Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| Client Note 1 | 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 2018, Arapahoe Credit Union is not reporting income from the sale of credit life and disability insurance and GAP coverage as subject to UBIT, but is filing a 2018 Form 990-T to report non-member ATM fees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | The Bylaws were amended in May, 2018 to allow the Board of Directors to appoint an Audit Committee in lieu of a Supervisory Committee to carry out all the duties and responsibilities of the Supervisory Committee. In June 2018, the Board of Directors appointed an Audit Committee and dissolved the Supervisory Committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | The field of membership of this credit union shall be: (A member of the immediate family of any person who is eligible for membership in the credit union may also be admitted to membership. "Immediate family" shall mean persons related by blood, by marriage or by adoption.) All employees and students of the public schools in Arapahoe County; employees of the medical profession in Arapahoe County; employees of Arapahoe Community College; persons who live or work in Arapahoe County; Colorado; organizations of such persons; and any small group who has been accepted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Division of Financial Services.In 2016, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, Colorado were added to the Credit Union's field of membership.The requirements are an initial deposit into a primary share account and a par value of $5 to be maintained at all times to remain a member in good standing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | The credit union holds an Annual Meeting every year in May, during that meeting an election is held for candidates running for open positions on the board and supervisory committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Merger - Requires two thirds majority vote of voting members.Charter conversion - Requires two thirds majority vote of voting members.Dissolution and liquidation - Requires majorty vote of entire membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The completed Form 990, prepared by an independent CPA Firm, will be reviewed by the President/CEO for reasonableness. Many of the specific items/questions were prepared by the responsible Management member. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Board of Directors are required to sign the Conflict of Interest Statement annually. The Credit Union's internal auditor asks for all Official Family accounts quarterly to randomly review accounts. The Credit union also has a diligent vendor selection process to ensure there are no conflicts with directors or employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The Credit Union uses Compease Structured Compensation to determine the grades and ranges for the CEO and all other positions. The Board of Directors independently reviews the CEO and the CEO reviews the executive team. Each year Compease Structured Compensation is upgraded to the current salary ranges. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Upon request. |
| 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. OnePoint, as a PEO (Professional Employers Organization), files Form W-3 under their own FEIN to report the compensation of all Credit Union employees. |
| Part IV, Line 12a, and Part XII, Line 2b | The Credit Union did not have an audit of its financial statements for the Form 990 reporting year. Thus, the questions are answered "No" in Parts IV and XII. However, the Credit Union did have an audit of its financial statements conducted by an independent accountant as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018. The Credit Union does have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of this audit and the selection of an independent accountant. |
| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |