* Andreas Barth ([email protected]) [140427 01:10]: > * Richard Hartmann ([email protected]) [140427 00:40]: > > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:29 AM, Andreas Barth <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Debconf has a different tax situation than a normal TO setup > > > (especially given the amount of money might bring us into VAT if we > > > like it or not), so keeping those apart has some advantages to reduce > > > long-term overhead. > > > > I fail to see how, please expand. > > If you get money where you provide some value for (and sponsorship > might fall into that category, if e.g. logos are shown somewhere), > then this money is VAT-taxable (unless one of the exceptions of the > Umsatzsteuergesetz is applicable) if it is more than a certain limit, > and the amount of money debconf is using is well above that limit. > Additionable it could save money to be VAT-taxable because it might be > that you need to pay less VAT than you could substract from the goods > you buy. All of that is a bit more complex (and legally binding for a > couple of years) than a normal TO would need, and also needs binding > answers from the tax authorities before. Please see http://www.bestellen.bayern.de/application/stmug_app000028?SID=1886820523&ACTIONxSESSxSHOWPIC%28BILDxKEY:06003006,BILDxCLASS:Artikel,BILDxTYPE:PDF%29 for a few more details about which taxes need to be payed. It also contains a short by-law template which is sufficient for being tax-exempt (page 112ff). Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
