[LGM] finances

[Louis Desjardins]

2017-11-29 14:19 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>:

> I have a few to add.
>
> Aside from VAT, would K8 take the necessary steps to ensure that the tax
> treatment of the reimbursements (particularly across national boundaries)
> doesn't result in withholdings on the reimbursements when they are
> expensible by recipients? Is there a way to avoid imputing taxable income
> to people lacking a business rationale for their attendance at the
> conference?
>

Hi Frank,

Can I ask why you keep asking about the tax issues? We never ever had an
issue with this since year 1 of LGM.

Is there something I don’t understand?

Louis


>
> Does K8 support this year's event such that some portion of the 15% fee
> might actually go towards it? In that case, it might not be as big a loss
> as it seems.
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I spoke with Soenke :) Some questions for him/me/us to answer :)
>>
>> 1. SZ: What is the effect for K8 if the deal is a sponsorship, not a
>> donation?
>>
>> 1b. DC: A sponsorship draft agreement should be shared fro Dave to review
>> what the obligations on K8, and for the LGM, will be. I'll try to do that
>> in the next few days :)
>>
>> 1c. SZ: Will K8 be able to provide video recording of the event and
>> publication within a reasonable timeframe?
>>
>> 2. SZ: If the money is coming from outside the EU, will VAT be due
>> (hopefully no)?
>>
>> 2b. SZ: Can K8 provide a W8BEN form (https://www.google.com/search
>> ?q=w8+ben)?
>>
>> 3. SZ: What if someone from the LGM community wants to adminster the
>> funds; could K8 reduce or share the 15% with them?
>>
>> 4. LGM: How would LGM want to set up the bursary?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave
>>
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