Re: [sudo-discuss] Taxes

@Richard @Patrick, I'm motivated by what you say about deducting all donations. I'm no tax expert whatsoever BUT I have deducted whole donations in the past ($50 to buythissatellite.org for a t-shirt) and nobody ever said nothing............dot dot dot...... But playing it safe and by the books, here's an example from longnow.org (I pay member dues of $8/month which gives me free tickets to all talks/lectures) in which they make the same recommendation regarding "fair market value" (see below). It seems to me that Sudo can and should recommend full deductions, possibly because all member benefits are services (use of the space and shared tools/resources) not goods (no t-shirts or other swag). ---- Hello Members, We’d like to thank all of our members for the support you offer Long Now, through your financial contributions and by sharing your knowledge of the Foundation’s work to foster long-term thinking. Did you know that many employers offer a gift-matching program? Your membership dues may be eligible; please consider increasing the impact of your gift, and check with your employer’s HR office to learn more. You may need the following information: - Long Now’s tax ID number: 68-0384748 - Our contact person: Whitney Deatherage whitney(a)longnow.org - The tax deductible amount of your donation Below you will find a table that you can use to determine how much of the membership dues you paid in 02013 are tax deductible. Your membership dues each year are considered a tax deductible donation, minus the value of the goods and services you have received. The Long Now Foundation is a California State and Federal Non-profit organization and our tax exempt number is 68-0384748. Add up how many months you were a Member in 02013: - Stainless Steel Members $8 for each month in 02013 - Monel Members $30 for each month in 02013 - Tungsten Members $90 for each month in 02013 - Equation of Time Cam Members $2,500 (annual payment) Then subtract the estimated fair market value of the gifts you received if it is your first year of membership: - Stainless Steel Members - $15 for your Membership card - Monel Members - $15 for your Membership card - $20 for your Works in Progress book - Tungsten Members - $15 for your Membership card - $20 for your Works in Progress book - $20 for your Brian Eno Bells CD - Equation of Time Cam Members - $15 for your Membership card - $20 for your Works in Progress book - $20 for your Brian Eno Bells CD - $150 for your Equation of Time Cam Here are some highlights from 02013: - 854 new Members joined Long Now in 02013, and we exceeded our goal of 5,000 Members - 12 Seminars <http://longnow.org/seminars/> to attend, listen to live<http://longnow.org/live/>e/>, and view online - Newly re-designed Seminar pages <http://longnow.org/seminars/> with easier search, sharable highlights and more - Construction begins<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-september-equinox… the Long Now Museum re-design, fundraising continues <https://longnow.org/salon/> - Revive and Restore TEDx<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-march-equinox/#arti… - PanLex hits a billion translations<http://blog.longnow.org/02013/10/02/panlex-hits-a-billion-t… - A Rosetta Disk is en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko<http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Scienc… board the ESA Rosetta Mission, scheduled to rendezvous with the comet in August 02014 - Partnership with the Future of Being Human<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-december-solstice/… - Manual for Civilization<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-june-solsti… launched - Dissident Futures<http://blog.longnow.org/02013/10/16/dissident-futures-at-ybca/&g… with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - Partnership with swissnex on the Climate Change panel<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-december-solstice/… Saul Griffith, Paul Hawken - and IPCC Scientists - Our new Bar Manager, Jennifer Colliau<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/02013-december-solstic…e2>, joins the Long Now team - 4 issues of the Quarterly News for Members<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/>published online And we're looking forward to some great new services and events in 02014: - Another great lineup of Seminars <http://longnow.org/seminars/> - Opening of the Long Now Salon <https://longnow.org/salon/> in the spring - Broadening the reach of the membership program<https://longnow.org/membership/>and offerings - More partnerships on thought provoking events and programming - and more to be announced in our Quarterly News for Members<http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/> <http://longnow.org/membership/newsletters/> We're looking forward to another fascinating year - thank you again for your continuing support! On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 6:19 PM, eddan.com &lt;eddan(a)sudoroom.tv&gt; wrote: