* martin f krafft (madd...@debconf.org) [140427 11:00]: > also sprach Andreas Barth <a...@ayous.org> [2014-04-27 10:53 +0200]: > > However, one need to check if all of Debconf falls into that, or if > > parts don't. Tax authorities don't necessarily consider one event > > "treated all as one", see e.g. page 39, nr 206 of > > http://www.bestellen.bayern.de/shoplink/06003006.htm > > Yeah, I don't think it'll work as easily as I may have portrayed. > > Does anyone know a Steuerberater (tax advisor) who would be able to > assist in this for free, or a low fee?
According to regularation for tax advisors (Standesrecht) this won't be legal. However there are advisors who are specialized on pro-bono-organisations, so I would recommend checking with one of them (I know people who work with one of the most experienced one in Munich, so I could check if I could get a contact there, but that won't work on a weekend). However, that doesn't necessarily prevent the creation of the legal association now. As said before even though I disagree with some parts of the by-laws, as long as it's a throw-away for debconf and the debconf-organisers are happy, please go ahead. Clarifying taxes before money actually flows is important, but not necessarily prior to start of setup of the legal umbrella. (Also the international parts make that a bit more complex, one e.g. has to check whether ยง50a EStG is applicable - I would assume not argueing that we don't pay money but just replace travel costs, but also that should get into the picture.) Another important thing with tax authorities is simplicity: Keeping things simple prevents them from asking too many question, which in turn prevents them to give answers one doesn't like. So, if you want to setup things next weekend, I would strongly recommend to restrict it to Debconf, keep your by-laws (or better: reduce it to minimum length, i.e. remove anything not strictly necessary there), and setup a Debian Deutschland at a later occasion. I think the time-plan for setting it up is still possible. Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140427092300.gw20...@mails.so.argh.org