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scg
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response 75 of 133:
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Nov 24 03:28 UTC 1995 |
I think we got a letter from the IRS a while back saying that our dues were
not deductable, didn't we?
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chelsea
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response 76 of 133:
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Nov 24 03:42 UTC 1995 |
Yes.
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rcurl
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response 77 of 133:
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Nov 24 05:49 UTC 1995 |
I just had a related communication with an attorney, who's view was,
in very salty terms, that the IRS *always* tells you you can't do
what you really can, if you ask. In fact, the whole system is set up
so you have to prove your deductibility in the face of an assumed
answer "NO". (These observations come from my and others' experience,
not from IRS letters to a general inquiry.)
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tsty
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response 78 of 133:
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Nov 24 07:27 UTC 1995 |
what rcurl said ...
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davel
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response 79 of 133:
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Nov 24 13:33 UTC 1995 |
Rane's right, I think. A few years ago I heard the results of a survey on
the IRS's telephone help lines. Some large percentage (don't remember, but
for some reason the number 40% comes to mind) of their answers were in fact
wrong, and if you're audited it's no defense against penalties that you did
exactly what the IRS told you to do in response to a specific question.
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chelsea
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response 80 of 133:
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Nov 24 14:29 UTC 1995 |
I agree with Rane, that the IRS will say "no" whenever possible
and put the burden of proof on the taxpayer.
I still wouldn't deduct anything I donate to Grex. I don't claim a
donation as deductible unless the company could furnish me with a
statement they are a qualified organization and supply a receipt.
(This is usually one and the same piece of paper for a 501(c)3
organization.) Is Grex prepared to do that?
Now, I'm not saying I wouldn't donate to an organization like Grex, I do.
I simply don't avoid paying taxes on the money I donate.
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rcurl
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response 81 of 133:
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Nov 24 15:36 UTC 1995 |
And I agree with Mary. No person would make a large donation to an
organization that has not had its charitable non-profit (non-foundation)
status recognized by the IRS, as it is just risky. And the question of
what degree of risk an individual will tolerate is becoming moot, because
Grex's cumulative income is probably going to exceed the critical value
this year (I have figures from Dan, which I have not yet digested...I
need to normalize my bile production, before I get back to them) ;->).
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adbarr
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response 82 of 133:
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Nov 24 20:45 UTC 1995 |
Well, you don't have to be so "personal" about it! "Bile production" sounds
like the subject for a separate item, perhaps? <adbarr wishes rcurl all
good recovery mechnanisms, since adbarr knows rcurl will object to a little
prayer of good health. ;-) >
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lilmo
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response 83 of 133:
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Nov 27 04:42 UTC 1995 |
What he doesn''t know (in re prayer for him) won't hurt him !! ;:-)
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tsty
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response 84 of 133:
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Dec 1 05:24 UTC 1995 |
i disagree with chelsea, i do and will continue to deduct what i can
contribute to Grex. If the irs has a problem with that i guess they
will have to spend as much money as i can make them spend amking asses
out of their idiocy - with ful publicity about the assininity in
which they have chosen to involve themselves - and references to
Steve Jackson Games, et al.
thre is a threshold, indeterminate, at which the cost of tea is less
importnat than the tax on tea leaves. Any one from the Boston environs?
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rcurl
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response 85 of 133:
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Dec 1 08:21 UTC 1995 |
I pahkt my cah in Harvahd yahd.
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popcorn
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response 86 of 133:
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Dec 3 17:42 UTC 1995 |
I was visiting Boston last weekend. Took the bus to Hahvahd Squahah,
for what that's worth. :)
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rcurl
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response 87 of 133:
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Dec 3 22:44 UTC 1995 |
You must have passed my Alma Mata.
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adbarr
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response 88 of 133:
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Dec 3 23:31 UTC 1995 |
Italian sports car? Drive faster, rcurl, they wont be able to pass you.
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rcurl
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response 89 of 133:
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Dec 4 06:01 UTC 1995 |
That too...but Alma Mata is Bostonese for Alma Mater.
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remmers
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response 90 of 133:
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Dec 4 12:28 UTC 1995 |
When you got to Hahvahd Squahah, did you visit the Yahd?
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danr
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response 91 of 133:
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Dec 4 12:47 UTC 1995 |
The folks in Somerville, where I lived, called it "Hah-vud."
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popcorn
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response 92 of 133:
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Dec 4 13:31 UTC 1995 |
Wasn't sure where to find the Yahd, just the Squahah.
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remmers
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response 93 of 133:
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Dec 4 15:58 UTC 1995 |
The Yahd is adjacent to the Squahah, directly across the
street from the subway station.
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popcorn
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response 94 of 133:
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Dec 5 17:02 UTC 1995 |
Ok, then I guess I sawhr it.
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lilmo
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response 95 of 133:
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Dec 9 05:56 UTC 1995 |
I'm glad you all are amusing yourselves... :-)
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popcorn
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response 96 of 133:
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Dec 9 06:41 UTC 1995 |
I stuck a membership plug into the party motd.
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ajax
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response 97 of 133:
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Dec 21 15:37 UTC 1995 |
Does anyone have suggestions for end-of-year seasonal donation plugs?
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popcorn
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response 98 of 133:
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Dec 22 03:00 UTC 1995 |
"'Tis the season to buy Grex memberships"?
"Grex memberships make great gifts for friends and family"?
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sidhe
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response 99 of 133:
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Dec 25 02:44 UTC 1995 |
How about none at all? They are starting to become quite annoying.
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