Re: Do they know anything about business?
Esaajr (Shiny Penny to BSDA Posters) Sun Jul 6, 2008 7:57 pm
Fran (whoever she or he is) constantly is throwing out these charges, and despite the fact that her analysis has been shown to be faulty...she persists.
It seems she has a small following that believes every utterance she makes. But I can assure you...that after a cursory analysis of her statements - she is either unable to ascertain the facts, does not make a comprehensive study to determine all the facts or is intentionally trying to mislead.
I refer you back to a post I made on BSDA over a year ago - detailing the fallacies and faultiness of her analysis of just one of 3ABN's 990s. If she is this far off the mark in this one case, there is no reason to believe that any of her other analysis would stand up to scrutiny.
Response to Fran's inaccurate analysis of one 990.
The fact that the IRS has found nothing worth pursuing at 3ABN is further evidence that Fran's analysis is not worthy to be relied upon.
Many thanks to Ian for starting up this group to defend/support 3ABN. A forum where support for 3ABN can be discussed without ridicule has been long over due. (It astonishes me that over at ATalk the sub-heading on the 3ABN category is "For respectfully discussing any issues and concerns pertaining to 3ABN." Some posters are disrespectful and seemingly encouraged to be so or at least not discouraged from being so).
This 3ABN Defended post has me really praying.
1. Why was my “faulty analysis” not cited?
2. Why would you only direct them to your erroneous statements?
3. Why didn't you direct them to read my answers to your statements?
4. Posting only part of the whole is misleading and not honest.
5. Why have been unfair accusing me of something that is not true?
6. Why would you do that?
7. Are you receiving some reward for your efforts; what could that be?
8. I replied to your post; why did you not give a link to those answers?
9. I believe this dishonest since you failed to show not only what I said, but my reply to your post!
10. Are you afraid for people to read the facts?
11. Are you are afraid of the WHOLE topic since only pointing to your previous post?
12. I find you 3ABN Defended post to be very narcissistic. (ME; ME; ME!)
13. There is no official word that the IRS Investigation is over. Where is it?
Because you have set out with this post to deceive, I will bring to the front what really was said. This also gives me the opportunity to bring these documented facts up front for all to see. Remember, don’t bait me, I could just bite back.
This is my post, showing what you said I have no understanding of. I will let the readers decide.
http://www.blacksda.com/forums/index.php?s=2c468e18afc3b399355bb71c8f718c7d&showtopic=13308&st=75&p=194088&#entry194088
Fran May 4 2007, 12:22 AM Post # 84
http://www.revenue.state.il.us/legalinformation/hearings/pt/pt04-1.pdf
This is link to the IL vs. 3ABN Property Tax lawsuit. This comes from page 17. # 61.
61. The Independent Auditor’s Reports for 2000 and 2001 state:
Downlink equipment acquired by gift is not recorded in the financial statements. In our opinion, generally accepted accounting principles require that such donated property be recorded at its fair value at the date of receipt. It was not practicable to determine the effects of the unrecorded equipment on the financial statements,
In connection with the recording of real estate revocable trusts, the fair values of the trusts were based on internal estimates performed by the organization. We were unable to obtain sufficient evidential matter in connection with the estimates of fair value.14 (Applicant’s Ex. Nos. 14, & 15)
Then read the footnotes #14 & #15 at the bottom of page 17.
14 The financial report for 2000 contains additional concerns found by the independent auditors.
15 Applicant’s financial reports raise additional questions and concerns. For example, the unrecorded contribution revenue related to charitable gift annuity agreements were not recorded in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. The “related party transactions” were acknowledged without identifying the parties. The notes refer to “split interest agreements,” where applicant received the assets funding the trusts and applicant is to pay certain amounts for specified periods of time to the donors. There is nothing in the record to identify the donors or the assets. None of the trust agreements were supplied. (Applicant’s Ex. Nos. 14, 15)
More...
Fran Said...
http://www.save-3abn.com/3abn-form-990s.htm
Choose the 2001 Form 990. An Adobe document will appear (All Documents cited here are in PDF format. Save them to your hard drive for future reference) Go to page 17 of this document.
Read Statement #2 . This is where the $ 2,451,034 in Trust Fund information is found. It also includes the $14,282.00 of other ministries money being posted to 3ABN Income. Also they had not declared $13,862 in gains on certain Marketable Securities. Oops.
Open the 2002 Form 990 and go to page 13 and read statement #2 again.
Trust Funds not posted in the amount of $ 1,708,918.00
The other entries are relevant too, but I need further information.
How do I know these numbers deal with Trust Funds? The auditors told us! Refer back to footnote 15 page 17 of the Lawsuit.
The auditor's answer that by telling us the Split Interest Agreements deal with Trust Funds. Just by reading the IRS Form 990's you can't tell what Split Interest Agreements are! However, the auditors informed us as to what it was.
The other concern is that 3ABN is not following Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, GAAP. This raised the eyes of the auditors, as it should have. It certainly raised mine!
A Corporation should have copies of every major accounting publication. Many are provided. The Journal of Accountancy covers new Accounting practices that keeps up with all of the new technologies that will affect Accounts and Accounting. It will also let you know about important publications. It also has lots of FASB's. (OK, so I am a sick woman!) An updated GAAP book is published every year.
Read these documents through different eyes. This Lawsuit is full of information that has NOTHING TO DO WITH PROPERTY TAX at all! Keep your eyes open. The auditors are probably talking about their findings!
Find how many times you read that the auditors were not provided information. Take note of those instances and ask yourself, "Why didn't they provide this requested information?"
Read the reports and ask your shelf, "Why?"
The information provided here comes from the IL vs. 3ABN Property Tax Lawsuit and the IRS Form 990's for 2001-2005.
The link to the lawsuit is at the beginning of this post.
The links to the Form 990's are at http://save-3ABN.com
On the left column click the title Danny Shelton
Select Financial Allegations
Select Form 990's
This will get you to the IRS Form 990's. Remember, Documentation, Documentation, and Documentation.
More to come... It will take me a few more minutes. Stand by.