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CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EIN 54-0169578)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201543179349306924
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)
Return2015-11-13T14:30:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHAD KISNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00738241PTIN
Phone4232824511PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

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$12,434,290GrossReceiptsAmt
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 PHONE, INTERNET, VIDEO, AND CELLULAR, FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee62TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$103,400TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$29,822NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,026,243PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,082,796CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,297,132PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,022,802CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,084PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,521CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,283,678PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$312,171CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,608,137PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,434,290CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$312,300PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$476,867CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,069,498PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,120,794CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,381,798PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,597,661CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,226,339PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,836,629CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$38,954,511TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$38,468,934TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,504,057TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$20,433,481TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,450,454NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,035,453NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, SUCH AS PHONE, INTERNET, VIDEO, AND CELLULAR, FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES PROVIDE LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE; PROVIDE, SELL, AND LEASE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; PROVIDE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET, DIAL-UP INTERNET, AND CABLE TELEVISION FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.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 Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee62EmployeeCnt
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$9,509,247MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$328,692OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELVIN GEARHART
PRESIDENT-01/01/14 TO 10/18/141.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,067$0$0
WESLEY GOFF
PRESIDENT-10/19/14 TO 12/31/141.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$4,850$0$0
LYNWOOD ALLEN
VICE-PRESIDENT1.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$4,800$0$0
SHELBY QUESENBERRY
SECRETARY1.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
JOHN HOWELL
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$4,800$0$0
WARD REECE
DIRECTOR1.000.40Yes (X)$4,800$0$0
RUSSELL STUMP
DIRECTOR1.000.40Yes (X)$5,400$0$0
JONATHAN VEST
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$1,200$0$0
NOEL UNDERWOOD
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$4,800$0$0
J GREGORY SAPP
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER45.000.10Yes (X)$162,659$0$33,961
DENNIS L REECE
COO/ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER45.00Yes (X)$112,160$0$24,513
CHRIS J BOND
CONTROLLER45.00Yes (X)$77,279$0$24,978
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$393,415TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$83,452TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONTRACTING ENTERPRISES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12003 RUSSELL AVENUE SWAddressLine1Txt
CityROANOKECityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLINE EXTENSION PROJECTSServicesDesc
Compensation$238,842CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,082,796GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$1,082,796TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGROSS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,022,802TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,928,209RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$94,593UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,022,802TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,706TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,706ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$10,815OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$10,815OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,815TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,815ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER GROSS NON-MEMBER INCOMEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$312,171TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$303,364RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,807UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$312,171OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,434,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,231,573RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$103,400UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$16,521ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476,867TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,255TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,969,611TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PLANT SPECIFIC EXPENSES$3,186,810
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$1,857,391
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS$1,587,909
PLANT NON-SPECIFIC EXPE$1,271,865

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,953TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,597,661TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,989BOYAmt
EOY$176,530EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,216,141BOYAmt
EOY$941,325EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,052,983BOYAmt
EOY$7,377,903EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,455BOYAmt
EOY$206,860EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,231BOYAmt
EOY$43,923EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$60,039,692LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,663,965LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,868,937BOYAmt
EOY$27,375,727EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,326,202BOYAmt
EOY$2,339,682EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,573BOYAmt
EOY$6,984EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,954,511BOYAmt
EOY$38,468,934EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,510BOYAmt
EOY$123,543EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,578,043BOYAmt
EOY$12,442,934EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,340,873BOYAmt
EOY$7,551,652EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,631BOYAmt
EOY$315,352EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,504,057BOYAmt
EOY$20,433,481EOYAmt
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$16,449,209BOYAmt
EOY$18,034,208EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,450,454BOYAmt
EOY$18,035,453EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,954,511BOYAmt
EOY$38,468,934EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,836,629ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$251,630OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$337,714OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$337,714BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,243,983OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,485,053DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,758,930BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,052,392OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,180,641DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,871,751BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,405,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,998,271DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,407,332BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$27,375,727TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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$97,454C
LIT NETWORK$34,528C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,339,682TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$20,715
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$216,807
ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES$19,467
PATRONAGE CAPITAL PAYABLE$40,449
ACCRUED INTEREST$17,914
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$315,352TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNOTE 17 - 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, 2014 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, 2014, THE COOPERATIVE HAS NOT ACCRUED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. ALL COMPANIES' FEDERAL AND VIRGINIA INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2011 AN BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.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$162,659BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$33,961NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$196,620TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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 (9 entries)

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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 11A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINAL 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 AT THE TIME THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED, 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. NINE 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 XI, LINE 9:INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PATRONAGE CAPITAL ACCOUNTS -251,630.
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' YEARENDS ARE DECEMBER 31, 2014. HOWEVER, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PARENT AND ITS TWO SUBSIDIARIES WILL BE PREPARED AS OF JUNE 30, 2015.

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 TVVAN/AC1.000000
SELECTEC INC
220 WEBBS MILL ROADFLOYDVA24091541252852SALES / LEASINGVAN/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 (12 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
Q$993,443A/P INVOICES PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
O$250,361LABOR PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
H-$4,623,169ASSETS PURCHASED FROM SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
S-$2,017,246SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
R$2,287,322AMOUNT PARENT PAID TO SUB
SELECTEC INC
Q$20,503A/P INVOICES PARENT PAID FOR SUB
SELECTEC INC
O$12,328LABOR PARENT PAID FOR SUB
SELECTEC INC
A$5,160RENT SUB OWES TO PARENT
SELECTEC INC
R-$16,640MISC CASH PARENT OWES SUB
SELECTEC INC
S-$59,426SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
SELECTEC INC
R$104,412AMOUNT PARENT PAID TO SUB
SELECTEC INC
P-$85,530A/P SUB PAID FOR PARENT