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PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 58-0604830)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-04
IRS object ID
201521559349300147
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-06-04T16:20:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582475857PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NICHOLS CAULEY & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11300 BELLEVUE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDUBLINCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP310214152ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN580604830EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPLANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9128574411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 8AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP304460008ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOE RICHARDSONPersonNm
Person TitleOFFICE MANAGER/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9128574411PhoneNum
Signature2015-06-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCAL BRANTLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00636393PTIN
Phone4782751163PhoneNum
Preparation2015-06-02PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEPHEN MILNERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 OGEECHEE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30446ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,380,118GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS/PATRONSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee36TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$13,939,397PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$13,711,897CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$870,292PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$668,221CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,809,689PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,380,118CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$4,677,912PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$12,511,846CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$226,589PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$237,831CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,561,088PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,978,261CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,465,589PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,727,938CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$344,100PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,347,820CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$64,861,388TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$75,932,763TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,684,522TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$17,080,680TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$46,176,866NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$58,852,083NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS/PATRONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$21,727,938ExpenseAmt
DescThe Cooperative is a rural telephone company serving member subscribers in portions of Screven and Effingham County, GA. The Cooperative offers a complete line of telephone services to its approximately 6,300 member subscribers.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$21,727,938TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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 Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee36EmployeeCnt
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$13,787,653MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$592,465OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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 FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOE RICHARDSONPersonNm
Phone9128574411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 OGEECHEE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP304460008ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN LACIENSKI
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,632$0$2,400
LOWELL H DASHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$4,783$0$2,400
FRANKLIN GOLDWIRE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$4,603$0$2,400
EDWIN LOVETT
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$4,576$0$2,400
BRENDA SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$3,600$0$2,200
DOUG DIRST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$4,001$0$2,400
JEFF LARISCY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$3,999$0$2,400
STEPHEN MILNER
GENERAL MANAGER40.00$201,637$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$237,831TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$16,600TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MCCALL-THOMAS ENGINEERING CO
PO BOX 670ORANGEBURGSC29116ENGINEERING$747,255
JIM YOUNG CONSTRUCTION CO INC
PO BOX 279CLEVELANDGA30528INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR$276,288
NISC
PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554DATA PROCESSING AND IT SERVICES$263,617
S & M TRADING INC
859 BEARDS CREEK ROADGLENNVILLEGA30427INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR$159,874
PLANTERS NET INC
PO BOX 8NEWINGTONGA30446TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$135,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NETWORK ACCESS SERVICE517000$10,117,354$10,117,354
LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE517000$2,054,567$2,054,567
MISC., FEES, INSTALLATI517000$1,161,503$1,161,503
NON REGULATED517000$378,473$378,473
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$13,711,897TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$592,465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$592,465ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$75,756OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$75,756OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$75,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,756RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,380,118TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,787,653RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$592,465ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,511,846TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,831TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,408TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,872,484TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO$1,805,232
PLANT NON SPECIFIC OPER$1,329,109
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$921,062
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS$424,381

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$512,585TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,727,938TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,976,257BOYAmt
EOY$13,400,478EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,839,613BOYAmt
EOY$5,660,601EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$818,626BOYAmt
EOY$1,128,122EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$764,435BOYAmt
EOY$738,134EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,235BOYAmt
EOY$197,237EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$70,829,169LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$33,621,692LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,022,256BOYAmt
EOY$37,207,477EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,275,966BOYAmt
EOY$17,600,714EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,861,388BOYAmt
EOY$75,932,763EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,041,924BOYAmt
EOY$789,728EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,415BOYAmt
EOY$48,211EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,531,988BOYAmt
EOY$15,123,767EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,063,195BOYAmt
EOY$1,118,974EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,684,522BOYAmt
EOY$17,080,680EOYAmt
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$46,176,866BOYAmt
EOY$58,852,083EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,176,866BOYAmt
EOY$58,852,083EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,861,388BOYAmt
EOY$75,932,763EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,347,820ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$20,023,037OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$70,829,169InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,621,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,207,477BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$37,207,477TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$17,600,714BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$17,600,714TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS$56,644
OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS$467,199
ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE$595,131
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,118,974TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE A DISCLOSURE THAT STATES "THE COOPERATIVE AND SUBSIDIARIES BELIEVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT EXISTS FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DO NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS".ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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)
PersonSTEPHEN MILNERPersonNm
TitleGENERAL MANAGERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$175,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$22,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$4,137OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$201,637TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHEN MILNERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionJOE RICHARDSON, CFO, AND STEPHEN MILNER, GM, ARE BROTHERS-IN-LAW.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2GENERAL MANAGER MILNER AND CFO RICHARDSON ARE BROTHERS IN LAW BY MARRIAGE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES REQUESTING SERVICE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A ONE-TIME MEMBERSHIP FEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE COOPERATIVE HAS SEVEN MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A BOARD ELECTION IS HELD ANNUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COOPERATIVE'S ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING. THE MEMBERS ARE THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE ANNUAL BOARD ELECTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCERTAIN DECISIONS, SUCH AS CHANGES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S BY-LAWS, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESIGNATED THE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE COOPERATIVE'S FORM 990 TO THE GM AND CFO. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARED THE FORM 990 REVIEWED IT WITH THESE DESIGNEES PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE GM'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED USING VARIOUS CRITERIA, INCLUDING INDUSTRY COMPENSATION SURVEYS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19SUCH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON RECEIPT OF A REASONABLE REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:NET NEW MEMBERSHIPS ISSUED 3,756. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS 159,615. INCOME FROM TAXABLE SUBSIDIARIES NOT INCLUDED ON FORM 990 7,347,820. PATRONAGE ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS 12,511,848. ROUNDING -2.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS DESIGNEES ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE COOPERATIVE'S FINANCIAL AUDITS AND THE SELECTION OF THE COOPERATIVE'S AUDITORS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PLANTERS TELEPHONE FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 8NEWINGTONGA304460008581983082COMMUNITY SERVICEGA501(c)(4)0
PLANTERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 96NEWINGTONGA304460008464250178COMMUNITY SERVICEGA501(c)(3)0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PLANTERS NET INC
100 OGEECHEE STREETNEWINGTONGA30446585577174INTERNET SERVICESGAC1.000000
PLANTERS TELEPHONE LONG DISTANCE INC
100 OGEECHEE STREETNEWINGTONGA30446582488097LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICESGAC1.000000
PLANTERS RURAL CELLULAR INC
100 OGEECHEE STREETNEWINGTONGA30446581819339CELLULAR TELEPHONE, VIDEO AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESGAC1.000000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTERS RURAL CELLULAR INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeFTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$500,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt