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PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY AND PROPERTIES QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IS TAXABLE. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE SOCIETY AND PROPERTIES INTERNALLY MONITOR ITS TAX POSITIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ARE UNCERTAIN. A TAX POSITION IS TAKEN IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE POSITION WILL "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND PROPERTIES, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR AN ASSET OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATING AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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