randomdude 0 #1 February 5, 2005 OK, help me out on this one. I'm not a skydiver or rigger yet...but I do work at a company that does commercial sewn products for the medical field. We need something like the training Kevin McGuire is planning on giving (check the gear and rigging thread). My big problem is that unless I can find a way to make it a tax writeoff for the company, there's no way in hell they're going to send me 1200 miles from here for a week on the company dime. Help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #3 February 6, 2005 QuoteOK, help me out on this one. I'm not a skydiver or rigger yet...but I do work at a company that does commercial sewn products for the medical field. We need something like the training Kevin McGuire is planning on giving (check the gear and rigging thread). My big problem is that unless I can find a way to make it a tax writeoff for the company, there's no way in hell they're going to send me 1200 miles from here for a week on the company dime. Help! It should be a tax write-off if the sewing is related to your companys products. I write off a lot of the business trips I make including the WFFC because I always attend a few rigging seminars. I would seek the advice of the company accountant or tax advisor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdude 0 #4 February 6, 2005 Gravity, Now I'm getting somewhere. Shop manager says it has to be neatly packaged up before I can sell it to "upstairs". Sewing/shop operations are 100% business relevant. I just need details now on if the travel/accomodations are a writeoff too, etc. PM me and I will give you an email if it helps. This is HUGE progress for me, you've given me more than the state tax people have. Thanks man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 February 6, 2005 PM or e-mail Kevin and have him create a package deal for ya for the training, then put it together with hotel suggestions from the same suggestions from him or someone else at the DZ on to where to fly into and how to get there, etc. Then you can do some homework and present a nice finely detailed package to your "upstairs" people. If anything, you might kickstart a new way for a super experienced rigger like Kevin to upstart a new aspect to his business.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdude 0 #6 February 6, 2005 Aggie, Already working in that direction. I've got a moderate amount of marketing experience as well as product development so it is up to me to make the situation smell like roses. Kevin is hugely busy at the moment but he's doing what he can on the back and forth for this. Great suggestions here, keep it up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 February 6, 2005 Hey, trying where I can, it would figure that you're well ahead of me. I'm just an Aggie anyways...there's a reason why the jokes have been made.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdude 0 #8 February 6, 2005 Well, it's a matter of build it and I can go. I don't want to let the upstairs know about it until it is a done deal. Kevin's busier than a one-legged man at an asskicking contest. I've got a load of extra time right now, so there's the rub. I'll take all the good advice on this I can get. Since rigging and related skills don't...exactly... overlap, I'll have to standup philosopher my way through it. The last big hurdle is figuring out the details of the writeoff. I will however take all the suggestions I could get on this deal. git er done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdude 0 #9 February 7, 2005 Bump, I'd love to get this tied up this week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
