ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoUS Court Rules Google a Monopoly in 'Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century'.www.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up11.26Kfile-textcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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Voice Of America: Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance. The Conversation: A US Court has ruled Google is an illegal monopoly – and the internet might never be the same.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoYou can accept donations if you’re a for-profit company, there’s no rule against that.
minus-squaredoodledup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoYou can do crowdfunding. But general donations is illegal in the US if I understand that correctly. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/charitable-solicitation-state-requirements
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThose are restrictions for charitable organizations, not for-profit organizations. AFAIK, for-profit companies can accept donations, they’re just not tax-deductible and the corp would need to pay taxes on it since it’s income.
You can accept donations if you’re a for-profit company, there’s no rule against that.
You can do crowdfunding. But general donations is illegal in the US if I understand that correctly. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/charitable-solicitation-state-requirements
Those are restrictions for charitable organizations, not for-profit organizations. AFAIK, for-profit companies can accept donations, they’re just not tax-deductible and the corp would need to pay taxes on it since it’s income.