>From my experience in other organizations, you can not open a business account unless you are a "business" That is a legal term and requires a legal document. Probably the best way for you to do it is to get a lawyer/dancer to help you, or ask one of the umbrella orgs t ie. CDSS to help you be one of their groups.
Merle On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Carol Geisler <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, I've been trying to open a business bank account and ran into the > problem that we are not legally established as an organization. I > understand we could become a corporation, but in speaking with the bank, > all we would need to be is an unincorporated association. Has anyone done > this? It's not like we have money to pay a lawyer, so I'm looking to see if > I can find the forms online or through another group that has already done > this. We are not looking for non-profit status. Just a way to open a > business bank account. I would also be interested in organizers who opened > a personal bank account and how they handled the tax consequences. > Thanks for any comments, > Carol Geisler > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > -- *Merle McEldowney* *212-933-0290*
