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CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EIN 54-0169578)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-09
IRS object ID
201833139349300748
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-09T09:17:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN620647474PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACKBURN CHILDERS & STEAGALL PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801B SUNSET DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityJOHNSON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN540169578EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5407452111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ GREGORY SAPPPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5407452111PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHAD KISNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00738241PTIN
Phone4232824511PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-08PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.38.29.242IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-08IPDt
IP Tm08:42:02IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJ GREGORY SAPPPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,432,344GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CITIZENS.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1953FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, SUCH AS TELEPHONE, INTERNET, CABLE TELEVISION, TRANSPORT, HOME SECURITY, MEDICAL ALERT, AND WEB AND EMAIL HOSTING SERVICES, FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee69TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$108,318TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$20,555NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$721,864PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,463,994CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,199,395PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,352,575CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,436PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$11,030CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$327,561PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$395,255CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,601,134PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,432,344CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$512,658PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$545,634CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,830,197PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,938,515CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,342,855PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,484,149CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,258,279PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$51,805CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$40,616,011TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$39,432,972TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$19,615,460TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,057,206TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,000,551NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,375,766NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCITIZENS' MISSION: TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE, EXCELLENT SUPPORT, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES PROVIDE TELEPHONE, INTERNET, CABLE TELEVISION, TRANSPORT, HOME SECURITY, MEDICAL ALERT, AND WEB AND EMAIL HOSTING SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES, SELLS, AND LEASES COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document20IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee69EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$10,725,051MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$256,353OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRIS J BONDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5407452111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WESLEY GOFF
PRESIDENT1.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,691$0$0
LYNWOOD ALLEN
VICE-PRESIDENT1.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,425$0$0
SHELBY QUESENBERRY
SECRETARY1.000.14Yes (X)Yes (X)$14,452$0$0
DANIEL GRIM
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$10,217$0$0
KEVIN HUBBARD
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$12,360$0$0
RUSSELL STUMP
DIRECTOR1.000.14Yes (X)$6,628$0$0
RHONDA TURPIN
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$12,988$0$0
JONATHAN VEST
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$13,898$0$0
J GREGORY SAPP
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER45.000.10Yes (X)$160,919$0$40,064
DENNIS L REECE
COO/ASSISTANT GENERAL MGR45.00Yes (X)$119,638$0$28,986
CHRIS J BOND
CFO45.00Yes (X)$83,031$0$29,337
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$447,247TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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UTIILTY SERVICE CONTRACTORS
777 OLD CLEMSON ROADCOLUMBIASC29229CONSTRUCTION FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$666,243
CHR SOLUTIONS
P O BOX 1450MINNEAPOLISMN554855494ENGINEERING FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$309,144
WHITING CONSTRUCTION INC
P O BOX 485TROUTMANNC28166LINE EXTENSION PROJECTS$286,267
NICHOLAS CONSTRUCTION
P O BOX 932356ATLANTAGA311932356CONSTRUCTION FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$239,767
S & N LOCATING SERVICES LLC
P O BOX 643530PITTSBURGPA152643530UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES$140,671
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,463,994GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$2,463,994TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGROSS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,352,575TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,258,676RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$93,899UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,352,575TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,405TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,405ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$4,625OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$4,625OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,625TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,625ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER GROSS NON-MEMBER INCOMEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column-$395,255TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$409,674RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,419UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$395,255OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,432,344TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,849,002RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$108,318UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$11,030ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545,634TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,034TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,193,116TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NON-REGULATED EXPENSES$4,022,064
PLANT SPECIFIC EXPENSES$2,031,099
DEBT FORGIVENESS$1,500,000
PLANT NON-SPECIFIC EXPE$1,134,963

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,868,239TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,484,149TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,773BOYAmt
EOY$400,476EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,877,519BOYAmt
EOY$1,423,924EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,269,613BOYAmt
EOY$7,257,118EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,028BOYAmt
EOY$317,575EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,902,026BOYAmt
EOY$2,082,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$55,722,007LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,026,811LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,491,836BOYAmt
EOY$23,695,196EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,365,216BOYAmt
EOY$2,371,415EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,885,082EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,616,011BOYAmt
EOY$39,432,972EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,068BOYAmt
EOY$498,607EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,956,850BOYAmt
EOY$10,213,807EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,012,426BOYAmt
EOY$7,050,900EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,116BOYAmt
EOY$293,892EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,615,460BOYAmt
EOY$18,057,206EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,245BOYAmt
EOY$1,245EOYAmt

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$20,999,306BOYAmt
EOY$21,374,521EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,000,551BOYAmt
EOY$21,375,766EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,616,011BOYAmt
EOY$39,432,972EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$51,805ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$282,138NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$144,882OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$425,314OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$425,314BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,434,858OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,306,131DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,128,727BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,185,014OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,080,479DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,104,535BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,676,821OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,640,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,036,620BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,695,196TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$2,200,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ASSOC NETWORK PARTNERS, INC.$4,700C
NECA SERVICES, INC.$3,000C
VA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE ALLIANCE$127,363C
LIT NETWORK$36,352C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,371,415TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$254,524
ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES$21,454
ACCRUED INTEREST$17,914
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$293,892TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNOTE 18 - UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: THE COOPERATIVE FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS ADDRESSED IN THE FASB ASC. THE COOPERATIVE DID NOT HAVE UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017 AND DOES NOT EXPECT THIS TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE COOPERATIVE WILL RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017, THE COOPERATIVE HAS NOT ACCRUED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ GREGORY SAPPPersonNm
TitleCEO/GENERAL MANAGERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,919BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$40,064NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$200,983TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN A BOARD MEMBER TRAVELS, THE ORGANIZATION PAYS FOR THEIR SPOUSE'S AIRFARE AND MEALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE IS A MEMBER-OWNED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR AT THE COOPERATIVE'S ANNUAL MEETING. THE EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS EACH SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS, AND THEY ARE ON A ROTATING BASIS. THREE BOARD POSITIONS ARE UP FOR ELECTION ONE YEAR, THREE THE NEXT, AND THEN TWO, AND SO ON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BEXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES ACT OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING VOTING RIGHTS: (1) ANY CORPORATE ACTION, EXCEPT THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, A MERGER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS OTHER THAN IN THE USUAL AND REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS OR DISSOLUTION, WHICH, UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS, SHALL BE APPROVED AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS IS PRESENT IF THE VOTES CAST IN FAVOR OF THE ACTION EXCEED THE VOTES CAST AGAINST THE ACTION. (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT; AND (3) A MERGER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS OTHERWISE THAN IN THE USUAL AND REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS, OR DISSOLUTION SHALL BE APPROVED BY MAJORITY OF THE VOTES PRESENT AND ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS IS PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES), AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, WAS PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON WHO WAS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, WHETHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM, BEFORE ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCURRENTLY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT SIGNED OFF ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A ANNUAL BASIS. IT IS IN THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS, WHICH ARE PRINTED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S DIRECTORY EACH YEAR AND IN THE BOARD MANUAL, WHICH EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTENDS TO HAVE IT ON THEIR AGENDA TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REVIEWED AND SIGNED OFF ON ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE HAS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF TOP MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHICH ENCOMPASSES COMPANY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN THE GENERAL MANAGER'S CONTRACT, WHICH RUNS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE NOTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES. ELEVEN YEARS AGO, THE PREVIOUS GENERAL MANAGER RETIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THE PRIOR GENERAL MANAGER WAS PLANNING TO RETIRE. THE CURRENT GENERAL MANGER WAS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AT THAT TIME, AND HE WAS GROOMED FOR THE POSITION OF GENERAL MANAGER BY THE PRIOR GENERAL MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ECORPORATE OPERATIONS 948,675. CUSTOMER OPERATIONS 756,915. TAXES-STATE AND LOCAL 162,649.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PATRONAGE CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 144,882.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE COOPERATIVE'S PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO ACTS AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. BOTH THE COOPERATIVE AND EACH OF ITS TWO SUBSIDIARIES' YEAR ENDS ARE DECEMBER 31, 2017. HOWEVER, CONSOLIDATED, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PARENT AND ITS TWO SUBSIDIARIES WILL BE PREPARED AS OF JUNE 30, 2018.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
220 WEBBS MILL ROADFLOYDVA24091050572816CABLE TELEVISION, INTERNET, AND TELEPHONE TO NON-MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVEVAN/AC1.000000
SELECTEC INC
220 WEBBS MILL ROADFLOYDVA24091541252852PROVISION, SALES, AND LEASING OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTVAN/AC1.000000
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 OrgYes (1)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (15 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
Q$914,967A/P INVOICES PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
O$240,000LABOR PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
S-$3,300,191SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
R$2,743,000AMOUNT PARENT PAID TO SUB
SELECTEC INC
Q$4,677A/P INVOICES PARENT PAID FOR SUB
SELECTEC INC
O$5,994LABOR PARENT PAID FOR SUB
SELECTEC INC
A$2,880RENT SUB OWES TO PARENT
SELECTEC INC
R-$16,753MISC CASH PARENT OWES SUB
SELECTEC INC
S-$12,154SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
SELECTEC INC
R$18,000AMOUNT PARENT PAID TO SUB
SELECTEC INC
P-$5,859A/P SUB PAID FOR PARENT
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
H-$73,621ASSETS PURCHASED BY PARENTS
SELECTEC INC
H-$9,491ASSETS PURCHASED BY PARENTS
SELECTEC INC
R-$300,000DEBT FOREGIVENESS BY PARENT
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
R-$1,200,000DEBT FOREGIVENESS BY PARENT