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        <ExplanationTxt>PART I, LINES 5 AND 15 PART V, LINES 1 AND 2 PART IX, LINES 7 AND 10 THE ORGANIZATION SHARES STAFF AND CERTAIN OTHER EXPENSES WITH CONSERVATION COLORADO, AN IRC SECTION 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION, PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN COST-SHARING AGREEMENT. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, CONSERVATION COLORADO EMPLOYEES CONDUCT ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES CONSERVATION COLORADO FOR ALL ASSOCIATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE ALLOCABLE SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT TAXES. CONSERVATION COLORADO PAYS ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT TAXES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, AND ISSUES THE RELEVANT IRS FORMS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART XIII 2C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE AUDIT SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESS.</ExplanationTxt>
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