Along Those Lines
Along Those Lines
NRECA
The Push for Congress to Save Co-ops’ Tax-Exempt Status
16 minutes Posted Sep 10, 2019 at 6:48 am.
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An unintended consequence of the 2017 federal tax law is threatening electric co-ops' tax-exempt status. NRECA's Louis Finkel explains why it's vital for Congress to pass the RURAL Act to fix this issue, and two co-op leaders discuss the impact of the tax dilemma firsthand: Tim Johnson of Otsego Electric Cooperative in New York and Scott Reimer of Federated Electric Cooperative in Minnesota.