Legal Status of Region 8 Sections Ragnar Kåhre IEEE Sweden

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Rationale Demonstrate the difference in how Sections within Region 8 operates and what their respective legal status is Demonstrate the difference in how Sections within Region 8 operates and what their respective legal status is Communicate a better feeling to IEEE HQ about how things work on a ”national level” within in Region 8 Communicate a better feeling to IEEE HQ about how things work on a ”national level” within in Region 8

Government Registration 37% of Sections registered with government 37% of Sections registered with government Obtain organization number Obtain organization number

Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Almost all government registered Sections has obtained NPO status Almost all government registered Sections has obtained NPO status –Exception: Italy, Slovenia

File Income Tax Statement Many of the government registered Sections needs to file tax statement even though very few needs to pay tax Many of the government registered Sections needs to file tax statement even though very few needs to pay tax

Taxable Extremely few sections have to pay tax Extremely few sections have to pay tax –Exceptions: Portugal, Hungary

Section Bank Account Most sections have their own bank account Most sections have their own bank account Alternatives Alternatives –University sub-account –Personal account –IEEE custody account

Comments There seems to be few benefits from being government registered for a Section, if any. There seems to be few benefits from being government registered for a Section, if any. Mainly the big and old Sections are government registered. Mainly the big and old Sections are government registered. If a Section once has become ”official” it is almost impossible to be deregister. If a Section once has become ”official” it is almost impossible to be deregister.