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financial_concerns [2017/03/06 17:07] – [Who is Axanar Productions Inc.?] Carlos Pedraza | financial_concerns [2019/01/02 15:56] – [Commingled Funds?] Carlos Pedraza | ||
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Peters had been promising the financial report was imminent for months, despite one committee member' | Peters had been promising the financial report was imminent for months, despite one committee member' | ||
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==== Limited Scope ==== | ==== Limited Scope ==== | ||
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- | For example, blogger Jonathan Lane of Fan Film Factor, a surrogate for Axanar attempted to explain away the salary Peters said in 2015 he had paid himself but during the lawsuit in 2016 he claimed was not a salary. According to Lane, the $41,000 Peters received in compensation didn't count as a salary since Peters was not an employee and no employment paperwork or employer taxes were filed with the IRS. Lane wrote: | + | For example, blogger Jonathan Lane of Fan Film Factor, |
> Alec Peters never had Axanar Productions issue him a W4 [sic — it should be a W2], 1099, K-1, or any kind of tax form that would identify him to the IRS as an “employee” or “freelancer” or “equity partner” of any kind. Now, if you want to call it sloppy accounting, that’s fine.((Comment, | > Alec Peters never had Axanar Productions issue him a W4 [sic — it should be a W2], 1099, K-1, or any kind of tax form that would identify him to the IRS as an “employee” or “freelancer” or “equity partner” of any kind. Now, if you want to call it sloppy accounting, that’s fine.((Comment, | ||
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==== Disappearing Expenses ==== | ==== Disappearing Expenses ==== | ||
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> I’m pretty sure Alec wasn’t the only one not to bother setting up an individual bank account for production-related expenses. He should have, and I am told that is going to be remedied on a go-forward basis.((Comment, | > I’m pretty sure Alec wasn’t the only one not to bother setting up an individual bank account for production-related expenses. He should have, and I am told that is going to be remedied on a go-forward basis.((Comment, | ||
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+ | === Early Warning === | ||
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+ | However, according to //Prelude// director [[gossett-subpoena|Christian Gossett]], "Alec was advised on numerous occasions by [// | ||
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+ | Even though proper management of the finances by Webberley was vital to // | ||
=== Not Helping === | === Not Helping === | ||
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> It wasn’t just the $100K for //Prelude// but more than a million dollars of additional donations plus <wrap hi> | > It wasn’t just the $100K for //Prelude// but more than a million dollars of additional donations plus <wrap hi> | ||
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== Repudiating Lane == | == Repudiating Lane == | ||
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Peter replied, "No, Jonathan Lane was not correct." | Peter replied, "No, Jonathan Lane was not correct." | ||
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===== Peters Not an Employee ===== | ===== Peters Not an Employee ===== | ||
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Lane's revelations raised still more questions about Axanar' | Lane's revelations raised still more questions about Axanar' | ||
- | That claim, however, sidestepped the questions | + | That claim, however, sidestepped the question |
==== And Yet: 'A Full-Time Job' ==== | ==== And Yet: 'A Full-Time Job' ==== | ||
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- | ===== Who is Axanar Productions | + | ===== Who is Axanar Productions? |
Axanar' | Axanar' | ||
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<WRAP right round important 50%> | <WRAP right round important 50%> | ||
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> A corporation must have at least three directors, unless there are less than three shareholders. In that case, the number of directors may be equal to or greater than the number of shareholders. For example, if the corporation has only one shareholder, | > A corporation must have at least three directors, unless there are less than three shareholders. In that case, the number of directors may be equal to or greater than the number of shareholders. For example, if the corporation has only one shareholder, | ||
- | While Lane claimed, " | + | While Lane claimed, " |
=== Mystery Board === | === Mystery Board === | ||
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- | **NOT A CLUE** Revealing the number of directors, of course, would have offered a clue to how many shareholders participate in Axanar.(([[http:// | + | **NOT A CLUE** Revealing the number of directors, of course, would have offered a clue to how many shareholders participate in Axanar.(([[http:// |
===== Filing for Nonprofit Status ===== | ===== Filing for Nonprofit Status ===== | ||
- | Despite advisor [[trekzone_spotlight|Bawden' | + | Despite advisor [[trekzone_spotlight|Bawden' |
> The filing, I am told, is nearly ready. The person facilitating that process (a professional who helps companies with those kinds of filings) was going back and forth with the California Attorney General’s office trying to get one final piece of paperwork cleared so Axanar Productions could finally file. It’s been a long and frustrating wait, to be sure.((Comment, | > The filing, I am told, is nearly ready. The person facilitating that process (a professional who helps companies with those kinds of filings) was going back and forth with the California Attorney General’s office trying to get one final piece of paperwork cleared so Axanar Productions could finally file. It’s been a long and frustrating wait, to be sure.((Comment, | ||
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- | **Keywords** {{tag> | + | <wrap right>**Keywords**</ |