On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 10:03:33PM +0100, antlists wrote: > On 28/08/2020 19:10, james wrote: > > > > A council member, from say England, could manage how 1/2 of what they > > raise is spent. It could even "english centric" but must comply with USA > > IRS standards. Our council could be expanded to many members, from other > > countries, with a centic goal of spending Gentoo funds > > WHY? As a Brit I wouldn't want to touch the Americal Legal System with a > barge pole!!! > > > Truly, there is no other globally recognized tax system > > like the USA-IRS (bad ass && world class open). That's why in times of > > trouble, entrepreneurs world wide flock to the "dollar". Also, being in > > elite standing with the USA-IRS opens many door doors to enhance and > > promote and deploy GENTOO globally. > > And as a Brit, while HMRC may be a pain, I have precious little to do with > them. My employer deals with them, and at the end of the year I occasionally > get a letter saying I've overpaid my taxes and here's some money back. Do I > REALLY want to get involved with some foreign system that's WAY more > complicated? > > Get rid of your rose-tinted spectacles. For the MAJORITY of Brits, our tax > system is way less complicated than yours. You'd be better off moving the > foundation to somewhere that doesn't have your insane mix of state and > federal taxes, and doesn't offload the responsibility onto people who don't > understand the system.
Also as a Brit (West Yorkshireman), I concur one-hundred percent. The I.R.S. taxation system may be "globally recognised" in the sense that America is the only country on Earth, but in actuality, I remain gravely dubious that managing a U.S.-bound organisation from an "English-centric" perspective would serve any advantage whatsoever. Especially considering most Americans do not understand the system (the readability of the I.R.S. tax code has been under scrutiny for a long time), I wouldn't want to place the burden of conferring with such a convoluted system on anyone. -- Ashley Dixon suugaku.co.uk 2A9A 4117 DA96 D18A 8A7B B0D2 A30E BF25 F290 A8AA
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