Instructions For Form 990-C - Farmers' Cooperative Association Income Tax Return - 2000 Page 9

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Reducing certain expenses for
Any empowerment zone
See section 164(d) for
which credits are allowable. For
employment credit from Form 8844,
apportionment of taxes on real
each credit listed below, the
property between the seller and
Any Indian employment credit from
cooperative must reduce the
purchaser.
Form 8845, and
otherwise allowable deductions for
Line 18. Interest.
Any welfare-to-work credit from
expenses used to figure the credit by
Form 8861.
Note: The deduction for interest is
the amount of the current year credit:
See the instructions for these forms
limited when the cooperative is a
1. Work opportunity credit.
for more information. Do not include
policyholder or beneficiary with
2. Research credit.
salaries and wages deductible
respect to a life insurance,
elsewhere on the return, such as
endowment, or annuity contract
3. Enhanced oil recovery credit.
amounts included in cost of goods
issued after June 8, 1997. For details,
4. Disabled access credit.
sold, elective contributions to a
see section 264(f). Attach a statement
5. Empowerment zone
section 401(k) cash or deferred
showing the computation of the
employment credit.
arrangement, or amounts contributed
deduction.
6. Indian employment credit.
under a salary reduction SEP
Do not deduct the following
7. The employer credit for social
agreement or a SIMPLE IRA plan.
interest:
security and Medicare taxes paid on
Interest on indebtedness incurred
If the cooperative provided
tips.
or continued to purchase or carry
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taxable fringe benefits to its
8. Orphan drug credit.
obligations the interest on which is
employees, such as personal
CAUTION
9. Welfare-to-work credit.
wholly exempt from income tax.
use of a car, do not deduct as wages
If the cooperative has any of these
For cash basis taxpayers, prepaid
the amount allocated for depreciation
credits, figure each current year credit
interest allocable to years following
and other expenses claimed on lines
before figuring the deduction for
the current tax year (e.g., a cash
20 and 26.
expenses on which the credit is
basis calendar year taxpayer who in
Line 14. Repairs and maintenance.
based.
2000 prepaid interest allocable to any
Enter the cost of incidental repairs,
Line 12. Compensation of officers.
period after 2000 can deduct only the
such as labor and supplies, that do
Enter deductible officers'
amount allocable to 2000).
not add to the value of the property
compensation on line 12. Before
Interest and carrying charges on
or appreciably prolong its life. New
entering an amount on line 12,
straddles. Generally, these amounts
buildings, machinery, or permanent
complete Schedule E if the
must be capitalized. See section
improvements that increase the value
cooperative's total receipts (line 1a
263(g).
of the property are not deductible.
plus lines 4 through 10, page 1) are
They must be depreciated or
Interest on debt allocable to the
$500,000 or more. Do not include
amortized.
production of designated property by
compensation deductible elsewhere
a cooperative for its own use or for
Line 15. Bad debts. Enter the total
on the return, such as amounts
sale. This interest must be
debts that became worthless in whole
included in cost of goods sold,
capitalized. A cooperative must also
or in part during the tax year.
elective contributions to a section
capitalize any interest on debt
401(k) cash or deferred arrangement,
A cash method taxpayer may
allocable to an asset used to produce
or amounts contributed under a salary
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not claim a bad debt deduction
the above property. See section
reduction SEP agreement or a
unless the amount was
CAUTION
263A(f) and Regulations sections
SIMPLE IRA plan.
previously included in income.
1.263A-8 through 1.263A-15 for
Include only the deductible part of
Line 17. Taxes and licenses. Enter
definitions and more information.
officers' compensation on Schedule
taxes paid or accrued during the tax
Special rules apply to:
E. (See Disallowance of deduction
year, but do not include the
Interest on which no tax is imposed
for employee compensation in
following:
(see section 163(j)).
excess of $1 million below).
Federal income taxes.
Forgone interest on certain
Complete Schedule E, line 1,
Foreign or U.S. possession income
below-market-rate loans (see section
columns (a) through (f), for all
taxes if a tax credit is claimed
7872).
officers. The cooperative determines
(however, see the instructions for
Original issue discount on certain
who is an officer under the laws of the
Form 5735 for special rules for
high yield discount obligations (see
state where it is organized.
possession income taxes).
section 163(e) to figure the
If a consolidated return is filed,
Taxes not imposed on the
disqualified portion).
each member of an affiliated group
cooperative.
Line 19. Charitable contributions.
must furnish this information.
Taxes, including state or local sales
Enter contributions or gifts actually
Disallowance of deduction for
taxes, that are paid or incurred in
paid in the tax year to or for the use
employee compensation in excess
connection with an acquisition or
of charitable and governmental
of $1 million. Publicly held
disposition of property (these taxes
organizations described in section
corporations may not deduct
must be treated as part of the cost of
170(c) and any unused contributions
compensation to a “covered
the acquired property, or in the case
carried over from prior years.
employee” to the extent that the
of a disposition, as a reduction in the
Cooperatives reporting taxable
compensation exceeds $1 million.
amount realized on the disposition).
income on the accrual method may
For details, see section 162(m) and
Taxes assessed against local
elect to treat as paid during the tax
Regulations section 1.162-27.
benefits that increase the value of the
year any contributions paid by the
Line 13. Salaries and wages. Enter
property assessed (such as for
15th day of the 3rd month after the
the amount of salaries and wages
paving, etc.).
end of the tax year if the contributions
paid for the tax year, reduced by:
Taxes deducted elsewhere on the
were authorized by the board of
Any work opportunity credit from
return, such as those reflected in cost
directors during the current tax year.
Form 5884,
of goods sold.
Attach a declaration to the return,
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