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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CENTER WAS ORGANIZED BY THE LANCASTER LODGE OF PERFECTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(2) OF THE IRS CODE AND CONSEQUENTLY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX FILINGS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATIN BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURNS AND FOR AN UNLIMITED TIME BY STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS FILED</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED AT THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <ExplanationTxt>OFTHE ORGANIZATION HAD A SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP AND IN THAT SHIFT THE FILING OF FORM 990 WAS NOT ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE OVERSIGHT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL AND THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT INTEND TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT. THE TAXPAYER RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE LATE FILING PENALTY BE ABATED BASED ON THE TAXPAYER'S HISTORY OF TIMELY FILING COMPLIANCE UNDER THE FIRST-TIME PENALTY ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER. THE IRS HAS NOT ASSESSED PENALTIES IN ANY AMOUNT TO MASONIC CENTER OF LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. MASONIC CENTER OF LANCASTER COUNTY HAS FILED ALL REQUIRED TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, MASONIC CENTER OF LANCASTER COUNTY QUALIFIES FOR THE FIRST-TIME PENALTY ABATEMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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