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Form 1028

(Rev. September 2006)

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Application for Recognition of Exemption

Under Section 521 of the Internal Revenue Code 

For the use of farmers', fruit growers', or like associations applying for recognition of 

exemption as cooperatives. 

▶ See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0058

If your organization does not have an organizing document, do not file this application. Every organization must furnish all the information specified 

on the form and in the instructions. An attachment may be used if more space is needed for any item. If the required information and appropriate 

documents are not submitted along with Form 8718 (with payment of the appropriate user fee), the application may be returned to you. 

Part I Identification 

1a Full name of organization (See instructions.) b Employer identification number (See

instructions.) 

2a Number, street, and room or suite no. (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) 

 b City or town, county, state, and ZIP code 

3 Name and telephone number (including area code) of person to be 

 contacted during business hours 

4 Date incorporated or formed 

5 Month the annual accounting period ends 

6 a Has the organization filed Federal income tax returns? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “Yes,” state the form numbers, years filed, and Internal Revenue office where filed ▶

Part II Type of Entity and Organizational Documents (See instructions)

Check the applicable entity box below and attach a conformed copy of the organizing and operational documents listed. 

Corporation—Articles of Incorporation, bylaws

Other—Constitution or Articles of Association, bylaws

Part III Activities and Operational Information

1 Number of shares of each class of capital stock currently outstanding, if any, the value of the consideration for which issued, 

and the rate of dividend paid: Shares Amount Rate of Dividend 

a Preferred stock (voting) . . . . . . . . . . 1a 

b Preferred stock (nonvoting) . . . . . . . . . 1b 

c Common stock (voting) . . . . . . . . . . 1c 

d Common stock (nonvoting) . . . . . . . . . 1d 

2 Number of shares of capital stock (other than nonvoting preferred) owned by: 

a Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2a 

b Nonproducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b 

c Current and active producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c 

d Total number of shares—Add lines 2a and 2b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d 

e Percentage owned by current and active producers—Divide line 2c by line 2d . . . . . . . 2e % 

3 What provision is made for retiring the voting stock held by a nonproducer? 

4 Describe who is accorded voting rights in the cooperative and how many votes one person may have. If a person may be 

entitled to more than one vote, explain in detail how voting rights are acquired. 

5 Legal rate of interest in the state where the association is located . . . . . . . . . . . ▶

Please 

Sign 

Here 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I am authorized to sign this application on behalf of the above organization; and I have examined this application,

including the accompanying statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct, and complete. (See General Instruction “C.”) 

▲

(Signature) (Title or authority of signer) (Date) 

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Part III Activities and Operational Information (Continued)

6 If the association issues any nonvoting preferred stock, explain whether the owners, upon dissolution or liquidation, may 

participate in the profits of the association beyond fixed dividends. 

7a Does state law require the accumulation and maintenance of reserves? . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “Yes,” state the names and purposes of the reserves and enter the amount of each: Amount 

8 a Does the association maintain or plan to maintain any reserve or reserves other than those required by 

state law? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “Yes,” state the names and purposes of the reserves and enter the amount of each: Amount 

9 Does the association deal or plan to deal with both members and nonmembers? . . . . . . . . . Yes No

10a Does the association pay or plan to pay patronage dividends? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “Yes,” are they paid or will they be paid to all patrons, both member and nonmember, on the same basis? . . Yes No

11a Is the allocation of patronage dividends based on an obligation in existence before the cooperative 

received the amounts allocated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “Yes,” is the obligation in: 

Organizing document (specify) ▶

Bylaws

12 Explain all of the activities in which the association is or will be engaged. 

13 Explain how distribution is or will be made of the proceeds of products marketed for members and nonmembers. Also, if the 

organization operates on a basis of allocated units (i.e., functional, departmental, etc.), explain how losses are or will 

be treated. 

14 Explain how the association charges for supplies and equipment bought for members and nonmembers. 

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Part III Activities and Operational Information (Continued)

15 Explain the requirements for membership in the association. 

16 Federated cooperatives only: 

a Are all the association’s member cooperatives exempt under section 521? . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “No,” do the nonexempt member cooperatives have the same annual accounting period as the 

association’s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

c If “No,” to 16b, check the method below that the association used, or will use, to provide a common or comparable unit of 

time for analyzing and evaluating its operations and those of its members. 

Note: Methods listed below do not apply to the filing of returns or the manner in which operating results are reported by a 

federated cooperative and its members. 

1. Method 1—The association uses the operations of members for those months that correspond to the months that 

make up its tax year. 

2. Method 2—The association uses the tax years of members that end within its tax year. 

3. Method other than 1 or 2 above (explain) ▶

17 Value of agricultural products marketed or handled 

for: (See instructions.) 3 prior tax years Current tax 

year 

*a Members— 

(a) From 

to 

(b) (c) (d) 

1. Actually produced by members 

2. Not actually produced by members but 

marketed by them through the association 

b Nonmembers— 

1. Actually produced by nonmembers 

2. Not actually produced by nonmembers but 

marketed by them through the association 

c Nonproducers (purchased from nonproducers 

for marketing by the association) . . . . .

18 Value of supplies and equipment purchased for 

or sold to: (See instructions.)

*a Members who were producers . . . . . .

b Nonmembers who were producers . . . .

c Members and nonmembers who were not producers 

19 Amount of business done with the United States 

Government or any of its agencies . . . .

20 Does the association plan to do business with the United States Government or any of its agencies in the future? Yes No

21a Were all of the net earnings (after payment of dividends, if any, on capital stock) for the years shown on 

lines 17–19 distributed as patronage dividends? (See instructions for lines 17–19.) . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b If “No,” were undistributed net earnings apportioned on the records to all patrons on a patronage basis? Yes No

22a Has the organization operated in a manner consistent with the information given since the date formed? Yes No

b If “No,” state the changes that have occurred and dates of the changes. 

*If it is necessary to own one or more shares of stock in order to become a member, include on lines 17a and 18a only the amount 

of business transacted with persons actually owning the required number of shares. 

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Part IV Financial Data (See instructions.)

Complete the Statement of Receipts and Expenditures and Balance Sheets for the current year and for each of the 

three immediately preceding years that the organization was in existence. 

Statement of Receipts and Expenditures, for period ending , . 

(If you prepare a statement of receipts and expenditures that is more descriptive and detailed than the statement below, you 

may submit that statement instead of this one.) Receipts 

1 Gross dues and assessments from members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

2 Gross dues and assessments from affiliated organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

3 a Gross amount derived from activities related to organization’s exempt 

purpose (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3a 

b Less cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3b ( ) 3c 

4a Gross amount from other business activities (attach schedule) . . . 4a 

b Less cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4b ( ) 4c 

5 a Gross amount received from sale of assets, excluding inventory items 

(attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5a 

b Less cost or other basis and sales expense of assets sold (attach schedule) 5b ( ) 5c 

6 Interest, dividends, rents and royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

7 Other receipts (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

8 Total receipts—Add lines 1 through 7 in far right column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Expenditures 

9 Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . 9 

10 Other salaries and wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

11 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

12 Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

13 Depreciation and depletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

14 Dues and assessments to affiliated organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

15 Other expenditures (see instructions—attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

16 Patronage dividends (see instructions—attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

17 Total expenditures—Add lines 9 through 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

18 Excess of receipts over expenditures (line 8 less line 17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Balance Sheets Enter 

dates ▶

Beginning date Ending date 

Assets 

19 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

20 Trade notes and accounts receivable (less allowance for bad debts) . . . 20 

21 Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

22 Investments (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

23 Other current assets (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

24 Depreciable and depletable assets (less accumulated depreciation/depletion) 24 

25 Land (net of any amortization) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

26 Other assets (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

27 Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Liabilities and Capital 

28 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

29 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in less than one year . . . . . . . . 29 

30 Other current liabilities (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

31 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in one year or more . . . . . . . . 31 

32 Other liabilities (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

33 Patronage dividends allocated in noncash form, other than capital stock and 

interest-bearing obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

34 Per-unit retains allocated in noncash form . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

35 Capital stock (enter numbers at 

end of year): Number of 

shareholders 

Number of shares 

Issued for 

money 

Issued as 

patronage benefits 

a Voting preferred stock . . . . 35a 

b Nonvoting preferred stock . . 35b 

c Voting common stock . . . . 35c 

d Nonvoting common stock . . 35d 

36 Paid-in or capital surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

37 Retained earnings (attach schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

38 Less cost of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ( ) ( ) 

39 Total liabilities and capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Form 1028 (Rev. 9-2006)