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They changed the status with the IRS. The porch made it sound like semantics and that it ends up giving the range more routes to earn money without paying the taxes on that income. With the change though, the range has less power to deny membership to someone. That's how I took it and that's assuming I understood it correctly based on what their "hired gun"(his words not mine) put out.
I don't the the transition to the me tax status is necessarily a bad idea but there's lots of questions about why and how it was done.
The boards demeanor at the meeting didn't help their cause with the audience either.
It didn't make since to me regarding the change to pay less taxes when by their own numbers the club was only paying $1000 a year in taxes. I hardly think that demands a change. Also, the part about needing to earn more money for the club for improvements didn't make since when also by their own numbers there is $140,000 in the bank not including a 4 month reserved cushion. A lot could be done to improve the range by only using a fraction of that.
I'm fine with the status quo at the range. I understand we need members to pay for stuff but I don't want it to turn into the Santa Rosa public range either. The current tax burden doesn't seem to require any change but if filing differently gives the range more freedom to make untaxed income AND it doesn't affect the operation or the range, I don't think it's a bad idea.
My concern was how that change was handled, what plans does the board have to make more money that would make the new status beneficial, what those plans mean for the range overall, and why they aren't spending the non contingency funds that we've already got.
I hate to sound judgemental but someone usually doesn't operate in secrecy unless there's some ill intention. I could be wrong though...
I really hope everyone understands that she runs, or did run with her ex-husband, a ccw training business.
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I really hope everyone understands that she runs, or did run with her ex-husband, a ccw training business.
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Is NRA membership required to join ?
Yeah that's what I figured. The way she handled herself and the structure of the meeting was bitter at best. I really enjoy shooting at ERGC, I like the ROs and the other members, but if this goes any farther south I may end up at CORE.They aren't teaching together anymore according to his website.
Yeah that's what I figured. The way she handled herself and the structure of the meeting was bitter at best. I really enjoy shooting at ERGC, I like the ROs and the other members, but if this goes any farther south I may end up at CORE.
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Ah, even better. I may just get on the list anyway. I really enjoy shooting out there and the versatility of the range is awesome.I've been at CORE since it first opened as L&M, I love it. Matty told me yesterday at work they just closed the membership rolls for a while and are going to a waiting list. They are trying to keep the membership at 350.
Ah, even better. I may just get on the list anyway. I really enjoy shooting out there and the versatility of the range is awesome.
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