On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:04 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > Hi, > >> We plan to subsidize each talk by offering the speaker a $250 honorarium > Seem to recall (but could be wrong) that there can be issues with oversea > speakers and honorariums. If a speaker is paid then a business US visa may be > required? > > Thanks, > Justin
An honorarium os not normally regarded as "pay" by the tax authorities, but giving money to overseas speakers can involve painful paperwork on their part and is therefore best avoided. I will investigate whether we could instead offer a credit to their hotel room account without that being regarded as income in kind. Do you think that would solve the issues? regards Steve -- Steve Holden st...@holdenweb.com, Holden Web, LLC http://holdenweb.com/ Python classes (and much more) through the web http://oreillyschool.com/ Conferences and technical event management at http://theopenbastion.com/ Next: DjangoCon US Sep 6-8, Washington DC http://djangocon.us/
