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ORIGINAL: dsubmissiveman

Well, I was able to find a domme who issued a receipt.  Furthermore, I did have a decent session on Sunday and forwarded the expense to the appropriate department.  As far as I can tell, there will be no issues- business as usual.

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ORIGINAL: lockmeupplease

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ORIGINAL: dsubmissiveman

Well, I was able to find a domme who issued a receipt.  Furthermore, I did have a decent session on Sunday and forwarded the expense to the appropriate department.  As far as I can tell, there will be no issues- business as usual.

I'm curious---what is the "appropriate department" and how do I know if my company has one???

Remind me not to buy your stock.

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

Please leave us 7 fun filled pages of frolicing explication, on your demise. Glad to see you come, and glad to see you go.

Ron(ne)

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ORIGINAL: dsubmissiveman
It all goes back to the corporate structure of your employer.  I know who the appropriate people are and which departments they work for. However, the most important thing to remember is that when you bring in the goodies (revenue), you get rewarded.

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ORIGINAL: MystressDream
You might want to re-read the OP's posts.  He talks of "slipping it past accounting", creative receipts so people can't tell at a glance what it is, and about how easy it is to push these things through without his employer "catching him".  Tell me how that is honest or trustworthy as an employee?

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Why the employer simply does not pay this guy a bonus for going above and beyond the call - the he can then spend on a Domina free and clear of the company expense account - is a mystery to me.

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ORIGINAL: Evility

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ORIGINAL: MystressDream
You might want to re-read the OP's posts.  He talks of "slipping it past accounting", creative receipts so people can't tell at a glance what it is, and about how easy it is to push these things through without his employer "catching him".  Tell me how that is honest or trustworthy as an employee?

Re-read the OP's posts. Page 1. His employer knows what he is doing and they have a "nudge nudge wink wink" agreement of sorts regarding these types of  entertainment charges in payment for good work performance. Evidently the reciepts he submits to the accounting department have to be harmless looking enough to not raise a red flag with them, but the boss is hip to the arrangement from what the OP has said. Is the employer abusing the whole spirit of the tax deductable business expense system? Absolutely. Is he the only one on the planet guilty of such? Unlikely. Does that make it right? No, it does not.

Why the employer simply does not pay this guy a bonus for going above and beyond the call - the he can then spend on a Domina free and clear of the company expense account - is a mystery to me.

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ORIGINAL: Evility

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ORIGINAL: MystressDream
You might want to re-read the OP's posts.  He talks of "slipping it past accounting", creative receipts so people can't tell at a glance what it is, and about how easy it is to push these things through without his employer "catching him".  Tell me how that is honest or trustworthy as an employee?

Re-read the OP's posts. Page 1. His employer knows what he is doing and they have a "nudge nudge wink wink" agreement of sorts regarding these types of  entertainment charges in payment for good work performance. Evidently the reciepts he submits to the accounting department have to be harmless looking enough to not raise a red flag with them, but the boss is hip to the arrangement from what the OP has said. Is the employer abusing the whole spirit of the tax deductable business expense system? Absolutely. Is he the only one on the planet guilty of such? Unlikely. Does that make it right? No, it does not.

Why the employer simply does not pay this guy a bonus for going above and beyond the call - the he can then spend on a Domina free and clear of the company expense account - is a mystery to me.

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ORIGINAL: kc692


You are right.  Truly, if his employer knows, (and I might add, everyone is assuming he is working for a publicly traded corporation, because they take umbrage at what the employer is doing) who gives a crap what he does?  I imagine one of the reasons(just guessing) it's expensed instead of being included in bonuses is; bonuses are taxable, reimbursement of documented expenses are not(well, 50% since this is definitely entertainment, lol)  The issue that I took with the situation was him worrying about whether the dominas were paying taxes or not, and that being one of his issues, the other being whether professional domination was also.

His employer may be aware that he is fudging expenses, no problem.  But since he is not reporting this as income, he may very well be in trouble with IRS, if they ever found out.  Will they?  I would seriously be suprised if they do. Do I personally give a crap either way, or take offense that he is not paying his proper taxes or doing his expense reports by the letter? Well, hell no.  My only point was 1) He is worried about whether they are paying taxes on his money, when he is not paying taxes on the very same money and 2) are they breaking the law, which he may very well be doing also.  I just think it's a pot calling the kettle black, but it seems the OP found a domina to issue him a receipt, he got what he needed, and apparently she got what she needed.  This is where I wish they had a "beating a dead horse" icon.

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ORIGINAL: lockmeupplease

I think the best solution for you and all companies is for them to have a Domme on staff---Executive Vice President of Discipline.  Then you can just put her on salary AND expense her equipment in the Corporate Dungeon.

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ORIGINAL: AnnabelHell

I've met Ms. Pandora in person, but I'm not sure she remembers me. I was Ms. Olympus Leather 2004 at the time and we were both doing the Sash-Dash thing. Nice to see you here though. =) Never know who you'll see again online.

Thanks for the notes. I probably should have edited that a bit, eh? It was more like three rambling essays in one. BTW don't ever hand me a soap box. Not only does it make me amazonian tall, I won't shut up.

For better or worse, the professional industry, and the lifestyle community are about all I've ever known. I went to college, I worked some real jobs but none of them every lasted or completed me like being a Dominant. I just was one and there wasn't much I could do about it. It's all I've ever really done now. I look back and I'm like whoa, is that really me? I don't feel like the person in the photos all the time, like now at home in my pajamas in front of the Christmas tree, but yeah, she's me.

I got lucky when I started. The women I ended up hired by were Leather women, aside from being Professional Ladies. Their standards were very high and it set the bar high for me. They were also older women who had been in the business themselves for ten and twenty years before I'd met them. They related to me what the business was like prior to the time I experienced it. I think the main difference that I can see from the past to now is that it's so much more commercial now, and it's been sexualized. We see it on television, in movies. There's this popular stereotype of what a Dominarix is, what she looks like, and how she conducts herself.

People often, like our would be corporate creep here, are looking for nothing more than that sexualized fantasy to satisfy themselves with. I really think Professional Domination and the true Dominant women who make themselves available Professionally have so much more to offer, and deserve so much better than that.

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ORIGINAL: LotusSong
Yet another sterling example of the type that go to pro Dommes.  Guess he found one that plays more than the BDSM type of game?
 
What's that they say.. absolute power corrupts absolutely?  I do hope he gives her a nice tip.. might as well.he doesn't intend to pay for it. What an upright and honest situation for them both.