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John Thacker
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Otakon had already been using this form. It's a total tax scam and an abuse of the 501(c) rules, but they did get approval. I still think it's immoral.
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CorneredAngel
Joined: 17 Jun 2002
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:32 pm |
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| Quote: | | Otakon had already been using this form. It's a total tax scam and an abuse of the 501(c) rules, but they did get approval. I still think it's immoral. |
Many conventions do, not just Otakon. Anime Boston, Anime Central, Katsucon, Sakura-Con are just those that come to mind right away, and I'm sure there are plenty of others.
Why do you say it's a scam, abuse, immoral, etc.? Bottom line is that they do have an educational component, and the convention doesn't have any specific person who is its "owner" and who makes money off of it.
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Cutiebunny
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:06 pm |
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lol so Anime Expo dropped the same charitable category as the NFL? Wonder what caused them to do that..
| CorneredAngel wrote: | | Why do you say it's a scam, abuse, immoral, etc.? Bottom line is that they do have an educational component, and the convention doesn't have any specific person who is its "owner" and who makes money off of it. |
Coming from someone who routinely ponies up large amounts of cash at convention 'charity' (using the term loosely here) auctions, I welcome the change. I never wanted to drop a lot of money at AX simply because as it was a 510(c)(6), I couldn't take it off on my taxes as a deduction.
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