Form 990 Expert?

Bradley M. Kuhn at 2014-03-13T12:51:45Z

At some point in the last 10 years, I became an expert in reading Form 990s. I realized this fully today when reviewing one and automatically knowing what lines on Schedule D to jump to when reconciling discrepancies from the audited financial statement and 990 parts VIII and IX.

BTW, why the hell does Form 990 have to use roman numerals for Part numbers? It drives me nuts and makes me look stupid when discussing them with people because I can't do Roman Numerals in my head. The number of times I've called the functional expenses worksheet "part ex-eye" out loud, much to my embarrassment, is innumerable.

The world switched to arabic numerals because they are better, IRS. Accountants, of all people, should know that.

Roman numerals remain good for exactly one thing: looking nice on the side of buildings when you want to put the year the building was constructed and/or the place was founded.

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I think Arabic numerals are superior even on buildings.

Susan Pinochet at 2014-03-13T15:11:25Z

Roman Numerals are worse and not better and ought be left to those who enjoy studying archaic numeral systems. But:

> I can't do Roman Numerals in my head.

I find really hard to believe.

> The number of times I've called the functional expenses worksheet "part ex-eye" out loud, much to my embarrassment, is innumerable.

For you in roman numerals. :)

Mike Linksvayer at 2014-03-13T17:29:06Z

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If it makes you feel any better, I hate Roman numerals (though I can usually do them in my head). Every time I read them, I'm tempted to read them as letters.

James Dearing 🐲 at 2014-03-13T19:04:10Z

interesting point of view for somebody counting podcasts in hex... ;)

mray INACTIVE at 2014-03-14T00:12:49Z

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