Farmers’ Cooperative Association Income Tax Return OMB No. 1545-0051

Form 990-C

© Instructions are separate. See page 16 for Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

For calendar year 1997 or tax year beginning , 1997, ending , 19

Name B A Identify below

the cooperative’s

business activity

with most total

receipts (see

page 4 of

instructions).

Number, street, and room or suite no. (If a P.O. box, see page 4 of Instructions) C Check if a consolidated

return (Attach Form 851)

City or town, state, and ZIP code D Type of cooperative

Please Type or Print

Tax exempt (Section 521)

E Check if: Change of address Initial return (2) Final return (3) Nonexempt

1a Gross receipts or sales b Less returns and allowances cBal © 1c

2 Cost of goods sold (Schedule A, line 9) 2

3 Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c 3

4a Patronage dividends and per-unit retain allocations (attach schedule) 4a

b Dividends (Schedule C, line 17) 4b

5 Interest 5

6 Gross rents 6

Income

7 Gross royalties 7

8 Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D (Form 1120)) 8

9 Net gain or (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 18 (attach Form 4797) 9

10 Other income (see page 5 of instructions—attach schedule) 10

11 Total income. Add lines 3 through 10 11

12 Compensation of officers (Schedule E, line 4) 12

13 Salaries and wages (less employment credits) 13

14 Repairs and maintenance 14

15 Bad debts 15

16 Rents 16

17 Taxes and licenses 17

18 Interest 18

19 Charitable contributions (see page 7 of instructions for 10% limitation) 19

20 Depreciation (attach Form 4562) 20

21 Less depreciation claimed in Schedule A and elsewhere on return 21a 21b

22 Depletion 22

23 Advertising 23

24 Pension, profit-sharing, etc., plans 24

25 Employee benefit programs 25

26 Other deductions (attach schedule) 26

27a Total deductions. Add lines 12 through 26 27a

b Subtract line 27a from line 11 27b

c Deductions and adjustments under section 1382 (Schedule H, line 4) 27c

28

Taxable income before net operating loss deduction and special deductions. Subtract line 27c from

line 27b

28

29 Less: a Net operating loss deduction (see page 9 of instructions) 29a

b Special deductions (Schedule C, line 18) 29b 29c

Deductions (See instructions for limitations on deductions.)

30 Taxable income. Subtract line 29c from line 28. (See page 9 of instructions) 30

31 Total tax (Schedule J, line 9) 31

32a 1996 overpayment credited to 1997 32a

b 1997 estimated tax payments 32b

1997 refund applied for on

Form 4466

c

d Bal © 32d ( ) 32c

e Tax deposited with Form 7004 32e

Credit from refiguring tax for years in which nonqualified per-unit

retain certificates or nonqualified written notices of allocation

(redeemed this year) were issued (see instructions)

f

32f

g Credit for Federal tax on fuels (attach Form 4136) 32h

Tax and Payments

33 Estimated tax penalty (see page 10 of instructions). Check if Form 2220 is attached© 33

34 Tax due. If line 32h is smaller than the total of lines 31 and 33, enter amount owed 34

35 Overpayment. If line 32h is larger than the total of lines 31 and 33, enter amount overpaid 35

36 Enter amount of line 35 you want: Credited to 1998 estimated tax © Refunded © 36

Cat. No, 11287B

Employer identification number

32g

(1) (4) Amended Return

1997
Form 990-C (1997) Page 2

Cost of Goods Sold (See page 10 of instructions.)

1 Inventory at beginning of year 1

2 Purchases 2

3 Cost of labor 3

4 Per-unit retain allocations paid in:

a Qualified per-unit retain certificates 4a

b Money or other property (except nonqualified per-unit certificates) 4b

5 Nonqualified per-unit retain certificates redeemed this year 5

6a Additional section 263A costs (attach schedule) 6a

b Other costs (attach schedule) 6b

7 Total. Add lines 1 through 6b 7

8 Inventory at end of year

9 Cost of goods sold. Subtract line 8 from line 7. Enter here and on line 2, page 1 9

10a Check all methods used for valuing closing inventory:

Cost as described in Regulations section 1.471-3

Lower of cost or market as described in Regulations section 1.471-4

Other (Specify method used and attach explanation) ©

c Check if the LIFO inventory method was adopted this tax year for any goods (if checked, attach Form 970) ©

If the LIFO inventory method was used for this tax year, enter percentage (or amounts) of

closing inventory computed under LIFO

d

10d

e If property is produced or acquired for resale, do the rules of section 263A apply to the cooperative? Yes No

f Was there any change in determining quantities, cost, or valuations between opening and closing inventory? Yes No

Dividends and Special Deductions

(See page 10 of instructions.)

(c) Deduction

((a) 3 (b))

(a) Dividends

received (b) %

Dividends from less-than-20%-owned domestic corporations (other

than debt-financed stock)

1

70

2 Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned domestic corporations (other

than debt-financed stock) 80

See

instructions Debt-financed stock of domestic and foreign corporations (section

246A)

3

42

Dividends on certain preferred stock of less-than-20%-owned public

utilities

4

48

Dividends on certain preferred stock of 20%-or-more-owned public

utilities

5

70

Dividends from less-than-20%-owned foreign corporations and

certain FSCs

6

80

Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned foreign corporations and certain

FSCs

7

8 Dividends from wholly owned foreign subsidiaries (section 245(b)) 100

9 Total. Add lines 1 through 8. See page 11 of instructions for limitation

100

Dividends from certain FSCs subject to the 100% deduction (section

245(c)(1))

10

Dividends from affiliated group members subject to the 100%

deduction (section 243(a)(3))

11

100

Dividends from foreign corporations not included on lines 3, 6, 7, 8,

or 10

12

Income from controlled foreign corporations under subpart F (attach

Form 5471)

13

14 Foreign dividend gross-up (section 78)

IC-DISC and former DISC dividends not included on lines 1, 2, and/or

3 (section 246(d))

15

16 Other dividends

Total dividends. Add lines 1 through 16. Enter here and on line 4b,

page 1 ©

17

18 Total special deductions. Add lines 9, 10, and 11. Enter here and on line 29b, page 1 ©

Schedule C

Schedule A

8

(ii)

(i)

(iii)

b Check if there was a writedown of subnormal goods as described in Regulations section 1.471.-2(c) ©

If “Yes,” attach explanation.
Form 990-C (1997) Page 3

Compensation of Officers (See instructions for line 12, page 1, on page 6 of instructions.)

Complete Schedule E only if total receipts (line 1a, plus lines 4a through 10, of page 1) are $500,000 or more.

Percent of association’s

stock owned (c) Percent of

time devoted

to business

(f) Amount of

compensation (a) Name of officer (b) Social security number

(d) Common (e) Preferred

1 % % %

% % %

% % %

% % %

% % %

2 Total compensation of officers 2

3 Compensation of officers claimed in Schedule A and elsewhere on return 3

4 Subtract line 3 from line 2. Enter the result here and on line 12, page 1 4

Deductions and Adjustments Under Section 1382 (See page 12 of instructions.)

1 Dividends paid on capital stock (section 521 cooperatives only) 1

2 Nonpatronage income allocated to patrons (section 521 cooperatives only) 2

3 Patronage dividends:

a Money 3a

b Qualified written notices of allocation 3b

c Other property (except nonqualified written notices of allocation) 3c

Money or other property (except written notices of allocation) in redemption of nonqualified

written notices of allocation

d

3d

e Other (attach schedule) 3e

4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3e. Enter here and on line 27c, page 1 4

Tax Computation (See page 13 of instructions.)

1 Check if the cooperative is a member of a controlled group (see sections 1561 and 1563) ©

If the box on line 1 is checked, enter the cooperative’s share of the $50,000, $25,000, and

$9,925,000 taxable income brackets (in that order):

2a

(3)

b Enter the cooperative’s share of:

3 Income tax 3

4a Foreign tax credit (attach Form 1118) 4a

b Other credits (see page 13 of instructions) 4b

c General business credit. Enter here and check which forms are

attached: 3800 3468

4c

8826

d Credit for prior year minimum tax (attach Form 8827) 4d

5 Total credits. Add lines 4a through 4d 5

6 Subtract line 5 from line 3 6

7 Recapture taxes. Check if from: Form 4255 Form 8611 (See page 14 of instructions) 7

8 Alternative minimum tax (attach Form 4626) 8

9 Total tax. Add lines 6 through 8. Enter here and on line 31, page 1 9

Schedule J

Schedule E

Schedule H

6765 8586

$

(1) (2)

(2) additional 3% tax (not more than $100,000) $

(1) additional 5% tax (not more than $11,750)

8844 8845

8830

5884

8846 8861

$ $ $

Important: Members of a controlled group, see instructions on page 13.

8835

6478

8820 8847
Balance Sheets per Books Beginning of tax year End of tax year

(a) (b) (c) (d) Assets

1 Cash

2a Trade notes and accounts receivable

b ( ) ) ( Less allowance for bad debts

3 Inventories

4 U.S. government obligations

5 Tax-exempt securities (see instructions)

6 Other investments (attach schedule)

7 Other current assets (attach schedule)

8a Buildings and other depreciable assets

b Less accumulated depreciation ( ) ( )

9a Depletable assets

b Less accumulated depletion ( ) ( )

10 Land (net of amortization)

11a Intangible assets (amortizable only)

b Less accumulated amortization ( ) ( )

12 Other assets (attach schedule)

13 Total assets

Liabilities and Capital

14 Accounts payable

15 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in less than 1 year

16 Other current liabilities (attach schedule)

17 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in 1 year or more

18 Other liabilities (attach schedule)

19 Capital stock: a Preferred stock

b Common stock

20 Additional paid-in capital

Patronage dividends allocated in noncash form (other

than capital stock and interest-bearing obligations)

21

22 Per-unit retains allocated in noncash form

23 Retained earnings (Schedule M-2)

25 Less cost of treasury stock ( ( ) )

26 Total liabilities and capital

Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return. (See page 14 of

instructions.) Note: The cooperative is not required to complete Schedules M-1 and M-2 below

if the total assets on line 13, column (d), of Schedule L are less than $25,000.

1 Net income (loss) per books 7 Income recorded on books this year

2 Federal income tax not included in this tax return (itemize):

Tax-exempt interest $ 3 Excess of capital losses over capital gains a

b Patronage refunds $ Income subject to tax not recorded on

books this year (itemize):

4

5 Expenses recorded on books this year not

deducted in this return (itemize):

Deductions in this tax return not charged

against book income this year (itemize):

8

$

$

a Depreciation

a Depreciation b Contributions carryover $

b Contributions carryover $

c Travel and Entertainment $ 9 Add lines 7 and 8

6 Add lines 1 through 5

Income (loss). Line 6 less line 9 (line

28, page 1)

10

Analysis of Unappropriated Retained Earnings per Books (Line 23, Schedule L).

1 Balance at beginning of year 5 Distributions: a Cash

2 Net income (loss) per books b Stock

3 Other increases (itemize): c Property

6 Other decreases (itemize):

7 Add lines 5 and 6

4 Add lines 1, 2, and 3 8 Balance at end of year. Line 4 less line 7

Form 990-C (1997) Page 4

Schedule M-2

Schedule M-1

Schedule L

24 Adjustments to shareholders equity (attach

schedule)
Other Information. (See page 15 of instructions.) Note: Items 1 through 10b apply to section 521

cooperatives only; the remaining items are applicable to all filers.

Has the cooperative engaged in any activities not

previously reported to the IRS? (If ‘‘Yes,’’ attach a detailed

description of these activities.)

Have any changes not previously reported to the IRS been

made in the cooperative’s organizing or governing

documents? (If “Yes,” attach a copy of the changes.)

Number of shares of capital stock (other than nonvoting

preferred) owned by—

Producers b Current and Active producers

May persons other than producers acquire voting stock or

otherwise become members?

Were nonmembers charged the same as members for

marketing and purchasing?

Were patronage dividends paid to all patrons, both

member and nonmember, on the same basis?

Value of agricultural products marketed or handled for:

Members—(1) Actually produced by such members

$

(2) Not actually produced by such members but marketed

by them through this cooperative $

Nonmembers—(1) Actually produced by such nonmembers

$

(2) Not actually produced by such nonmembers but marketed by them through this cooperative $

Nonproducers—(purchased from nonproducers for

marketing by this cooperative) $

Value of supplies and equipment purchased for or sold

to:

Nonmembers who were producers $

Does the cooperative allocate income from business done

for the U. S. or its agencies to all patrons? (If “Yes,” attach

a statement explaining how patronage dividends are

allocated (as between producer patrons and purchaser

patrons).)

Federated cooperatives only:

Are all of this cooperative’s member cooperatives exempt

under section 521?

If “No,” do the nonexempt member cooperatives have the

same annual accounting period as this cooperative’s?

If “No,” check the box that identifies the method that the

cooperative 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: The methods

listed do not apply to the filing of returns or the manner in

which operating results are reported by a federated

cooperative and its members.)

Method 1—Did the cooperative use the operations

of members for those months that correspond to the

months that make up its tax year?

Method 2—Did the cooperative use the tax years of

members that end within its tax year?

Method other than 1 or 2 above—

Explain ©

Amount of business done for the U.S. Government or its

agencies $

Were patronage dividends allocated based on a written

obligation in existence before the cooperative received for

sale agricultural products from patrons and/or before it

furnished supplies, equipment, and services to patrons?

If “Yes,” attach an explanation of the obligation and whether

it is in the cooperative’s organizing document(s) or bylaws.

At any time during the 1997 calendar year, did the

cooperative have an interest in or a signature or other

authority over a financial account in a foreign country (such

as a bank, securities, or other financial account)? If “Yes,”

the cooperative may have to file Form TD F 90-22.1

If “Yes,” write the name of the foreign country

© 

During the tax year, did the corporation receive a distribution

from, or was it the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust?

If “Yes,” see page 15 of the instructions for other forms the

corporation may have to file.

Tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax

year © $

Other (specify) ©

Method of accounting: Cash

The books are in the care of © Telephone No. ©

Located at ©

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge

and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Sign

Here

Signature of officer Date Title

Date Preparer’s social security number Preparer’s

signature Paid

Preparer’s

Use Only Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed)

and address

EIN ©

ZIP code ©

Form 990-C (1997) Page 5

Schedule N

Check if selfemployed

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

16

a

Nonproducers d Inactive producers

a

b

a

b

c

a

b

c

a

c

©

© ©

©

( )

15

14

Is the cooperative a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a

parent-subsidiary controlled group?

Yes No

7

c

Yes No

b Accrual

17

Nonproducers $

Members who were producers $

If the cooperative has an NOL for the tax year and is

electing to forgo the carryback period, check here ©

19

a

b

If you checked “Yes” to 17, enter name and employer

identification number of the parent corporation

Attach a schedule showing name and identifying

number. (Do not include any information already

entered in 17 above.)

Enter percentage owned © 

At the end of the tax year, did any individual, partnership,

corporation, estate or trust, own, directly or indirectly,

50% or more of the corporation’s voting stock? (For rules

of attribution, see section 267(c).) If yes, complete a and

b below

18

Enter the available NOL carryover from prior tax years

(Do not reduce by any deduction on line 29a.) © $

20