Hi, > An honorarium os not normally regarded as "pay" by the tax authorities, I believe that the case but have been asked that exact question a few times by US immigration - probably best to be avoid if possible. Depending I guess on what proportion of speakers come form overseas.
> but giving money to overseas speakers can involve painful paperwork on their > part and is therefore best avoided. As someone who just had to make an appointment with the US embassy to get my passport notarised so that I can get an IRS tax number in order to get a potential payment (book royalties) I can vouch for that. Not exactly the same situation I know but to be avoided if possible. > I will investigate whether we could instead offer a credit to their hotel > room account without that being regarded as income in kind. Do you think that > would solve the issues? Why not just a speaker discount off the ticket price? I assume that would be easier to organise and also help people who may not be staying in a hotel? Justin
