[5892] in APO Printshop
Re: MIT staff print job
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jennifer Tu)
Thu Jan 7 18:15:33 2010
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:12:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
To: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
cc: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
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Thanks Len! If you send out future recommendations to turn away a job, it=
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would be awesome if you could include a similar explanation pertaining to=
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that specific job. I think doing so will help both keep everyone aware of=
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why you're recommending what you are, and help new press ops unfamiliar=20
with tax codes start to get an idea about them.
--Jennifer
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
> ok. a few quick sentences for now
>
> as ellen' email said, non-profits are not allowed to compete with
> businesses, except for internal use or in narrow external ways, and
> even there, special accounting and reporting is needed
>
> the reason is that it's unfair. the tax savings, etc., that
> non-profits get are much greater than the profit margins of typical
> businesses. if it was allowed, businesses could not compete with non-pro=
fits
>
> as ellen mentioned, personal use is allowed by members of some
> non-profits in some circumstances, if sales taxes are paid, etc, but
> not for third parties, e.g printing wedding invitations or business
> cards for others, individual or business
>
> yiLFS -len
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:26:28 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
> To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: MIT staff print job
> Hi Len,
> Thanks for providing this information to everyone. I personally found=
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> the
> last two emails helpful.
> Would it be possible for you to let us know why it's not allowed? a qu=
ick
> description like "because it's something you can go to a business for an=
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> the
> requestor is an individual/business" (or whatever the reason actually is=
)
> would be great. A really quick description of why you recommend turning=
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> away
> a job would both help ops learn why we can or can't do something, which=
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> would
> make each of us better at publicizing the press services to the correct
> audiences. It would also help those policy-minded actives with crafting=
a
> good policy on the chapter providing fee-based services.
> Nothing long or time-intensive or even thorough -- just a quick senten=
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> that
> would help your brothers understand your no/maybe recommendation.
> --Jennifer
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
> > hi cat et all
> > > this job is beyond what AX is allowed to do under the tax exemptio=
ns
> > we have as part of mit
> > > yiLFS -len
> > > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:20:29 -0500
> > From: Jennifer Cook <jacook@MIT.EDU>
> > To: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
> > Subject: MIT staff print job
> > > Hello!
> > > I=92ve just met with Matthew Goldstein and he said to email this
> > address as I=92m interested in getting wedding invitations printed
> > up. I=92d be interested in the invitation, response card,
> > direction card and envelopes printed with return address. Thank
> > you!
> > > Best,
> > Jen
>
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