Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART 1,LINE 5 &PART V, LINE 2a | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IS REPORTED AS ZERO AS THE CREDIT UNION DOES NOT FILE FORM W-3. ADP TOTAL SOURCE, AS COMMON PAYMASTER, FILES FORM W-3 UNDER THEIR OWN FEIN TO REPORT THE COMPENSATION OF ALL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. Financial statements are posted monthly in the entryway of the Credit Union's only location. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The Credit Union has an annual review and approval by independent persons (the employee's supervisor or the Board for the CEO) and a completed, documented review form is filed in the employee's personnel file immediately. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Every Director and Supervisory Committee member must sign a conflict on interest statement annually and disclose any potential conflicts (family accounts, etc.) |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | The draft of the Form 990 to be filed with the IRS will be emailed by the SVP/CFO to all board members and management team. The SVP/CFO will thoroughly review the form with the preparer (independent CPA Firm) and be available to answer any questions from management or the board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | The Board of Directors is elected by the membership. Calls for nominations to the board are made on an annual basis through the newsletter, mailings, and on the website. Members in good standing may be nominated for the board. Ballots are sent out through the spring newsletter and the election results are announced at the Annual Membership Meeting in May. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Employees, students and family members of Adams 12 Five Star Schools, employees of the City of Northglenn, employees of American Furniture Warehouse, members of Consumers United and a few other smaller businesses in the community. A one time membership fee of $5 must be paid and the member must maintain at least $5 in their share account at all times. Proper documentation (identification) and no amount owing on a prior negative account record. |
| Client Note 1 - UBIT REPORTING:In May 2009, a federal court jury in Wisconsin ruled in the Community First Credit Union case that credit life and disability insurance and GAP insurance coverage made available to member-borrowers by Community First Credit Union of Appleton, Wisconsin were "substantially related" to Community First's tax exempt purpose. The court granted a tax refund to Community First based on the jury's verdict, confirming that credit insurance and GAP were not subject to the unrelated business income tax (UBIT). The IRS did not appeal the case.In November 2009, in the Bellco Credit Union case, the U.S. District Court in Colorado ruled that commissions received by Bellco Credit Union of Greenwood Village, Colorado from the sale of financial products to Bellco members, were not subject to UBIT. The court ruled that the sale of those financial products to Bellco members was "substantially related" to Bellco's tax-exempt purpose of promoting thrift among its members, and the resulting income was exempt from UBIT.In April 2010, the court in Colorado issued its second and final decision in the Bellco Credit Union case, holding that (i) credit life and disability insurance was "substantially related" to Bellco's tax-exempt purpose of promoting thrift among its members, and (ii) Bellco income from AD&D insurance sold to members by an independent marketing company, where Bellco was essentially limited to allowing use of its name and brand, providing member contact information, and reviewing and approving (but not creating) the marketing materials, represented passive "royalty" income exempt from UBIT. On October 19, 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice abandoned its plan to appeal the federal judge's favorable credit union rulings in the Bellco case.The decisions in these court cases are now definitive statements of the law, are not subject to further review, and provide "substantial authority" that income from the sale of credit life and disability insurance, GAP coverage, financial products sold to credit union members, and AD&D insurance sold via direct mail is exempt from UBIT. As such, for 2010, Horizons North Credit Union is not reporting these income sources as subject to UBIT, but is filing a 2010 Form 990-T to report income from warranty sales. |
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