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December 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-30

December 30, 2008

IRS Issues Another Letter Ruling Addressing the Calculation of a Cooperative’s Section 199 Deduction

2008-29

December 18, 2008

IRS Determines Cooperative’s Electric Energy and Natural Gas Distribution Services Are “Like Organization” Activities and Are Tax Exempt

2008-28

December 16, 2008

IRS Solicits Comments Regarding Treatment of Cooperative’s Income Attributable to Domestic Production Activities

November 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-27

November 10, 2008

IRS Considers Certain Tax Credit Issues Relating to a Wind Turbine Project of a Subsidiary of a Rural Electric Cooperative

2008-26

November 3, 2008

IRS Considers Whether Cooperative Qualifies for Clean Renewable Energy Bond with Respect to Electricity Ultimately Produced From Municipal Solid Waste Biodegradation Plant

October 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-25

October 30, 2008

IRS Determines Distribution of Gain on Building’s Sales Proceeds Is Patronage Dividend

2008-24

October 29, 2008

IRS Again Addresses Calculation of Cooperatives’ Section 199 Deduction

2008-23

October 28, 2008

IRS Guidance for Cooperatives That Elect to Accelerate Their General Business Credit Carryovers or AMT Credits Instead of Claiming 50% First Year Depreciation

September 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-22

September 24, 2008

IRS Finds Gains on Rural Electric Cooperative’s Asset Swap May Be Allocated to Members as Patronage Dividends

2008-21

September 22, 2008

IRS Addresses Calculation of Cooperative’s Section 199 Deduction

2008-20

September 8, 2008

IRS Considers Tax Issues Concerning Cooperative Formed by Governmental Entities to Develop, Trade in Energy

August 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-19

August 26, 2008

IRS Concludes Timber-Related Organization Fails to Qualify as Farmers’ Cooperative or as Farm Bureau

July 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-18

July 21, 2008

IRS Addresses Tax Treatment of Transfers, Expenses Under Termination Agreement Concerning Rural Electric Cooperative

2008-17

July 21, 2008

Consolidated Return Matching Rule Applies to Require Cooperative and Patrons to Match the Reporting of Their Items

2008-16

July 21, 2008

Regulations on Averaging of Farm and Fishing Income for Computing Income Tax Liability

2008-15

July 11, 2008

Final Regulations Concerning Residual Interests: Accounting for REMIC Net Income by Foreign Holders (Including Cooperative Patrons)

2008-14

July 7, 2008

Regulations Relating to Election to Expense Qualified Refinery Property Include Rules Specifically Addressing Election by Cooperatives

2008-13

July 3, 2008

IRS Concludes Purchase Followed by Repayment of Spread Between List Price and Discount Price Qualifies as Single Transaction

June 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-12

June 23, 2008

IRS Increases Mileage Rate to 58.5-Cents per Business Mile for the Last Six Months of 2008

2008-11

June 10, 2008

Missouri: Tax Incentives for Missouri Farmers

May 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-10

May 22, 2008

Congress Overrides Veto of Farm Bill; Measures Become Law

April 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-09

April 28, 2008

IRS Addresses Tax Treatment of Patronage Dividends Transferred by Cooperative to Charity at Member’s Direction

2008-08

April 17, 2008

IRS Releases Draft Instructions for 2008 Form 990 That Would Affect Rural Electric and Rural Telephone Cooperatives

2008-07

April 11, 2008

Utah: Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act

2008-06

April 8, 2008

Missouri: Proposal to Increase Agricultural Tax Credits for Certain Cooperatives Operating within the State

March 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-05

March 10, 2008

Description of Revenue Provisions in Administration’s FY 2009 Budget Proposal Includes Electronic Filing for Certain Cooperative Associations

February 2008

Issue

Date

Subject

2008-04

February 28, 2008

Tax Court Concludes Farmers Cannot Defer Crop Insurance Proceeds, Given Their Normal Practice of Reporting Crop Income

2008-03

February 22, 2008

IRS Revises Form 4136, and Allows Certain Farmers Until March 10th to e-File Their Returns

2008-02

February 21, 2008

Form 1120-C, U.S. Income Tax Return for Cooperative Associations, and Instructions

2008-01

February 12, 2008

Letter Ruling: Are Marketing Cooperatives Using Pooling Allowed a Larger Section 199 Deduction Than Marketing Cooperatives Not Using Pooling?

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