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Re: [ga] Questions for Joe Baptista / Eric Dierker, and why the GA list should be ended

  • To: Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] Questions for Joe Baptista / Eric Dierker, and why the GA list should be ended
  • From: George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:54:10 -0700 (PDT)

Hello,

--- Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would go so far as to suggest that there may be a risk under US tax
> laws that the directors who voted for this may be personally liable 
> under the rule of "intermediate sanctions" - 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_sanctions - part of the US 
> Federal tax code.  And since "intermediate sanctions" are a tax, they
> tend to be excluded from any director liability coverage.
> It is utterly amazing to me how badly ICANN's board, individually and
> collectively comprehends their, and its, legal responsibilities.

There's also a bounty program by the IRS, to report these kinds of
things and get rewarded:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1005120800240

It can even be done confidentially. 

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/



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