[Qgis-psc] Removing URLs from sponsorship sections

[Nathan Woodrow]

So you can leave a name and logo but not  URL?  That seems like such an odd
rule..

I can't say what we should do here because it's really down to book keep
and if it makes sense to keep or not keep.

Regards,
Nathan

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 6:25 PM, Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> According to the tax rules in Switzerland, if QGIS.ORG does not return
> any direct service in return to sponsorships, sponsorship money is not
> subject to VAT. Advertising for sponsors on QGIS.ORG wouldn't be allowed.
> Listing URLs to websites of sponsors is regarded as advertising. Listing
> names, logos and place/country is ok and not regarded as advertising.
>
> Contrary to the current practice, I would have to remove all direct URLs
> pointing to sponsors websites. Is the PSC ok with it?
>
> What is the position of the PSC regarding this? Would we rather pay 7.7 %
> VAT on sponsorship money to keep the URLs or remove the URLs and don't pay
> the VAT on the sponsorship.
>
> Should I do a survey amongst the sponsors about it?
>
> The URL issue is both on our sponsorship page, but also on the visual
> change logs and release notes.
>
> Note that sponsorship money accounts to 60-70% of our income - so the
> impact is quite high.
>
> Thank you for your replies!
> Andreas
>
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> QGIS.ORG board member (treasurer)
>
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