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        <ExplanationTxt>CHERRYLAND IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM SIMILAR STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. ALTHOUGH CHERRYLAND WAS GRANTED AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, SUCH EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO "UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME." SUCH INCOME, PURSUANT TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND RELATED REGULATIONS, INCLUDES INVESTMENT INCOME SUCH AS INTEREST RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN DIRECTLY FROM THE MEMBERSHIP. CHERRYLAND ANALYZES ITS INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS IN THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS, FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CHERRYLAND HAS EVALUATED ITS OPEN INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022. CHERRYLAND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CHERRYLAND DOES NOT EXPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS ("UTB") (E.G. TAX DEDUCTIONS, EXCLUSIONS, OR CREDITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED) TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. CHERRYLAND DOES NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UTBS AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 OR 2021, AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLAIMS FOR SUCH AMOUNTS BY FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES. GENERALLY, CHERRYLAND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2019.</ExplanationTxt>
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