We are starting to run low on ports on the main switch. If you or your company cares deeply about the quality of internet this would be a great time to consider a donation of $ or gear. -- Jay Hanke CTO Neutral Path Communications 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 204 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 327-2398 mobile jayhanke@neutralpath.net www.neutralpath.net
Is MICE a non-profit yet or will it be by End of year? Sent from my iPhone Larry Patterson Chief Technology Officer ---- Atomic Data(r) // Safe. Simple. Smart.(tm) 615 North 3rd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 Main // 612.466.2000 Direct // 612.466.2080 It's official. We're SOC 3 Certified, again!<http://www.atomicdata.com/articles/atomic-data%C2%AE-keeps-client%E2%80%99s-...>
On Oct 24, 2016, at 17:41, Jason Hanke <jayhanke@NEUTRALPATH.NET> wrote:
We are starting to run low on ports on the main switch.
If you or your company cares deeply about the quality of internet this would be a great time to consider a donation of $ or gear.
-- Jay Hanke CTO Neutral Path Communications 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 204 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 327-2398 mobile jayhanke@neutralpath.net www.neutralpath.net<http://www.neutralpath.net>
On 10/24/2016 08:54 PM, Larry Patterson wrote:
Is MICE a non-profit yet or will it be by End of year?
Not yet, and I can't guarantee it. I'm currently waiting on the Minnesota Secretary of State's office to accept a filing. I expected it to be done last week. I'm doing some overnight maintenance, so my schedule is off-cycle of normal business hours. I've emailed them just now to inquire about the status. Once that is done, I'll request certified copies, which I expect to take a few days. Assuming the rest of the board has no objections, I'll sign and file the IRS form. I'm gone for a couple weeks starting next week. So this may get delayed until I'm back. But worst case, this really should be mailed to the IRS no later than November 18th. -- Richard
So assuming paperwork happens in a timely fashion, donations after the filing date would be tax deductible for 2016? Is that the agreed upon direction? If so, I would suggest we get some end of year charitable giving going on. I would be interested in participating. What do the lawyers say about 2016 vs. 2017 status? Sent from my iPhone Larry Patterson Chief Technology Officer ---- Atomic Data(r) // Safe. Simple. Smart.(tm) 615 North 3rd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 Main // 612.466.2000 Direct // 612.466.2080 It's official. We're SOC 3 Certified, again!<http://www.atomicdata.com/articles/atomic-data%C2%AE-keeps-client%E2%80%99s-...>
On Oct 24, 2016, at 21:47, Richard Laager <rlaager@WIKTEL.COM> wrote:
On 10/24/2016 08:54 PM, Larry Patterson wrote: Is MICE a non-profit yet or will it be by End of year?
Not yet, and I can't guarantee it.
I'm currently waiting on the Minnesota Secretary of State's office to accept a filing. I expected it to be done last week. I'm doing some overnight maintenance, so my schedule is off-cycle of normal business hours. I've emailed them just now to inquire about the status.
Once that is done, I'll request certified copies, which I expect to take a few days. Assuming the rest of the board has no objections, I'll sign and file the IRS form.
I'm gone for a couple weeks starting next week. So this may get delayed until I'm back. But worst case, this really should be mailed to the IRS no later than November 18th.
-- Richard
On 10/24/2016 09:56 PM, Larry Patterson wrote:
So assuming paperwork happens in a timely fashion, donations after the filing date would be tax deductible for 2016? Is that the agreed upon direction? If so, I would suggest we get some end of year charitable giving going on. I would be interested in participating. What do the lawyers say about 2016 vs. 2017 status?
Assuming the IRS accepts our application, I'm not sure how retroactive it will be. -- Richard
On Oct 24, 2016, at 10:19 PM, Richard Laager <rlaager@WIKTEL.COM> wrote:
On 10/24/2016 09:56 PM, Larry Patterson wrote:
So assuming paperwork happens in a timely fashion, donations after the filing date would be tax deductible for 2016? Is that the agreed upon direction? If so, I would suggest we get some end of year charitable giving going on. I would be interested in participating. What do the lawyers say about 2016 vs. 2017 status?
Assuming the IRS accepts our application, I'm not sure how retroactive it will be.
IANAL, but: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-law-compliance-before-exempt-s... and https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/contribut... Seems to imply that 2016 contributions would be safe (as long as the MICE legal entity was planning on filing a 990 for 2016 for income/donations received). -- Andrew Hoyos hoyosa@gmail.com
Andrew, that is my understanding as well from previous research. Basically, once you file, assume the status is approved. The status will be retroactive to the date of filing. It's the IRS' was of saying, we know we'll take a while, so don't wait up on our account. s Shaun Carlson Director of Information Technology | Arvig ph: (218) 346.8673 | em: shaun.carlson@arvig.com On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:28 PM -0500, "Andrew Hoyos" <hoyosa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Oct 24, 2016, at 10:19 PM, Richard Laager wrote:
On 10/24/2016 09:56 PM, Larry Patterson wrote:
So assuming paperwork happens in a timely fashion, donations after the filing date would be tax deductible for 2016? Is that the agreed upon direction? If so, I would suggest we get some end of year charitable giving going on. I would be interested in participating. What do the lawyers say about 2016 vs. 2017 status?
Assuming the IRS accepts our application, I'm not sure how retroactive it will be.
IANAL, but: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-law-compliance-before-exempt-s... and https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/contribut... Seems to imply that 2016 contributions would be safe (as long as the MICE legal entity was planning on filing a 990 for 2016 for income/donations received). -- Andrew Hoyos hoyosa@gmail.com
Also, just a note on this for those thinking in 501(c)3 lines. My understanding of a 501(c)6 is that the donations/contributions from outside parties to MICE are *not* tax deductible for the contributor. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/other-non-profits/tax-treatment-of... -- Andrew Hoyos hoyosa@gmail.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Larry Patterson <larry@atomicdata.com> wrote:
So assuming paperwork happens in a timely fashion, donations after the filing date would be tax deductible for 2016? Is that the agreed upon direction? If so, I would suggest we get some end of year charitable giving going on. I would be interested in participating. What do the lawyers say about 2016 vs. 2017 status?
Sent from my iPhone
Larry Patterson Chief Technology Officer ---- Atomic Data® // Safe. Simple. Smart.™ 615 North 3rd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 Main // 612.466.2000 Direct // 612.466.2080
It's official. We're SOC 3 Certified, again!
On Oct 24, 2016, at 21:47, Richard Laager <rlaager@WIKTEL.COM> wrote:
On 10/24/2016 08:54 PM, Larry Patterson wrote: Is MICE a non-profit yet or will it be by End of year?
Not yet, and I can't guarantee it.
I'm currently waiting on the Minnesota Secretary of State's office to accept a filing. I expected it to be done last week. I'm doing some overnight maintenance, so my schedule is off-cycle of normal business hours. I've emailed them just now to inquire about the status.
Once that is done, I'll request certified copies, which I expect to take a few days. Assuming the rest of the board has no objections, I'll sign and file the IRS form.
I'm gone for a couple weeks starting next week. So this may get delayed until I'm back. But worst case, this really should be mailed to the IRS no later than November 18th.
-- Richard
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The tax-exempt application is in the mail! I'd like to thank everyone who has worked on this process, including but not limited to: Shaun, Jeremy, Brad Donaldson, Jay, and Reid. -- Richard
Thanks Richard for taking this and running with it! On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com> wrote:
The tax-exempt application is in the mail!
I'd like to thank everyone who has worked on this process, including but not limited to: Shaun, Jeremy, Brad Donaldson, Jay, and Reid.
-- Richard
-- Jay Hanke CTO Neutral Path Communications 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 204 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 327-2398 mobile jayhanke@neutralpath.net www.neutralpath.net
Thanks from South Africa! Reid On Nov 16, 2016 4:38 PM, "Jason Hanke" <jayhanke@neutralpath.net> wrote:
Thanks Richard for taking this and running with it!
On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com> wrote:
The tax-exempt application is in the mail!
I'd like to thank everyone who has worked on this process, including but not limited to: Shaun, Jeremy, Brad Donaldson, Jay, and Reid.
-- Richard
-- Jay Hanke CTO Neutral Path Communications 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 204 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 327-2398 mobile jayhanke@neutralpath.net www.neutralpath.net
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