The Low Down on IRS status for Free and Open Source Software Nonprofits in the US
Channel: Linux.conf.au 2015 -- Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 16/01/2015

Karen Sandler
http://lca2015.linux.org.au/schedule/30178/view_talk
There has been a lot of recent press over some denials of tax exemption for US based nonprofits, while other organizations have recently been approved. Karen will discuss the tax situation in the US for free and open source software organizations. This will be a summary of the situation to date and how it impacts organizations in US going forward.

This talk will be geared at people who are interested the corporate underpinnings of free software communities. It hopefully will also help in evaluating whether or not the US is the right venue for a new organization. No prior knowledge of corporate or tax concepts is necessary, but there will be plenty of detail for nonprofit geeks!

We'll dispell some FUD about IRS determinations and give the audience members tools to evaluate their own situations.