Re: Constitution - formal proposal (v0.5)
Oliver Elphick writes ("Re: Constitution - formal proposal (v0.5) "):
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> I think (any lawyers in the house?) that you should not allow any
> implication that Debian owns any property or has any income. Otherwise
> you may find yourself with an unexpected and unwelcome Corporation
> Tax demand, addressed to you as an officer of an unincorporated
> association deemed to be controlled from the United Kingdom. SPI
> may hold property in trust for certain purposes, but not for Debian
> as an entity, or the tax consequences may follow... The involvement
> of an offshore trust may make things even worse: I'm not up-to-date
> on my tax law.
How close are you to actually being a lawyer ? My tax law is pretty
much nonexistent, and my US tax law definitely so. I do have a friend
who was an expert on trusts, and may know something about their tax
consequences, but I'd rather get the details from an American.
Ian.
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