INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-6013157)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201603199349307180
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T14:06:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Moss Adams LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 W Riverside Avenue Ste 1800AddressLine1Txt
CitySpokaneCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN816013157EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1InterBel Telephone Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4068893311PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 648AddressLine1Txt
CityEurekaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRandy WilsonPersonNm
Person TitleGM / CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4068893311PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCheri R Burnham CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00055324PTIN
Phone5097472600PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRANDY WILSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 Dewey AveAddressLine1Txt
CityEurekaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,663,237GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.interbel.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1962FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionProvide to our communities the highest quality, state-of-the-art communications related products and services at affordable rates; provide an enjoyable and beneficial work environment; and otherwise improve the quality of life in our communities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,604,319PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$9,236,856CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$209,180PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$235,912CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$221,790PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$190,469CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,035,289PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,663,237CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,085,606PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$883,858CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$241,113PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$250,563CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,708,570PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,528,816CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,035,289PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,663,237CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$34,814,298TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$37,691,258TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$19,774,384TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,174,584TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,039,914NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,516,674NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionProvide to our communities the highest quality, state-of-the-art communications related products and services at affordable rates; provide an enjoyable and beneficial work environment; and otherwise improve the quality of life in our communities.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescInterbel Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has made telephone service, intenet access and facilities available to the widest practical number of users on a non-profit cooperative basis.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document101IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$2,932,789MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$249,988OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mr Randy WilsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4068893311PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 Dewey AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityEurekaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Craig Sands
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$3,300$0$0
Ed Heiser
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$4,650$0$0
STAN PLUID
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$2,700$0$0
Michael Hedges
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$3,450$0$0
Bobbie Stoken
Trustee / PRESIDENT2.50Yes (X)$3,750$0$0Yes (X)
Craig Eaton
Trustee / Vice President2.00Yes (X)$3,450$0$0Yes (X)
Larry Cheek
Trustee / Secretary-Treasurer3.00Yes (X)$6,100$0$0Yes (X)
RANDY WILSON
General Manager / CEO41.30$151,357$0$71,806Yes (X)
Virginia Henke
Controller45.60$119,612$0$60,860Yes (X)
Rob Little
Plant Manager41.10$103,710$0$54,258Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$402,079TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$186,924TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Track Utilities Inc
441 Corporate DriveMeridianID83642INSTALL FTTH - CONSTRUCTION$2,560,846
Heberly & Associates
PO Box 1311HavreMT59501Engineering$554,874
MOSS ADAMS LLP
601 W Riverside 1800SpokaneWA99201Auditing, Consulting & Tax Prep$114,350
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWireline and InternetDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,236,856TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,236,856RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,236,856TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$235,912TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$235,912ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Allowance for construc517000$183,509$183,509
Income From Affiliate517000$6,960$6,960
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$190,469OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,663,237TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,427,325RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$235,912ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$883,858TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,563TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$800,167TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,592,016TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Nonregulated expenses$1,643,133
Plant specific operatio$1,283,012
Plant nonspecific opera$761,700
Corporate operations$642,715

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$806,073TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,663,237TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,980,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,629,072EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,509BOYAmt
EOY$991,840EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,213BOYAmt
EOY$227,849EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,782BOYAmt
EOY$134,167EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$48,994,034LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$18,793,676LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,969,783BOYAmt
EOY$30,200,358EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,008,078BOYAmt
EOY$1,026,867EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,893BOYAmt
EOY$227,683EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,572,477BOYAmt
EOY$3,253,422EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,814,298BOYAmt
EOY$37,691,258EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$505,927BOYAmt
EOY$493,397EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,748,287BOYAmt
EOY$19,069,947EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,520,170BOYAmt
EOY$2,611,240EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,774,384BOYAmt
EOY$22,174,584EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,039,914BOYAmt
EOY$15,516,674EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,039,914BOYAmt
EOY$15,516,674EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,814,298BOYAmt
EOY$37,691,258EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$476,760OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$251,446OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$251,446BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,343,921OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,167,963DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,175,958BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$46,398,667OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,625,713DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,772,954BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,200,358TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPlant Under ConstructionDesc
Book Value$3,253,422BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,253,422TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Advanced Billings and Customer Deposits$241,775
Accrued Taxes$211,599
Other Accrued Liabilities$395,603
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt$1,461,758
Other Deferred Credits$300,505
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,611,240TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,663,237TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,663,237RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,663,237TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,779,379TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,779,379ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$883,858OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$883,858ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,663,237TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:THE COOPERATIVE RECORDS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IF THE LIKELIHOOD THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION IS LESS THAN 50%. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THE COOPERATIVE HAD NO ACCRUED AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Benefits paid to Members 883,858.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RANDY WILSON
General Manager / CEO$143,557$0$600$0$7,200$0$53,691$0$18,115$0$223,163$0$0$0
Virginia Henke
Controller$117,812$0$600$0$1,200$0$43,457$0$17,403$0$180,472$0$0$0
Rob Little
Plant Manager$100,313$0$600$0$2,797$0$37,110$0$17,148$0$157,968$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6All members have the same rights
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll members have the same rights
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bYes, there are governance decisions of the organization reserved to members, stockholders, or persons other than the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's controller and General Manager prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process for determining compensation includes reviewing the Compensation Survey as provided by the National Telephone Cooperative Association to compare against co-ops of similar employee number, revenue, access lines and geographic location. The CEO makes the final determination for key employees and the Board makes the final compensation determination for the CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The By-Laws are printed in the phone book. The articles of Incorporation are available for viewing at the Business Office with the Controller. We are in the process of posting the By-Laws on our website. A recap of the statements are presented by our Auditing Firm at our Annual Meeting. The full documents are available for viewing at the Business Office with the Controller.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Retired patronage capital distributed to members as a general retirement. -407,098. Capital Credits Assigned to Members- Reported Pg 10 line 4A 883,858.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tobacco Valley Communications IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 648AddressLine1Txt
CityEurekaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363928746EIN
Primary ActivitiesCable TV and Directory Services ProviderPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$6,960ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$549,194ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tobacco Valley Communications IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeATransactionTypeTxt
Involved$900InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFair Market ValueMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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