June 24, 2009
BIR RULING [COOP-(M-103) 388-09]
R.A. No. 6938; ECCP-067-2008 dtd. 6/19/08
CSCI Officers and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative
CSCI Compound North Poblacion,
Maramag, Bukidnon
Attention: Wilma A. Sancho
Chairman
Gentlemen :
This refers to your letter dated April 16, 2009, requesting a Certificate of Tax Exemption under the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 6938, otherwise known as the "Cooperative Code of the Philippines".
Documents submitted disclosed that CSCI OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES Multi-Purpose Cooperative (COEMPC, for short), of CSCI Compound North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, with TIN: 005-206-460, is a multi-purpose cooperative transacting business with both members and non-members; that it is registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with Registration No. CGY-2753 dated September 6, 1999; that it was issued a Certificate of Good standing by CDA — Cagayan de Oro Extension Office on August 8, 2008; that the objectives and purposes for which it was formed are the following:
1. To encourage thrift and savings among members;
2. To provide housing through subdivision scheme to members who are in need in the future; and
3. To provide transportation or transport services to members in the...