Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-4634

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) Every corporation organized under the electric cooperative act of this state shall make a written business entity information report to the secretary of state, stating the prescribed information concerning the corporation at the close of business on the last day of its tax period next preceding the date of filing, but if any such corporation’s tax period is other than the calendar year, it shall give notice thereof to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the year it commences such tax period.

(b) The report shall be filed biennially, as determined by the year that the electric cooperative filed its formation documents.* An electric cooperative that filed formation documents in an even-numbered year shall file a report in each even-numbered year. An electric cooperative that filed formation documents in an odd-numbered year shall file a report in each odd-numbered year. The report shall be filed after the close of the electric cooperative’s tax period but not later than the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the tax year of the electric cooperative.

(c) The report shall be made on a form provided by the secretary of state, containing the following information:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) the location of the principal office, including the building and suite number, street name or rural route number with box number, city, state and zip code;

(3) the names and postal addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer and all directors;

(4) the number of memberships issued; and

(5) the change or changes, if any, in the particulars made since the last business entity information report.

(d) Such reports shall be signed by the president, vice president or secretary of the corporation under penalty of perjury and forwarded to the secretary of state.

(e) At the time of filing its business entity information report, each such corporation shall pay a fee in an amount equal to $80, plus the amount specified in rules and regulations of the secretary multiplied by the number of tax periods included in the report.