EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE IRS HAS DETERMINED THAT EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. IS NOT A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FORM 990 IS FILED ANNUALLY FOR THE NONTAXABLE PORTION OF INCOME AND A 990T IS FILED ANNUALLY IF REQUIRED. SINCE RELATED EXPENSES EXCEEDED THE INCOME IN 2023, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN ACCRUED FOR THE YEAR. EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. DID NOT PAY TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IN THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021, OR 2020 AND DID NOT RECORD A LIABILITY AT EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE YEAR ENDS FOR THE UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITY. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES REQUIRE THE RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. SINCE TAX MATTERS ARE SUBJECT TO SOME DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.'S TAX RETURNS WILL NOT BE CHALLENGED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND THAT EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL TAX, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHALLENGE. GENERALLY, EAST TEXAS SUPPORT SERVICE, INC. TAX RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE FOR REVEIW BY THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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