Episode 12: Along Those lines Episode 12: The Push for Congress to Save Co-ops’ Tax-Exempt Status

An unintended consequence of the 2017 federal tax law is threatening electric co-ops’ tax-exempt status. NRECA’s Louis Finkel explains why it’s vital for Congress to pass the RURAL Act to fix this issue, and two co-op leaders discuss the impact of the tax dilemma firsthand: Tim Johnson of Otsego Electric Cooperative in New York and Scott Reimer of Federated Electric Cooperative in Minnesota. This episode is sponsored by CoBank. https://www.cooperative.com/news/pages/along-those-lines-podcast.aspx