Recording Fees?

[Otto Keyes]

Things are a bit different here.  Those things that are outside my contract
(ie:  other deptartments w/ functions not directly music related) are done
on a fee basis.  I can then make that a donation to my piano budget through
the U if I so choose.  Last year I did some work where there was a direct
budget transfer without it going through me -- I felt the pain at tax time
when I saw the tax benefit I could have realized.   The money still goes to
the same place, and  is done with the knowledge & support of my dept. head.
Jim is willing to help work it out so everyone benefits.  The taxman taketh
away, but he seldom giveth, so take advantage of whatever breaks you can.

Otto
Piano Technician
University of Idaho
208-885-7918
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred S. Sturm" <fssturm@unm.edu>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: Recording Fees?


> This is not a question of donation. The other departments pay for my
services,
> and they pay the Music Department. I get paid because I am "on the clock"
> (it's just part of the hours I put in). As long as it doesn't get out of
hand,
> and make it impossible to get my work done in the department, it's a good
> thing.
> Regards,
>  Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>
> Otto Keyes wrote:
>
> > From: "Fred S. Sturm"
> > It is understood that I take care of a
> > > few other entities within the University, with the department's
blessing,
> > to
> > > fill the empty coffers and allow me to replace a couple action stacks
(ie
> > parts
> > > thereof) a year. It's what you might call a creative way to increase
> > funding (I
> > > manage to generate around $2000/year).
> >
> > I've done this myself to beef up the parts budget.  Just make sure that
you
> > get a tax deductible receipt for the donation.  For some states there is
a
> > special deduction for donations to a state institution of higher
learning.
> > If you're going to do extra work w/out pay, make sure you get the best
use
> > of your donation, even if it means getting paid & donating it back to
the
> > university.
> >
> > Otto
> >
> > Piano Technician
> > University of Idaho
> > 208-885-7918
>