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        <ExplanationTxt>.Calendar year 2017 is the intial year for the special care trustFernwood Cemetery Special Care Trust FEIN# 20-6669785Tax Exemption came into effective in December 2016.All activities (income, gains, and deductible expenses, losses) pertaining to prior years (before 01/01/2017) were properly reported as taxable activities on Form 1120 Schedule M-1 of the Consolidated Hollywood Forever Inc (FEIN# 95-4681609) includingactivities pertaining to month of December 2016.</ExplanationTxt>
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