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=== Updates ===
=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).
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).


=Plan=
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])
*# the ability to put the entity's name on rental contracts / leases
*# purchase goods and services as the entity
*# benefit from the prevention of individual liability
*# purchase insurance of various sorts
*# generally conduct business in a more consistent and unified fashion
*# operate with greater overall expenditure.
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=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.
==Types==
=== 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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