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'''See also, [[Tax history]]''' | |||
=Updates= | |||
In July, 2013 some of our folks spoke with potential fiscal sponsors (The School Factory & Noisebridge). Here was the result of the discussion with Noisebridge: http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-July/thread.html#3141 (this thread also includes some concerns & thoughts from a few of the sudoers). | |||
=Situation= | |||
The current situation, based on a confluence of factors, is as follows: | |||
* sudo room has many reasons to [[incorporate]] and select a tax structure, including but not limited to: | |||
*# forming partnerships with other entities ([[Fiscal Sponsors]], [http://www.counterculturelabs.org/ Counter Culture Labs], the [http://thepublicschool.org/ Public School]), etc | |||
*# the ability to put sudo room's name on rental contracts / leases | |||
*# purchase goods and services as sudo room | |||
*# avoid individual member liability, benefit from corporate liability | |||
*# purchase insurance of various sorts | |||
*# generally conduct business in a more consistent and unified fashion | |||
*# operate with greater overall expenditure (bigger budget). | |||
=Research= | |||
Below are some notes from multiple efforts of research on the various tax structure statues that would be of benefit to the sudo room community and hacker space. | |||
==Unincorporated Options== | |||
It's not neccessary to incorporate to do some things. As a voluntary membership association, a group is exercising its right to free association, protected by common law derived from the first amendment. | |||
=== Associations === | === Associations === | ||
*Read about (high-level): [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association Voluntary Associations], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association Freedom of Association], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association Cooperatives], which can fall under various classifications below. | *Read about (high-level): [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association Voluntary Associations], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association Freedom of Association], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association Cooperatives], which can fall under various classifications below. | ||
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***[http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/forms.htm#misc Relevant forms]. | ***[http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/forms.htm#misc Relevant forms]. | ||
**[http://www.clrc.ca.gov/B501.html Review of law for Californian Unincorporated Associations] (circa 2004). | **[http://www.clrc.ca.gov/B501.html Review of law for Californian Unincorporated Associations] (circa 2004). | ||
==Incorporation Options== | |||
=== Non-profit === | === Non-profit === | ||