[CCWG-ACCT] A few questions (Was Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN FY16 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to ICANN Directors for the Period 1 July 2015 Through 30 June 2016)

Sun Oct 30 22:25:37 UTC 2016

Thanks Xavier

Regards

On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 11:22 PM, Xavier J. Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>
wrote:

> Seun, thank you for taking the time to look at the document. See a
> response on question #3, which Steve did not address.
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> Steve, thank you for responding. I don’t have much to add to what you
> already.
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> Thank you.
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> Best,
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> Xavier
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> Xavier Calvez
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> *From: *Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com>
> *Date: *Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 1:34 PM
> *To: *Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com>, Xavier Calvez <
> xavier.calvez at icann.org>, "accountability-cross-community at icann.org" <
> accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] A few questions (Was Fwd: ICANN News Alert --
> ICANN FY16 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to
> ICANN Directors for the Period 1 July 2015 Through 30 June 2016)
>
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> Seun,
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> Many of us are in transit to Hyderabad so I’ll give quick answers to some
> of your questions.  I’ll leave it to Xavier to answer the others.
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> Steve
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> On Oct 30, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Xavier,
> <putting ccwg in CC as I have no idea which other list discusses this>
>
> I am looking at the figures recently published and I find it quite
> interesting but i am always reminded that ICANN sure have the money so why
> not. However I have a few questions and would appreciate your response:
>
> 1. The figure vary by Board member, apart from difference that could occur
> as a result of flight booking, are there any other factor/elements that
> affect figures?
>
> There are multiple factors.  Some members travel considerably more than
> others.  Some live in places where travel is significantly more expensive.
>
> 2. Is there any limit to what a Board member can spend?
>
> We’re more focused on making good use of Board member’s time.  Some Board
> members have more time to contribute, and some of those contributions
> involve increased travel.  We are evolving a travel policy that seeks a
> good balance between cost and value to the ICANN community.  It’s a work in
> progress aimed at empowering Board members but with reasonable controls to
> avoid excess.
>
>
>
> 3. Does the column for amount paid "on behalf" include travel expense for
> ICANN meetings (and other Board specific meetings)?
>
> XC: correct. It includes any travel, lodging, incidentals, training
> expense that has been paid for a director directly by ICANN to the vendor.
>
> 4. What determines if a Board get compensated or not. i.e is board member
> participation like attendance to meetings, delivery on internal committee
> tasks et all considered as part of the requirement for payment? and is
> there publicly available record of such?
>
> Board remuneration is set at $45,000 USD ($75,000 for the chair) without
> regard to attendance, committee chairmanship, etc.
>
>
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> All Board members, including liaisons, are eligible.  Some Board members
> may elect not to accept the remuneration.  The most common reason is when a
> Board member is being paid by his or her company.
>
> 5. Am I right that the compensation is tax free as the Board ain't
> employees?
>
> No.  The tax status may be different in different jurisdictions.  For U.S.
> Board members, the compensation is subject to taxation.
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> XC: the compensation is a taxable income for any director, whether in the
> US or otherwise. It is for each director to determine the applicable
> taxation of such income in their respective country of taxation.
>
> 6. Some of the members seem not to be given the compensation, is there a
> reason for this?
>
> See the answer to (4).
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>
> Hope this helps.
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>
>
> Steve
>
> (Answering from my steve at shinkuro.com email address because that seems to
> be how I’m listed on the CCWG mailing list.)
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>
>
> Regards
>
> Sent from my LG G4
> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
>
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> ICANN FY16 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to
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> 28 October 2016
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> As part of its accountability and transparency processes, ICANN publishes
> a report in accordance with Article XVI, section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws
> which provides, in part, that “The Board shall publish, at least annually …
> a description of any payments made by ICANN to Directors (including
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