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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR WAS ORGANIZED IN 1927 AS AN ASSOCIATION TO ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE BY THE WXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK AND FARM PRODUCTS. SINCE 1993, THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN MEMORY OF DECEASED DIRECTORS AND DESEASED SOUSES OF DIRECTORS. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR, HELD EACH OCTOBER.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BRANDON LUEDKE DON LUEDKE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER BRANDON LUEDKE WILLAM PESCHEL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER-IN-LAW CHARLIE KRUEGER HEATHER KRUEGER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DAUGHTER DAN DIEZI JACOB DIEZI IV DIRECTOR DIRECTOR COUSIN DAVID BARTAY MEGAN BARTAY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER DON LUEDKE BRANDON LUEDKE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SON GAVIN GIEBEL GREG GIEBEL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER GREG GIEBEL GAVIN GIEBEL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SON HEATHER KRUEGER CHARLIE KRUEGER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER JACOB DIEZI, IV DAN DIEZI DIRECTOR DIRECTOR COUSIN JAMES HERRMANN ROBERT WINKELMANN DIRECTOR PRESIDENT BROTHER-IN-LAW MEGAN BARTAY DAVID BARTAY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DAUGHTER ROBERT WINKELMANN JAMES HERRMANN PRESIDENT DIRECTOR BROTHER-IN-LAW WILLIAM PESCHEL BRANDON LUEDKE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SON-IN-LAW</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>TAX RETURNS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL BOARD FOR REVIEW, PROVIDED THE RETURNS ARE RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER BEFORE THE FILING DUE DATE. IF THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL, THEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CONSTITUTION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL BOARD AND REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE A TIMELY FILING. IN THIS SITUATION, THE APPROVED RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE FIRST GENERAL MEETING FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. THE QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINS QUESTIONS THAT, IF ANSWERED CORRECTLY, WILL DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AWARDS 92,076 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 79,763 0 0 CONCESSIONS 69,444 0 0 UTILITIES 41,023 13,675 0 RENTALS 53,320 0 0 REPAIRS &amp; MAINTENANCE 41,157 0 0 MERCHANDISE 21,207 0 0 CONVENTIONS &amp; WORKSHOPS 16,267 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 8,017 0 0 SALES TAX 3,354 0 0 TELEPHONE &amp; FAX 0 3,173 0 POSTAGE &amp; DELIVERY 2,099 0 0 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1,680 0 0 LICENSES &amp; PERMITS 868 0 0 DUES &amp; SUBSCRIPTIONS 570 0 0 DONATIONS 250 0 0 BANK CHARGES 132 0 0 TOTAL 431,227 16,848 0</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 3 NONTAXABLE INCOME - ERC REFUND 5,750 ADJUST PY A/P 700 ROUNDING DIFFERENCE - A/D 0 TOTAL 6,453</ExplanationTxt>
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