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CG1974
Level 1

Capital Credit Retirement and Capital Credit Allocation

I need help on how to post a Capital Credit Retirement and a Capital Credit Allocation.

 

1.) The telephone company that we use is a Coop and issued a 2022 Capital Credit Retirement in the amount of $66.96 which they deducted from our bill.

Statement from Company: The cooperative is retiring and returning capital credits this year for investments made during a portion of both 2005 and 2021.

 

2.) The same company then sent me a Capital Credit Allocation Statement. The statement shows $22.90 for Current Capital Credits and $2,497.27 in Prior Capital Credits.

Statement from Company:  The board has allocated another $1 million for your patronage in 2021. The additional allocation is reflected as Current Capital Credits by service on the attached statement. These amounts are not payable now and do not represent cash but rather your equity in the cooperative.

 

The prior bookkeeper never entered anything and I'm not sure how to post these transactions. Any help is appreciated.

 

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Carneil_C
QuickBooks Team

Capital Credit Retirement and Capital Credit Allocation

Hello there, @CG1974. Let's work together to resolve the issue of posting a Capital Credit Requirement and Allocation.

 

To answer your first question, we can record a bank transfer of the Capital Credit Retirement of $66.96. I'll guide you on how:

 

  1. Go to Banking at the top menu bar, then select Transfer Funds.
  2. Enter the correct date in the Date field.
  3. Click on the Transfer Funds From the drop-down, then choose the bank to transfer funds from.
  4. Click on the Transfer Funds To drop-down, then select the bank where you want to post the check.
  5. Enter the $66.96 in the Transfer Amount field.
  6. Click on Save & Close.

 

Once done, we can delete the opening balance equity from your Account Register.

 

For the second question, if the Capital Credit Allocation is an investment, we can record this as a capital investment. However, it would be best to seek professional advice from your accountant for the appropriate accounts to use and record the $1 million allocated for patronage. Thus, the amounts are not payable and aren't considered cash.

 

You can utilize our Find an Accountant tool to look for one in your area if you're not affiliated.

 

Furthermore, you can check out this resource on how the chart of accounts works in QuickBooks Desktop: Work with the chart of accounts in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

I still encourage you to reply here if you have any other concerns with recording your transactions in QuickBooks Desktop. I'm always here to help.

Rainflurry
Level 14

Capital Credit Retirement and Capital Credit Allocation

@CG1974 

 

You can disregard @Carneil_C 's post.  It makes no sense.

 

Great question.  The Retirement of $66.96 is simply a reduction in your utility expense, so there's nothing additional to record because it is taken into account when you enter the phone bill.  As far as the Allocation goes, I don't believe there is anything to record at this point either because, although the co-op has allocated the credit (patronage refund), they haven't announced how or when your company will receive it.  When it comes to patronage refunds, there are special rules for co-ops.  Since this is what's known as a nonqualified notice of allocation (I think), I don't believe there's anything to record but it may be best to contact the company's CPA. 

CG1974
Level 1

Capital Credit Retirement and Capital Credit Allocation

Thank you for your help!!

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