Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Southside Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that delivers electricity to the members of the cooperative. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Members of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided in its bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Certain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in its bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Manager of Finance and CEO review tax return with the board prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Anyone that has a conflict of interest will excuse themselves from discussions or voting on subject matter where a possible conflict exists. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The members of the governing board also serve as the compensation committee. Annually they evaluate the performance of the CEO and approve the compensation package for this position. Also, the compensation committee approves all other payroll increases in total. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents and policies are available upon request. Financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is also available upon request. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF CONSTRUCTION NOT REVENUE PER GAAP = -$1872913 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Net change in donated capital and memberships = $364767 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | non-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $1037658 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Patronage Div. paid to members' accts. not expense per gaap = $2030244 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirement of Capital Credits = -$2576110 |
| 990 Part IX Line 17 "Travel Costs" | Travel costs includes the expenses of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing any vehicles owned by the Organization and used in the Organization's activities. Travel costs also include transportation costs, meals and lodging, and per diem payments. |
| 990 Part IX Line 4 "Benefits paid to or for members" | Patronage dividends paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in Southside Electric Cooperative's by-laws. The Cooperative is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses. IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4. |
| 990 PART VII SECTION A COLUMN F | The Cooperative participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rates for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age. In other words, the older a participant is, the greater the increase in that individual's change in actuarial value with all other things being equal. These actuarial increases, do not represent actual cash received, but rather an unrealized actuarial increase in retirement accounts that is required to be reported on the form 990. |
| Software ID: | 13000170 |
| Software Version: | 2013v3.1 |