I will monitor this thread for any questions or concerns with proposed action to be taken after noon MDT on 26 APR 2023.

X. Pol Briga
Burgermeister of Inland Revenue

Quote from: Üc R. Tärfă on April 11, 2023, 12:30:45 PM

Quote from: xpb on April 11, 2023, 08:10:02 AMI will endeavor to start modeling a US non-profit tax compliant entity after that time for consideration by MinFin and then subsequent government discussion.

May I ask the Minisitreu if the Ziu is going to be informed and receive a copy of this model as soon as it will be delivered to his Minisitrà for consideration? The Seneschal just labeled this an "open discussion" and "open process" surely the Ministreu doesn't want this to be a closed government discussion, right?

My basic outline has already been stated in this thread in various places.  The primary discussion will be the number of directors, but as long as there are at least 3 then it could begin and add more directors at later dates, etc.  I will generate a mockup formation after tax day.

In the US, the current time period for submission of income tax forms will conclude a week from today. Typically that is 15 April, but as that is on a Saturday, it is pushed out, and because April 17 is an observed holiday of Emancipation Day in Washington, District of Columbia, the date this year is the 18th.  I will endeavor to start modeling a US non-profit tax compliant entity after that time for consideration by MinFin and then subsequent government discussion.

I'm getting one of each of the mugs and stickers.  The shipping seems a bit high, but that may be due to protection for the ceramics.

With regret, announced to Cézembre.

With regret, I announce to Cézembre that Ián S.G. Txaglh has renounced citizenship

Quote from: Üc R. Tärfă on April 04, 2023, 04:03:54 AMI hope I am not misunderstood: I very much appreciate the study and information that the Bugermeister is sharing, and I agree with them "in principle". However, I would like to emphasise that, from my point of view, this exposition is not yet definable as an action plan but rather as ideas and suggestions of a possible way forward (for exemple I'd be more inclined to have only more "permanent" civil officers on the board and not more frequently changing political members of the government, King, Burgermeister & SoS for example). May I suggest that a bipartisan Royal Commission (Burgermeister + one member of the majority (I guess the FinMin will be the one) and one member of the opposition) be set up to study the path in depth, starting from the Burgermeister already exposed framewok, and draw up detailed proposals/pathway/implementation suggestions to be submitted to the Ziu for consideration and implementation (Lexh.H.5.)?

On the financial reform, I'll officially submit my proposal as a draft, I haven't received any comment on it except from the Burgermeister, with the change proposed by the Burgemeister framed in this way: until such a time when an organisation will be set up, the money will be temporarily held by...). That section, which needs to describe the current situation, will be later modified accordingly by the implementing acts adopted by the Ziu based on the plan drawn up by the Royal Commission. The bill could also be the vehicle to set up the Commission (FURTHERMORE etc etc)

We can certainly continue on for some time in the current fashion, but in this the 44th year it would appear best to eventually (prior to Independence day, better yet prior to Q4) get this resolved to a more sustainable form.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 02, 2023, 05:19:01 PMxpb With respect to the 501c7 you have presented a good framework for action. I am happy to assist with setup costs as well.

Thanks - what we will need initially will be a minimum of 3 directors.  That could be King, Burgermeister, and MinFin with the King as the registered agent, or could be Burgermeister and two others, such as Seneschal and shadow Seneschal or some other mix, with the King remaining as the registered agent.  These directors can change from time to time, such as after a Cosa election, or whenever the Kingdom would see fit.  The number of directors can expand or contract such that there are at least 3 at any given time.

It appears that as long as at least one Director is a USA citizen, along with the registered agent (both are currently the proposed case) then other directors could be of any nationality.  There can be more than 3 directors, all of whom would need to publish their physical address in the filings.  The postal mailing address for the proposed entity will be Post Office Box 3037, High Mar Station, Boulder, CO 80307-3037 USA which my family has held since 1960 when that Post Office opened.  I would likely list +1 303-442-5538 as a phone number as that has been held since 1960 as well but is now directed linked to a mobile phone.  The mailing address and phone number may also be updated periodically as needed by the organizaiton.

A prototype Timebank for Cézembre has been established at https://www.timeoverflow.org/organizations/395
Thus far I have listed offers for lasercutting and 3d printing, and requests for list-type trivia questions.  Let me know if you would like to join this test - I will be happy to add you just send me a PM.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 29, 2023, 10:57:11 AMYeah, the person who's in possession of those assets, Istefan, hasn't been responsive despite several requests.  It's understandable, given circumstances, but difficult for us to manage around.  I'd love it if anyone had other methods of contact beyond his personal email.  (Same with Mic'haglh, actually.)

How long has it been since the purchases were made?

These are recent stamp and coin transactions - there are others that are voluntary contributions (still being shown as purchases with fees deducted) and party registration fees etc.

Mar 23, 2023      
Payment from
[NAME REDACTED]
$5.20 USD
-$0.43
$4.77

Mar 23, 2023      
Payment from
[NAME REDACTED]
$11.20 USD
-$0.82
$10.38

Mar 18, 2023      
Payment from
[NAME REDACTED]
$5.55 USD
-$0.37
$5.18

Mar 18, 2023      
Payment from
[NAME REDACTED]
$2.55 USD
-$0.22
$2.33

As there have been recent payments to purchase coins and stamps, and there has been no response regarding the inventory of coins and stamps, it it my intention to refund recent PayPal purchases of coins and stamps along with messages that those potential purchasers would be contacted again when such items were available.

I would like to suspend the links at https://talossa.com/culture/coinsandstamps/ until such time as an inventory is accessible for these purchases.

X Pol Briga
Burgermeister of Inland Revenue
Burgermeister@talossa.com

Detailed discussion in The Organizing Our Finances Act

Quote from: Üc R. Tärfâ on March 29, 2023, 08:02:59 AM

Quote from: xpb on March 26, 2023, 10:18:55 AMThanks to all regarding this discussion.  I am formulating options for consideration on how to make reporting easier, by in turn making future transitions easier -- as well as more compliant to existing banking and organizational laws for the Kingdom of Talossa within the economic system of the United States.  As noted on the first line of Talossa.com

Thanks. However I think that we shouldn't make our laws compliant with U.S. laws and regulations (which will be a difficult task to do) unless and until we will effectively start a path towards "incorporation" or whathever, also because many other changes or parallel legislations will be necessary to be adopted.

Until that time comes, I wrote a draft for a financial reform compliant with what I listed above:

• keep the Civil Service, the Burgermeister,  (and not the Government) in charghe of Reporting and supervising how money are spent, just like we have the Civil Service, the Secretary of State, (and not the Government) in charge of the elections;
• detach the final report from the budget (the Government won't have to attach the report to the budget bill);
• add a compulsory preliminary report at the end of the Cosă term (by the Burgermeister) before the Election to give people voting the opportunity to have a report on how money were or werent' spent by the outgoing Government;
• the final report will cover the period from one budget to the other as accounting practice requires.

To that list I add the followings (some of this are necessary consequences of the above):

• clear definition of the financial period
• in coherence with the structure of the law I moved the Royal Bank & Post under the Treasury (with the Burgermeister ex officio Chairman or a Chairman appointed by the FinMin among the Deputies of the Burgermeister)
• provided for two other pereptual authorization, similar to that for the webdomains, (a) for the postage and shippings of tokens, stamps and collectable items (b) bewteen the end of a fiscal period and the next budget limited to the budgeted funds non exhausted and under requirements of a 7 days notice of disbursement;
• as consequence of the detachment of the final report from the budget, the Secretary of State is now authorised to sumbit and clark in the Second Clark a simple Resolution of Approval of the Final Report issued by the Burgermeister;
• other financial reports different from the preliminary (at dissolution) and final are called "Statements" and can be requested not only by the Minister but upon petition of a 1/3 of MCs.

The amendment is written in order to create a new Title M in el Lexh to put more order in the Lexh.

(later on in this term I'll hopper a bill to make BHAID fully integrated into the system).

The current text and the proposal are here.

DISCLAIMER: You can trust me that the new stuff are those highlighted, the other are simple copy-paste or copy-paste with very limited make-up changes.

Üc Rêntz'ëfiglheu Tärfâ,

Thank you for your due diligence on this topic.  Perhaps certain things need emphasis.

Until such time as the United States recognizes the secession of the Kingdom of Talossa, the banking and organizational structures of the United States apply, if accounts are to be kept within the United States.  Talossa may have its own bylaws as part of its organization, however, there are certain things that have been done ad hoc to date which are not ideal.

Currently, an individual is the owner of the accounts.  In my opinion, this is inappropriate, in part because others than the person designated as the owner are manipulating the accounts, which tie back to the original owner's personal tax identification.

The savings and checking accounts are held by Ally.com bank, which has no physical locations other than links to ATMs.  That bank only has accounts for individuals and does not support organizational or corporation accounts.  There is also a current account at PayPal.com, which is again attributed to the same individual.

There is no appearance of conflict of interest, as the course of events that dictated this process are based upon voluntary assumption of duties.  In the future, there must be a more proper way to provide for these normal transitions.

At a minimum, these accounts need to transition to some type of holding entity that is not an individual, and to a financial institution that can support organizations.  There are a number of banks that have branch locations within the Greater Talossan Area that also have locations in most of the USA.
These include Chase Bank 111 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, PNC Bank 411 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, and Wells Fargo Bank at 100 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202.   All of these have online banking.  Of these, I would suggest Wells Fargo Bank since it has the most physical branches. 

A couple of options:
1. Place the funds within an account held in an existing non-profit organization
2. Create a new non-profit organization

The King has indicated that he can serve as the registered agent for an organization.  The King could also be one of the directors of that same organization.

My suggested form would be 501(c)7 which in turn will need organizing documents.  It would appear to be under the purview of the Burgermeister and the Civil Service to obtain a US Federal EIN (Employer Identification Number) which is a FEIN (Federal Tax Identification Number) for an organization even if they don't have employees per se and to conduct such business as the organizing documents, however I will seek a directive from the MinFin in this regard such that the Government will be apprised of the situation.

The accounting year typically would be a calendar year which would link to completion of form 990N, whereas the Kingdom could have other reporting periods linked to Cosa sessions, etc.  The first accounting year of the organization could start on some auspicious date, and continue until 31 December 2023, then henceforth entire calendar years. Small tax-exempt organizations generally are eligible to file Form 990-N to satisfy their annual reporting requirement if their annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less.  That form would be first be due 15 May 2024 and on or before that date yearly thereafter.

I would suggest that in recognition of your interest in this area that the Crown would consider you to be a director of whatever organization is deemed most appropriate.  My research indicates that as long as that there is at least one director that is also a US Citizen, such as the King or myself as the current Burgermeister, that there could be other directors that are not US Citizens.

An update of your 1.5.7. All accounts and other monies held by the Royal Treasury shall be held in the name of the "organization" where the King and Burgermeister, who would serve as directors, and at least one other person in such a way that the King and the third (or more) of other directors shall be able to perform the functions of the Burgermeister in case of the Burgermeister's absence, on their own initiative or upon request of the Minister of Finance.

As the King and Burgermeister are currently in the State of Colorado, that would be the place to setup a corporate entity, the costs of which are minimal ($50) which I as Burgermeister could contribute to the cause, and there would be an ongoing $10 per year reporting fee to the State of Colorado.  The directors could be in other places, and the corporate entity could migrate in the future to Wisconsin or other states as the then extant civil service officers may determine as useful.

@Bråneu Excelsio
Congratulations,

Your homestead centered upon https://w3w.co/centurion.beforehand.beverages
a.k.a. https://w3w.co/grandioso.molino.seré
and surrounding 3 meters as per A13, An Act to secure Homesteads on the Isle of Cézembre
has been approved.

X. Pol Briga
Sénéchal de Cézembre

Thanks to all regarding this discussion.  I am formulating options for consideration on how to make reporting easier, by in turn making future transitions easier -- as well as more compliant to existing banking and organizational laws for the Kingdom of Talossa within the economic system of the United States.  As noted on the first line of Talossa.com

"The Kingdom of Talossa is an independent, sovereign nation in North America, which seceded peacefully from the United States in 1979 (but we're not sure the United States noticed)"

X Pol Briga
Burgermeister of Inland Revenue
Burgermeister@talossa.com