Buried20KLeague
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One single post... Claiming Disney news isn't Disney news... and in defense of the indefensible.
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One single post... Claiming Disney news isn't Disney news... and in defense of the indefensible.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Well to all the former CMs... and Disney employees... did you have a separate taxable benefit listed on your W-2 each year for your main pass perks, etc? I ask, because it can help establish what the 'value' of the perk is, and if Disney offers said participation at the cost of the other party.. there could be some equivalancy.
I don't know the accounting, but I know companies, even gov, are able to give benefits that don't necessarily fall under the gift or taxable benefits stuff. One of the big lines is someone externally giving you something when it comes to ethics policies. But if the employer is paying for the perk and it's for all employees, it's different.
I never got taxed on my perks programs like discounted hotels, gym memberships, etc.
I don't know the accounting, but I know companies, even gov, are able to give benefits that don't necessarily fall under the gift or taxable benefits stuff. One of the big lines is someone externally giving you something when it comes to ethics policies. But if the employer is paying for the perk and it's for all employees, it's different.
I never got taxed on my perks programs like discounted hotels, gym memberships, etc.
MrPromey
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If Disney did give them away, that would be a conflict of interests. The fact that they charged and the RCID paid and that it was all done in the open is what makes it all above-board despite how the current board wants to paint it.
GrumpyFan
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Perhaps not, but I still think Disney could (should?) create a discount program for them and it wouldn't violate any kind of legal, benefit s policies or ethics programs. Many companies offer these for specific sectors of employment including government, teachers, first responders, residents, etc.
To be fair - there are a lot of other threads with news about WDW but you picked this one for your first and only post. Why?
Nevermore525
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MrPromey
Well-Known Member
You joined this forum 12 minutes ago to let us all know you're deleting your account?
... Your pithy and insightful posts will be missed.
disneyC97
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Technically Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, so you're in the wrong part of the forums.
WDW is the most magical place on earth...despite what this new board is trying to do
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Asilgrass1
New Member
I’ve had this app for about six years. I don’t care about this forum. I never come here to the forum because I don’t care about this. But I open the WDWMAGIC app to see news about rides, hotels and menus and 6 out of the last 12 headlines in 2 days have been on this topic. That is what I’m leaving. The app.
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefits
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefits
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefitswww.wdwmagic.com
We never thought the leopards would eat OUR faces!
yea my wife gets a free Florida teacher pass (essentially a bronze pass) to Seaworld as a Florida teacher done through Govx.
GrumpyFan
Well-Known Member
I had two kids that went thru the DCP, and I did their taxes. I went back and looked at their W2s and there wasn't any special benefits noted on them that would account for it. I assume it's just a non-taxable perk/benefit that's given to their employees.
Nevermore525
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The new board has been the headline of the last 2 days. Hard to ignore it.
Horizons '83
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
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How often do you come to this site? Odd statement considering you are new to this site as of 30 minutes ago.
No offense (but actually yes) there are hundreds of threads to see news about the happiest place on earth. The fact is many posters do not consider this change to be good news .
Posts are being edited or deleted when they become TOO political (accepting that the whole issue is political) and posts that "attack" the Governor are weeded out - eventually.
Sorry I was busy for a couple of hours cleaning house so I couldn't clean the forum. It has happened before, and will happen again. The fact that a post is not deleted doesn't mean it is acceptable - most of the time it means I just haven't seen it yet.
Stripes
Premium Member
By law, the new board is not accountable to anyone but the governor of Florida. They have no incentive to care about responsible spending or reasonable tax rates. They are simply on a vindictive mission to harm Disney. Everything they do is oriented towards that objective. In this case, the firefighters and RCID employees were collateral damage. Not to say that Disney cares one bit about the heavily discounted benefits RCID was receiving. $2.5 million per year is nothing to Disney.
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Please don't delete wdwmagic.com
Figgy1
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How did it take the board this long to figure out what in their employees compensation package. Sometimes I think they're phoning it in, we know one is
A discount program would never have the same value as the benefit being removed. They could try to craft it to fill the gap between what was lost and any cash value employees are getting instead. But, it all sounds silly. Disney has a program to allow employers to provide this benefit. CFTOD is choosing not to.
Beyond that, they would need to craft who a new discount program is available too. Creating one that's specifically for "CFTOD Employees" and nobody else would likely run into the same direct employee gifting issues.
Available to anyone who works in the district? - That's going to include lots of other people and compete with the existing program.
Available to only government employees that work within the district? - Maybe. It would at least reduce the total number of employees. But, it still opens it up to lots more.
For instance, how would you generically describe a group that includes all the CFTOD employees but not the Orange County Tax Assessor? I'm sure Disney is plenty happy to sell the existing plan to Orange County if they want to provide passes as a benefit. But, do they really want a discount program that seems to target that guy? They don't even like that guy.
Asilgrass1
New Member
I apologize if you are the moderator of this forum because I have no complaint with you. This forum is what it is and I generally stay off it because I have no desire to hear this stuff. I understand it’s concerning but I have zero dogs in this race and there is enough negativity on the news coming from all sides. I wasn’t complaining about the forum. I was complaining about the app. WDWMAGIC is an app where I go for cheerful Disney headlines, and I’m not getting that. In the last two days, 6 out of 12 headlines have concerned the CFTOD. I feel that whoever is organizing the app should strongly consider a separate space for these headlines. However, I’ve obviously wandered into a discussion where my voice is not wanted so I will happily exit.