Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 14 | The cooperative operates on a cooperative not for profit basis for the mutual benefits of its members. Amounts paid for cooperative services by members in excess of the cost of service are furnished by the members as capital and each member is credited with their share of the excess on a patronage basis annually. Al amounts credited to the capital account of any member shall have the same status as though they had been paid in cash pursuant to a legal obligation and the members had then furnished the cooperative corresponding amounts of capital. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Line 12a | Audited financial statements were prepared for the fiscal year ended 9/30/2013 by an independent certified public accountant. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Members |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | Any person, firm, or association, corporation, business trust, partnership or governmental subdivision or agency, any body politic or any other legal entity that is located in the Wood County Electric Cooperative service territory that makes written application for membership, agrees to purchase from the Cooperative electric energy, agrees to comply with and be bound by the articles of incorporation, by-laws, rate schedules and all other provisions of the Cooperative's Tariff, the Application of Membership, all rules regulations, requirements, guidelines, procedures, policies, programs, determinations, or resolutions adopted, promulgated, or approved by the Board of Directors shall be a member of the Cooperative. Each member will have one membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Members have the right to vote for Directors or any other matter noted on the ballot before or at the annual meeting of the membership. Members may also have the right to remove Directors based on defined parameters provided for in the by-laws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Reviewed at a subsequent meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Reviewed annually. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | For all employees the cooperative uses a compensation study for like industry positions and where available the use of Form 990 of like organizations for comparative purposes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Governing documents are made available to each new member. Financial information is made available annually at the annual meeting of the membership. All information inlcuding the conflict of interest policy is available at the cooperative's headquarters. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | Column B, average hours per week was provided by each officer, director, key employee and highly compensated employee. Hours include time spent in meetings, travel,, preparation for meetings, and general day to day duties. Amounts in column F include nontaxable benefits for health insurance, contributions to the defined benefit pension plan, contributions to the defined contribution plan and the change in the actuarial value of the defined benefit pension plan. The change in the actuarial value for each participant in the defined benefit pension plan varies with age. The older the participant, the greater the increase in that individuals change in actuarial value. The actuarial value for each participant ranges from % to % of the total in column F. All benefit plans are available to all participating employees. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24a - 24d | Accounting records are maintained in accordance with Uniform System of Accounts 1767B-1 as prescribe by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Class A and B utilities modified for electric borrowers of the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The Uniform System of Accounts 1767B-1 does not record expenses in the provided general expense categories on lines 1 through 23. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Difference is for credit allocation to members on a cooperative basis, the cash payment of allocated credits to members, the effect of FASB 158 adjustments, changes for items escheated by state law and changes for items that are considered undeliverable. |
| Form 990, Part XII | Audited financial statements were prepared for the fiscal year ended 9/30/2013. |
| Software ID: | 13000241 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |