- July 20, 2018Three executives of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT) announced in May they have purchased the internet and phone provider from its…
- January 16, 2018Cooperatives provide high-speed broadband services in metropolitan and rural areas throughout the country. So they should pay attention to the…
- December 1, 2017The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month the recipients of over $200 million in loans and grants…
- July 29, 2016Most Americans have multiple high-speed wireless choices when it comes to Internet access but many residents living in the less-populated,…
- June 15, 2015Dave Osborn, CEO of Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., explains why lawmakers need to update the USF to account for the…
- September 19, 2014To view this AHC Cooperative Tax Brief as a PDF, click here. The IRS has rejected an organization’s application for…
- August 31, 2013Who is entitled to vote as a cooperative member when a facility is composed of separately metered units? Does it…
- July 29, 2013The Federal Highway Administration issued an interpretation of 23 U.S.C. Section 313(g) to apply the Buy America Requirement to utility…
- March 30, 2013Cooperatives have been given conflicting guidance from the IRS concerning the proper treatment of discounting of capital credits. Specifically, some…
- December 21, 2012The Service recently denied exemption to an organization that sought exemption under Section 501(c)(12) as a mutual ditch and irrigation…
- August 7, 2012Earlier this past July, the Texas Court of Appeals ruled on important aspects of the cooperative lawsuit concerning Denton County…
- August 4, 2012In the latest cooperative tax ruling, the Service ruled that a cooperative’s (“Cooperative”) gain on sale of stock in corporations…
- April 10, 2012In the latest Cooperative Tax Brief, C&A Attorney David Cook discusses a recent ruling by the Service that an international…
- March 24, 2012The latest Cooperative Tax Brief discusses a recent technical advice memorandum concerning the Member Income Test for Telephone Cooperatives. The Service…
- November 4, 2011The latest Cooperative Taxation Brief discusses the Internal Revenue Service's recent private letter ruling that confirms its long-held stance on…
- September 26, 2011Mergers of electric cooperatives are nothing new. Over the years, several mergers have occurred, mostly for the purpose of consolidating…
