Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Sophie Gautier
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Italo Vignoli  wrote:
> On 8/26/11 4:55 PM, Sophie Gautier wrote:
>
>> +1 and I'll take care of the SPI side.
>
> Hi Sophie, if necessary I can produce a regular invoice for the amount,
> instead of having it reimbursed as an individual.

Thanks Italo, I'll check tomorrow what is necessary in that case, but
from what I remember, regular invoice was not necessary.
Kind regards
Sophie
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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 8/26/11 4:55 PM, Sophie Gautier wrote:

> +1 and I'll take care of the SPI side.

Hi Sophie, if necessary I can produce a regular invoice for the amount,
instead of having it reimbursed as an individual.

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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Florian Effenberger
Thanks a lot, Sophie! Sorry for having to route that through SPI, but 
German tax law is a bit complicated for associations ;)


Sophie Gautier wrote on 2011-08-26 16:55:

+1 and I'll take care of the SPI side.


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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
+1

Charles.
Le 26 août 2011 16:17, "Olivier Hallot" <
olivier.hal...@documentfoundation.org> a écrit :
> OK for the EUR 300.
>
> 2011/8/26 Italo Vignoli 
>
>> My speech at the LinuxCon Europe (Prague, end of October) about The
>> Document Foundation and LibreOffice has been accepted.
>>
>> I have already registered, and I have also found a very convenient
>> flight/hotel combo, but I need to get a reimbursement from TDF as I am
>> not able to cover the expenses with my personal money (and I am not
>> covered by a company paying for my expenses).
>>
>> Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
>> Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.
>>
>> Thanks, Italo
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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Olivier Hallot
OK for the EUR 300.

2011/8/26 Italo Vignoli 

> My speech at the LinuxCon Europe (Prague, end of October) about The
> Document Foundation and LibreOffice has been accepted.
>
> I have already registered, and I have also found a very convenient
> flight/hotel combo, but I need to get a reimbursement from TDF as I am
> not able to cover the expenses with my personal money (and I am not
> covered by a company paying for my expenses).
>
> Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
> Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.
>
> Thanks, Italo
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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Florian Effenberger

Hi,

Tom Davies wrote on 2011-08-26 12:10:

labelled "Refreshments" buried in "Other Expenses".  Is food not allowed in
organisations registered in Germany?  It would be a shame because you have great
stuff over there.


I don't know the exact details, but the example with the breakfast IMHO 
is valid - if the breakfast in a hotel exceeds a certain value 
(something between 5 and 15 €), then the recipient of the travel funding 
has to pay taxes for it. Yep...


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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)
+1
For meetings, conferences, training days and stuff like that we would often 
have 
an amount for "refreshments".  In "End of Year Accounts" or "Financial 
Statements" for SMBs (Small-Medium sized Business) there is often be an item 
labelled "Refreshments" buried in "Other Expenses".  Is food not allowed in 
organisations registered in Germany?  It would be a shame because you have 
great 
stuff over there.  

Regards from
Tom :)





From: Simon Phipps 
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Sent: Fri, 26 August, 2011 10:45:30
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe


On 26 Aug 2011, at 10:32, Florian Effenberger wrote:

> Hi Italo,
> 
> thanks for your engagement!
> 
> Italo Vignoli wrote on 2011-08-26 11:04:
>> Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
>> Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.
> 
> Given that we can pay this from SPI (paying from FrODeV is a bit problematic 
>when it comes to travel costs and foreign countries, due to tax regulations) - 
>+1 from my side.
> 
> The only point we should talk about is "food" - as a general rule, normally 
>reimbursements should only contain hotel and transportation, but no food. TDF 
>has no rules yet on this, but maybe we should limit it to that?

That's an odd rule. A reimbursement for a guest or for an emissary should 
include Travel, Accommodation and Living. The only place in recent memory that 
has told me it does not pay for Living is TDF.

S.


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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Florian Effenberger

Hi,

Norbert Thiebaud wrote on 2011-08-26 11:58:


Indeed, even the Tax-Man acknowledge that 'reasonable' meal
re-reimbursement - during a remote mission - are tax-deductible (i.e.
are not a 'compensation in kind').
Surely it is more a matter of 'reasonableness'  and 'frugality' rather
than a question of principle.


whew, my thoughts caused some discussion. ;-)

Well, I guess it's no secret that being without a fixed job at the 
moment, I am *very* much in favor of a good and friendly reimbursement 
rule. I had to stay at home myself from many events this year due to the 
lack of funding, so I know those pains a lot. :)


I am no tax expert, but Norbert is right, there indeed is a rule of some 
"senseful" reimbursement - if you have a breakfast for 5 € or 10 € in a 
hotel, that should work, if you have a breakfast for 30 €, the tax 
deparment will not accept it, I guess. This can cause troubles not only 
for the paying entity, but also for the paid person.


So, I surely don't vetoe if we cover some basic costs (eating on the 
road is much more expensive than at home) - but we should check with SPI 
as the paying entity first what they allow. For TDF rules, let's discuss 
them when TDF exists and we know some tax regulations for it.


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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Norbert Thiebaud
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 4:45 AM, Simon Phipps  wrote:
>
> On 26 Aug 2011, at 10:32, Florian Effenberger wrote:
>
>> Hi Italo,
>>
>> thanks for your engagement!
>>
>> Italo Vignoli wrote on 2011-08-26 11:04:
>>> Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
>>> Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.
>>
>> Given that we can pay this from SPI (paying from FrODeV is a bit problematic 
>> when it comes to travel costs and foreign countries, due to tax regulations) 
>> - +1 from my side.
>>
>> The only point we should talk about is "food" - as a general rule, normally 
>> reimbursements should only contain hotel and transportation, but no food. 
>> TDF has no rules yet on this, but maybe we should limit it to that?
>
> That's an odd rule. A reimbursement for a guest or for an emissary should 
> include Travel, Accommodation and Living. The only place in recent memory 
> that has told me it does not pay for Living is TDF.

Indeed, even the Tax-Man acknowledge that 'reasonable' meal
re-reimbursement - during a remote mission - are tax-deductible (i.e.
are not a 'compensation in kind').
Surely it is more a matter of 'reasonableness'  and 'frugality' rather
than a question of principle.

Norbert

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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 8/26/11 11:56 AM, Michael Meeks wrote:

>   Paying for everything is clearly the ideal. The current financial
> reality is that we need to stretch and apply our resources quite
> carefully I think. Most of us eat at home too ;-)

True, I can ask Kendy for support ;-)

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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Michael Meeks

On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 10:45 +0100, Simon Phipps wrote:
> That's an odd rule. A reimbursement for a guest or for an emissary
> should include Travel, Accommodation and Living. The only place in
> recent memory that has told me it does not pay for Living is TDF.

Paying for everything is clearly the ideal. The current financial
reality is that we need to stretch and apply our resources quite
carefully I think. Most of us eat at home too ;-)

Hopefully when we have an actual entity, and a consolidated financial
position, and a real budget, and ongoing fundraising etc. we can do
better ...

ATB,

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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 8/26/11 11:32 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:

> The only point we should talk about is "food" - as a general rule,
> normally reimbursements should only contain hotel and transportation,
> but no food. TDF has no rules yet on this, but maybe we should limit it
> to that?

In this case, food is supposed to cover the Gala Dinner at the
Conference, as the Speaker Package does not cover it (while it covers
food during the conference). Of course, I can skip the Gala Dinner.

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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Simon Phipps

On 26 Aug 2011, at 10:32, Florian Effenberger wrote:

> Hi Italo,
> 
> thanks for your engagement!
> 
> Italo Vignoli wrote on 2011-08-26 11:04:
>> Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
>> Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.
> 
> Given that we can pay this from SPI (paying from FrODeV is a bit problematic 
> when it comes to travel costs and foreign countries, due to tax regulations) 
> - +1 from my side.
> 
> The only point we should talk about is "food" - as a general rule, normally 
> reimbursements should only contain hotel and transportation, but no food. TDF 
> has no rules yet on this, but maybe we should limit it to that?

That's an odd rule. A reimbursement for a guest or for an emissary should 
include Travel, Accommodation and Living. The only place in recent memory that 
has told me it does not pay for Living is TDF.

S.


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Re: [steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Florian Effenberger

Hi Italo,

thanks for your engagement!

Italo Vignoli wrote on 2011-08-26 11:04:

Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.


Given that we can pay this from SPI (paying from FrODeV is a bit 
problematic when it comes to travel costs and foreign countries, due to 
tax regulations) - +1 from my side.


The only point we should talk about is "food" - as a general rule, 
normally reimbursements should only contain hotel and transportation, 
but no food. TDF has no rules yet on this, but maybe we should limit it 
to that?


Florian

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[steering-discuss] LinuxCon Europe

2011-08-26 Thread Italo Vignoli
My speech at the LinuxCon Europe (Prague, end of October) about The
Document Foundation and LibreOffice has been accepted.

I have already registered, and I have also found a very convenient
flight/hotel combo, but I need to get a reimbursement from TDF as I am
not able to cover the expenses with my personal money (and I am not
covered by a company paying for my expenses).

Including food, I will spend a maximum of 300 Euro. I am asking the
Steering Committee to approve this reimbursement.

Thanks, Italo

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