Yes it would be pretty much a requirement if we decided to incorporate in any legal structure,.



-jg









On 04/07/2016, 17:33, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of avri doria" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:



>Hi,

>

>If NCSG where to establish itself as membership organization, as has

>been spoken of for other reasons, could it host accounts for itself and

>its constituencies.  At one point someone was talking about an Estonian

>option, but I did not really follow the discussion.

>

>

>avri

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>On 04-Jul-16 09:39, Sam Lanfranco wrote:

>> Shane,

>>

>> Your "stupid question" comes only a couple of days after I could claim

>> ownership of the same "stupid question".

>> On 7/4/2016 7:32 AM, Shane Kerr wrote:

>>> Shane writes: Probably a stupid question, but that rarely stopped me from asking

>>> before... Question: /Why do we need an independent account? ////W//hy can't ICANN set up an account for the NCSG and/or NCUC?/

>> Here is a very short version of the answer as I understand it. 

>> Constituency groups are Chartered within ICANN, but they are

>> organizationally independent and not formally accountable to ICANN in

>> terms of how they run themselves. Independent of the ICANN expenses of

>> administering such small accounts, maintaining the accounts apparently

>> may expose ICANN to legal requirements, especially if the constituency

>> groups also receive money from third parties.  There is some evidence

>> for this in why GAC is asking ICANN to fund its secretariat. Many GAC

>> members, of course, have deep pockets, but if they contribute to the

>> funding of the GAC secretariat within ICANN, ICANN is apparently

>> required to register with the U.S. government as an "agent of a

>> foreign power".  :-\

>>

>> As a result NCUC and NPOC have had to use private individual accounts,

>> since without some formal existence they have been unable to open

>> organizational accounts. That in turn apparently has exposed

>> individuals to personal taxes on income received by the private

>> account. I am trying to solve this problem for NPOC at the moment.

>>

>> Sam L. , /NCSG Finance Committee/

>>

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