Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib donations

2007-12-03 Thread Eric Firing
John Hunter wrote: > On Dec 3, 2007 1:15 PM, Eric Firing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Just a question: how do you handle taxes? Won't you be stuck paying >> income tax on any donations? Not that I know of any way to get around >> it short of incorporating as a nonprofit. > > That is a good q

Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib donations

2007-12-03 Thread John Hunter
On Dec 3, 2007 1:52 PM, Christopher Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>short of incorporating as a nonprofit. > > That's sure a lot of work -- can the PSA host this sort of thing? It > would be a whole lot easier to use an existing organization. Well, noone is proposing setting up an organizati

Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib donations

2007-12-03 Thread Christopher Barker
>>short of incorporating as a nonprofit. That's sure a lot of work -- can the PSA host this sort of thing? It would be a whole lot easier to use an existing organization. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R(206) 526-6959 vo

Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib donations

2007-12-03 Thread John Hunter
On Dec 3, 2007 1:15 PM, Eric Firing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a question: how do you handle taxes? Won't you be stuck paying > income tax on any donations? Not that I know of any way to get around > it short of incorporating as a nonprofit. That is a good question -- does a donation not

Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib donations

2007-12-03 Thread Eric Firing
John Hunter wrote: > To enable donations, all project admins must opt in. In addition to > me, those are Charlie, Darren, Eric, Jeff and Michael and the opt in > page is at > http://sourceforge.net/project/admin/donations.php?group_id=80706. > The donations are set up to go into my paypal account