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501(c)(16)
501(c)(16) is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax exemption status that applies to what the IRS calls "corporations organized to finance crop operations." These entities must be established by a farmers' cooperative registered under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 521, or its members. In addition, 501(c)(16) corporations must work in partnership with the founding cooperative to fund agricultural operations.[1]
Crop operations may include, but are not limited to, funding for farm equipment, crop cultivation, livestock, warehousing, shipping, and marketing.[2][3]
Examples
- National Livestock Credit Corporation (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
- Staple Cotton Discount Corporation (Greenwood, Miss.)
- Tri-State Livestock Credit Corporation (Rancho Cordova, Calif.)
- Equity Livestock Credit Corporation (Baraboo, Wis.)
- Producers Livestock Credit Association (Columbus, Ohio)[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Internal Revenue Manual, "Chapter 76. exempt organizations examination guidelines, Section 24. corporations organized to finance crop operations IRC 501(c)(16)," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ Staple Cotton Discount Corporation, "What we do," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ National Livestock Credit Corporation, "Services," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Charitable Statistics, "Organizations by IRS subsection 501(c)(16)," accessed September 22, 2015
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