[CCWG-Accountability] Regarding Non-profit and public-benefit legal structure

[Dr Eberhard WLisse]

Dear co-chairs, I apologize having emailed that person directly. Most likely because of the iPhone not displaying the addresses like Thinderbird wjich I am used to.

I will try to avoid this in the futre.

el

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> On Jan 8, 2015, at 20:53, Carrie Devorah <carriedev at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dr. Lisse
> There are also local laws that are too often overlooked but no less laws that must be complied with, as there are Regulatory oversite that ends up in Slap in the Wrist results most often and when necessary turned over to the DOJ.
> We all have different approaches and POV's on this conversation. TBR, to be respected.
> Carrie Devorah
> www.centerforcopyrightintegrity.com
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>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <epilisse at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Though the co-chairs, AGAIN, 
>> 
>> can we PLEASE dispense with trying to explain the basics to someone who most definitively has not taken the opportunity to do her homework in this regard?
>> 
>> This is a reasonably high volume Mailing List and it is difficult enough to try and keep up without these distractions.
>> 
>> el
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>> Sent from Dr Lisse's iPhone 5s
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>> 
>>> On Jan 8, 2015, at 16:07, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Carrie:
>>> 
>>> That's exactly how it works, and the only way it works.  Remember that the US is a federal system with two pertinent tiers of laws -- state and federal.  
>>> 
>>> Organizations are created under state law, not under federal law (with extremely rare exceptions).  Federal tax exemption is handled (by definition) at the federal level.  A not-for-profit organization must first incorporate under state law, and then proceed to seek a federal tax exemption as a non-profit under 501(c)(3) (or other relevant subsections for particular types of organizations).  
>>> 
>>> In other words, an organization cannot apply for federal tax exemption under 501(c)(3) until it has incorporated as a non-profit under the law of a state of the U.S. [While there are organizations other than corporations that may qualify for federal tax exemptions, such as trusts and "community chests," they are not relevant to this discussion.]
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Greg Shatan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 8:02 AM, Carrie <carriedev at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Thank you Bruce. But according to Ed 's California corporation registration number they have registered already as a ca corp. please explain how this occurs being a corp on CA at the same time registered as a non profit w the IRS ?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> > On Jan 8, 2015, at 7:57 AM, Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hello Edward,
>>>> >
>>>> >>> I'm unaware of any current plan to shift ICANN status from non-profit to profit, although some have called for such a change (see, for example: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/227726-icanns-number-is-up ).
>>>> >
>>>> > That is right - there is no plan from either the Board or staff to change from being a non-profit entity, and I haven't heard any SO or AC make that suggestion either.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> > Bruce Tonkin
>>>> >
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