[VOTE] Approve 2024 corporate and nonprofit tax declarations

The vote is proposed based on what was discussed here: Tax declaration 2024
The folder “TDF Board - Tax declaration 2024” in Nextcloud contains the following documents:

  • the 2024 corporate tax declaration (“Körperschaftsteuererklärung”) as prepared by the tax advisor
  • a non-binding DeepL translation done by TDF
  • the 2024 nonprofit tax declaration (“Anlage Gem”) as prepared by the tax advisor
  • a non-binding DeepL translation done by TDF
  • the 2024 determination of business income (“Ermittlung der Einkünfte aus Gewerbebetrieb Anlage GK”) as prepared by the tax advisor
  • a non-binding DeepL translation done by TDF
  • the 2024 calculation of taxable income (“Ermittlung des zu versteuernden Einkommens Anlage ZVE”) as prepared by the tax advisor
  • a non-binding DeepL translation done by TDF
  • the 2024 business tax return (“Gewerbesteuererklärung”) as prepared by the tax advisor
  • a non-binding DeepL translation done by TDF

Based on the discussions before, I call for the following vote:

  1. The board approves all of the aforementioned documents in their German version
  2. The board authorizes Florian to confirm all above filings and the explanatory documents towards the tax advisor on behalf of TDF
  3. The board authorizes the tax advisor to file all of the above with the Berlin tax office, on behalf of TDF, so they can send it to the tax office
  4. The board authorizes any two board members to sign the documents on paper and send them to the tax advisor, both on behalf of TDF
  5. The board authorizes Florian to communicate this vote result, in case it is approved, to the tax advisor

While the filings will be initially done electronically, tax advise also subsequently needs a signature on paper by board members, which is what item #5 is about.

The vote runs 72h from now. If all board members have voted before, this vote concludes earlier.

Note that Florian cannot provide any legal nor tax advise on this vote, and explicitly does not do so.

+1, thanks Florian

+1

Paolo

While I cannot read the German official versions I note the assurances given and on the basis of those vote to approve all five points.

+1

Hi Florian, all

I vote in favor.

Best,
Eliane Domingos

+1

–Osvaldo

The Board of Directors at the time of voting consists of 7 seat holders (not including deputies). In order to be quorate, the vote needs to have 1/2 or more of the Board of Directors members, which gives 4.

A total of 6 Board of Directors members have participated in the vote.

The vote is quorate.

A quorum could be reached with a simple majority of 4 votes.

Result of vote:
6 approvals: Sophie, Paolo, Simon, Mike, Eliane, Osvaldo
0 abstain
0 disapprovals

Decision: The proposal has been accepted.

The tax declaration has been sent in by the the accountant now.