[openbeos] Re: Non Profit Tax Deductions

Hi Matt,

If you do we can co-ordinate this via the Beoz.org site :)

Cheers

Sikosis
Haiku Pref Team Leader
http://haiku-os.org/


Quoting Mat Hounsell <mat_geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> There are several ways to set up an international organisation:
>   * Found independant national organisatios and cooperate as an
> international
> union.
>   * Found independant national organisations and an international union
> which
> is controlled by the members, national orgs.
>   * Found an international union and indepandant national organisations
> which
> defer to the union.
>   * Found an international union and seperate national organisations which
> are
> controlled by the union.
>   * Found an international union which founds subsidurary national
> organisations.
>   * Found only an international organisstion. 
> 
> For Haiku at this stage I suggest a single orginisation is the best
> approach.
> If an NPO is tax deductible in your nation I suggest you registed as a
> Hakiu/OSBOS/Computer User Group.
> 
> Let me repeat, in Australia there is no tax deductions for NPO work.
> 
> Tax breaks apply to charities/churches etc; and you can do interesting
> things
> with companies and trusts.
> 
> If in your nation, tax breaks are only for charities I suggest a Computing
> Charity, where you offer a free copy of operating system etc, and refurbish
> donated machines, with Haiku, to donate to people/schools etc.
> 
> I was thinking about Haiku User Groups in Australia, if your an Auzzie send
> me
> an email (a subject like "HAIKU I'm a Wagga Wagga Auzzie" will do). If there
> is
> enough interest I will look into User Groups, "Community Work" and Tax
> Minimisation.
> 
> 
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> http://au.movies.yahoo.com
>

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