Understanding Cooperatives: Unit 4 - Finance and Taxation of Cooperatives 


Quiz 4 - Finance and Taxation of Cooperatives


Name ___________________________________________ Date _______________
  

1.   List two ways cooperative member-owners help to capitalize their business.
 
      a) ____________________________________________________________________________


      b) ____________________________________________________________________________

 

2.   Imagine yourself as a manager of a cooperative. A cooperative member approaches you and raises the following question: "What is the main diference between retained patronage and per-unit retains?" How would you respond?
 
     __________________________________________________________________
 
     __________________________________________________________________

     __________________________________________________________________

3.  How would you explain to that member the difference between equity capital and debt capital?

     __________________________________________________________________
 
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     __________________________________________________________________   

4.  List three sources of long-term credit for cooperatives
    
      a) ____________________________________________________________________________


      b) ____________________________________________________________________________


      c) ____________________________________________________________________________

5.  The statement "cooperatives do not pay taxes" is not true because:
 
     __________________________________________________________________
 
     __________________________________________________________________

6.   Explain the single tax principle, and how it works for cooperatives.
 
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7.  Classify the following area as either a cash source (S) or cash use (U) in a cooperative business.
     _____ Sale of fixed assets
     _____ Members purchase common stock
     _____ Giving customers credit
     _____ Buying inventory
     _____ Sale of inventory
     _____ Purchasing members production
     _____ Collecting accounts receivable
     _____ Nonmembers purchase preferred stock
     _____ Suppliers give 30 day credit
     _____ Paying accounts receivables

8.  Thought question for extra credit. Why can the business expense depreciation be considered as a source of cash in the
     cooperative’s cashflow?
 

 

 


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