I haven't heard any conflicts along such lines other than those with neighboring retailers. The result then is that it gets harder and harder for community projects to get QBP accounts.
As far as taxes are concerned, I am not sure of the specifics. As long as you are covering your costs and not spending money/losing money to support your volunteers' parts habit, I don't suspect there is a problem. It is the mission of most of our project to provide for the safe and affordable repair of bicycles and to encourage mechanical self-reliance etc etc and cheap parts are a big part of this.
josh--
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Jonathan Morrison <jonathan@slcbikecollective.org> wrote:
Sadly, with a good lawyer you can do anything you want, sadly even illegal activities. Pretty sad isn't it? Sader still, if you don't have a good lawyer I would play it safe and not do anything that might _force_ you to get a good lawyer.Smile!To figure out what to do to play it safe, contact the agency you filed as a "Member owned Co-operative" with such as the California Secretary of State. If you are a 501(c)(3) non-profit than contact the IRS. Calls can be anonymous.I would also ask established local "member owned cooperatives" what they do.
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Sincerely,
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On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:40 PM, <GetGern@gmail.com> wrote:
_______________________________________________Hello Bike Friends,
Does anyone have solid advice on the legality/Restrictions regarding discounts given to member/volunteers?
We are a California regestered incorperated Member owned Co-operative, not a Non-Profit(501c3). We want to give a discount, but I heard it may not be legal. I hope that it is illegal referring to 501c3's.
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