Understanding Cooperatives: Unit 4 - Finance and Taxation of Cooperatives 


Quiz 4   

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


      b)

 

2.   Explain in a short paragraph the difference between retained patronage and per-unit retains.
 
 

3.  Explain in a short paragraph the difference between equity capital and debt capital.
 
 

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.
 

 

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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