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TOPIC 10: COOPERATIVES - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 10: COOPERATIVES
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Management
BOD : 6<15 members
Duties and power
Direct, manage and supervise
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be jointly and severely liable for any loss sustained through failure exercise such prudence and diligence
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Account and audit
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2) Profit and loss Account (show the function at the beg. of the year, as shown by the amount of profit carried forward.
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Other costs (incurred in running the society): salaries, wages, rents, deductions and allocation (interest on loan, depreciation of PPE)
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4) Balance sheet
present the financial position of the society at an exact amount, which on the last day of financial year
Sections
Liabilities: reports the obligations of the co-operative (bank loan, overdraft)
Equities: reports the claims of members (members share capital, members subscription fees)
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5) Auditing
Purpose: enable the auditor to express an opinion of whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respect in accordance with an identified financial reporting framework
S6(1) Co-operative Act 1993: external auditors who wish to audit accounts must seek approval from Registrar-General
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Issues on accountability
Accountability: ensuring that the conduct of co-operative is carried out with effectiveness and high integrity.
Core components:
Transparency
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How to achieve: Full disclosure about own activities, relevant and reliable:
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Issue on Principles
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Members disloyalty (they tend to switch products to maximize their own utilities since they are from difference family business)
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Difficult to achieve economic autonomy (small co-operatives become very depended on marketing companies): How to achieve; market their product on a large scale
Limitations to voluntary & open members are those related to technical needs of industry rather than more personal matters
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