(a) Each domestic cooperative shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-38-120

  • Address: means mailing address, including a zip code. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Cooperative: means an association organized under this title conducting business on a cooperative plan as provided under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The name of the cooperative and the jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated;
(2) The street address and zip code of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;
(3) The street address, including the zip code, of its principal executive office;
(4) The names and business addresses, including the zip code, of its board;
(5) The names and business addresses, including the zip code, of its managers or equivalent;
(6) The federal employer identification number (FEIN) of the cooperative, or if such number has not been obtained, a representation that it has been applied for; and
(7) The number of members of the cooperative at the date of filing.
(b) Information in the annual report shall be current as of the date the annual report is executed on behalf of the cooperative.
(c) Every cooperative shall file the annual report with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the fourth month following the end of the close of the cooperative’s fiscal year.