[Vision2020] Co-op pays taxes

[Bill London]

P-
No. The Moscow Food Co-op is not tax exempt
While the Co-op is a not-for-profit store (no owner/shareholder dividends
are paid) so "profits" are put back into the store in new equipment or lower
prices, etc.  Thus the Co-op directly benefits its 3,500 members.
But the Co-op is not tax-exempt and has never applied for any IRS exempt
designation.
BL



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>
To: <london at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Varying Visions


> Bill
>
> Did the Coop not file for any sort of Tax exempt status?
>
> You see, I have no problem with the Coop or any other of the entities down
> there.  Frankly, its a business with a community good.
>
> Phil
>
> >From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
> >To: "Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>, <thansen at moscow.com>
> >CC: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Varying Visions
> >Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 10:41:20 -0700
> >
> >P-
> >You are wrong about the Moscow Food Co-op.  The Co-op pays all relevant
> >taxes.
> >The Co-op does not own its building so it only pays property taxes
> >indirectly through its rent.
> >The Co-op pays all the usual sales and employee taxes.
> >BL
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>
> >To: <thansen at moscow.com>
> >Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:54 PM
> >Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Varying Visions
> >
> >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > How about enlightening me about why you are upset with them and not
with
> >a
> > > tax exempt store operating in the same zone, to whit, The Moscow Coop?
> >If
> > > the issue is having tax paying entities in the Downtown area, then is
it
> > > good to have Gart's taken over by a non-tax paying store like the
Coop?
> > > Should we be looking at driving the Non-tax paying Goodwill from the
> > > confines of Main Street?  How about the Eagles or the Moose or the
> >Masons?
> > >
> > > The thing that I am trying to suggest to you Tom, is that these tax
> >exempt
> > > entities are moving into downtown because its cheap.  Its cheap
because
> > > there is not a whole lot of economic activity.
> > >
> > > On the Fourth of July in almost any other town USA, Main Street is
> >swarmed
> > > with Parade crowds, stores having sales, street fairs and the rest.
The
> > > weekend of the Fourth was deathly quiet here.
> > >
> > > How do we keep all of downtown from being swallowed up by people who
are
> >not
> > > tax paying?  How about gettting some economic activity generated?  If
> >there
> > > was demand because we had people making good money and willing to
spend
> >it,
> > > then there would be no problem either generating tax revenues or
seeing
> >that
> > > the price and cost of those buildings would not just keep them in
paying
> > > owners hands, but the Non-payers would look to sell and move.
> > >
> > > So, please, instead of bickering, lets look at what we can all find
> > > acceptable in terms of industry and how we can attract it.  Lets stop
> >saying
> > > that its the bad old legislature in Boise and start thinking of ways
to
> > > build legislative coalitions to increase U of I activity and chances
for
> > > grants.
> > >
> > > Phil Nisbet
> > >
> > > PS, Tom, I walk down to downtown to shop and hit the resteraunts all
the
> > > time.  I live where I do so that I have no need to drive to be in the
> >Heart
> > > of Moscow.
> > >
> > > >From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> > > >To: "'Phil Nisbet'" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > > >Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Varying Visions
> > > >Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 19:35:09 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Mr. Nisbet stated:
> > > >
> > > >"Take a walk downtown, for those who insist that all is well in
> >Mudville.
> > > >Shops are not exactly vibrant or Garts, the bridal shop, the old
silver
> > > >shop
> > > >and a bunch of other businesses would not have closed down and moved
> > > >elsewhere."
> > > >
> > > >And your option would be to grant Main Street addresses to tax-exempt
> > > >entities like NSA?
> > > >
> > > >Please enlighten us, Mr. Nisbet.
> > > >
> > > >Tom Hansen
> > > >Moscow, Idaho
> > > >
> > > >"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
> >arriving
> > > >safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid
in
> > > >sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body
thoroughly
> >used
> > > >up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"
> > > >
> > > >
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