Bruce,
I personally don't know that, but Ed will I am sure. I will be printing
this out and talking with him tonight. He will be at the Concord meeting.
To start, we are filing for the State of NH non-profit. We have a year to
do the Fed from my understanding. If of course there is a difference and Ed
didn't metnion it to me about what you asked below, then of course we need
to go all the way. It is on eof the main reasons we are doing it.
Jerry
>I'd just like to get clarification on this...
>
>Does the IRS (not the legal system) view voluntary organizations the
>same as they view non-profits? Will people donating to voluntary orgs
>receive the same tax benefits as someone donating to a 501(c)3?
>
>Jerry Kubeck wrote:
>> >You only need five people to sign and they can be anyone. They do not
>>have to
>> >be anyone connected to the organization actually and certainly not officers
>> >since there is nothing to be an officer of from a legal standpoint. They
>> >should be persons associated with the proposed organization from a
>>practical
>> >standpoint. there is no downside to forming a voluntary
>> >association/non-profit
>> >corporation. It helps to limit individual liability and provides an entity
>> >which can make contracts. Now, everyone, technically, is on the hook so to
>> >speak.
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