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

[Seun Ojedeji]

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 7:03 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?
>

One can also say the devil is in the basis; so it may be important to
clarify the basis whenever someone asks for clarification. Its not entirely
appropriate to categorise people in a manner as you've done above.


>
> This is a reasonably high volume Mailing List and it is difficult enough
> to try and keep up without these distractions.
>

There is a filtering rule in every email client, also there is the delete
feature

Cheers!

>
> el
>
> --
> Sent from Dr Lisse's iPhone 5s
>
>
> 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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