Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] [Tuxmath-devel] Tux4Kids GSoC 2008 mentors!

[Tim H. <ho...@wu...>]

Hi Bill,

On Sunday 23 March 2008, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> That brings up another question; Tux4Kids itself (and in this case, that
> means me, since I've signed us up and am doing the paperwork) will be
> receiving part of the stipends.  Shall we simply divide it on a per-mentor
> basis?
>
> It's going to be a pain from a tax standpoint for me, since I'll be the
> one filling out the W-9 form and will be responsible for paying taxes.
>
> I guess I'll ask other orgs who've participated in GSoC in the past how
> THEY dealt with this mess. :)

I didn't know there was money involved for anyone but the students. Well, 
asking others how they've handled this in the past sounds good to me. Some 
further thoughts:

1. If there are any "infrastructural costs" (web hosting fees?) we can 
definitely use some of the funds to cover those. Or we could throw a big 
end-of-summer party. How much does electronic champagne cost? :-)

2. If it's basically to compensate us for our time, that's also nice, of 
course. But I'd say that on no account should you bear an excess burden of 
taxes; the cost of the tax should come from the general kitty before any 
shares are distributed, however we end up deciding to split it up.

However, I'd also say that perhaps we can defer this question until after we 
know whether we actually get funded slots. I sure hope we do, I've been very 
pleased with the qualifications and ambitions of you students who have come 
forward. Thanks to you all, and to Bill who got this whole GSoC thing 
rolling. It's very exciting.

Best,
--Tim