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 > > > >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/ >> > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >https://www.avast.com/antivirus