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Originally Posted by LaurieAG
And then we can get onto kickbacks vs vendor comissions, later.
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Put simply, a kickback is a secret payment/commission agreement between the seller/buyer and a third party that is not declared at the time of the sale. Things become complicated when the buyer is aware of the secret payment as this payment can be a success fee if the third party is a lobbyist paid by either buyer or seller.
On the other hand Vendor commissions are more appropriate when the third party/parties provide declared services to the buyer (free of charge) while having an agreement with the seller to be paid a certain amount for the services rendered at a later date.
Considering the complexity involved with lobbyists, a quantum superposition, it's probably easier to say that kickbacks are illegal when they are hidden from the buyer and are official corruption when politicians and/or public servants and/or political officers become involved.
