[5871] in APO Printshop
Re: business cardsz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jennifer Tu)
Sun Jan 3 22:53:41 2010
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:53:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
To: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
cc: apo-printshop@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64L.1001032027430.2873@mass-toolpike.mit.edu>
Thanks for the prompt response.
If you could find that information that indicates that providing services
to a business is disallowed, it would possibly be relevant to the chapter,
since I seem to recall the topic of providing services to businesses
coming up sometime last year in a non-printshop context.
As you pointed out, my two questions were not related. It would still be
nice to know if we're shifting from last year's agreement that Cat would
handle rejection notifications to something else though, so we can all be
on the same page.
--Jennifer
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:15:34 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
> To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
> Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: business cards
>
> (1) I looked into this, and it does not appear to be a violation of our
> 501(c)3 tax exemption to provide the service at cost. Do you have a specific
> reference you could share?
>
> it's also a violation of our sales tax exemption
>
> you're wrong. my reading of the case law on this made it quite clear,
> but i don't have that info handy
>
> do you have specific references you can share?
> crystal clear. appearances can be deceiving ; - }
>
> for those who don't know, i've been a director of several non-profits,
> and have helped them get 501(c)3 status. as a director, i've been
> legally, financially, and personally liable for their behavior. i've
> read most of the IRS docs, not only section 501 of the code, regs,
> etc, but a lot of the rest (501 coves much more than just (c)3, ...)
>
> if @ cost was a criteria (it isn't) and we really don't have the
> proper accounting to even know what cost is here
>
> your (2) doesn't apply here
>
> yiLFS -len
>
> On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
>
> > mims:
> >
> > as a charity, apo is not suppose to provide services to businesses,
> > even those run by brothers.
> >
> > it's a violation of our 501(c)3 tax exemption.
> > even if national looks the other way, mit doesn't,
> > and Alpha Chi has to use MIT's per Institute policy.
> >
> > please find somewhere else to get your cards made.
> >
> > yiLFS -len
> >
> > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:29:05 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: "Marilyn Mims Dow, Region I Director" <mimsdow@comcast.net>
> > To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> > Subject: business cards
> >
> > Hey there
> >
> > I am starting up a small design business and needed business
> > cards.... I know these folks at MIT with a printing press so I
> > thought I would check in.
> >
> > I am looking to do a logo and contact info on a linen cardstock
> > that is either cream or a pale granny smith apple green with a dark
> > or chocolate brown ink. I have a Jpeg logo, but I realize that you
> > are dealing in lead.
> >
> > I will be selling things at the upcoming Arisia conference on MLK
> > weekend, so if we need to do something straight text for right now
> > and work on including the graphic further down the road.
> >
> > I spoke with Matt Goldstein and Ellen Kranzer. They said the best
> > option was to email this address as a start.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Mims
> >
> >
>
>
