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Tych2  Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Why aren't churches taxed? I always thought they should be. They are a business after all.
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IMHO Title: Official Outpost Greeter
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Tych2 posted:
Why aren't churches taxed? I always thought they should be. They are a business after all.
They are BIG business!!
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
Registered: 2005-6-29 08:21:12
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A lot of churches are poor. The taxes that would hurt them are things like property taxes.
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Couldn't you have a progressive tax like we use for income on private citizens?
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reesescups Title: //Captain America
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Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53
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Cut to the chase, instead of wasting time taxing Churches, just implement a stupid person tax.
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Mastara Posts: 1,446
Registered: 2004-12-29 22:52:21
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Of which, how much would you be taxed?
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theredkay1  Posts: 611
Registered: 2008-5-16 10:37:09
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Sin_of_Onin posted:
A lot of churches are poor. The taxes that would hurt them are things like property taxes.
Sounds like we might end up with fewer, larger churches placed on less valuable land. Unless members of the church are willing to pay for the expensive land.
Seems like an ok result.
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Modeeb Title: A Ghost In The Machine
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Registered: 2002-4-19 10:48:36
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I worked as an auditor for the IRS auditing tax exempt entities. Scientology is on the IRS 10 most wanted list as a church to tax. I happen to know these laws, or, at one time was an expert in these laws. I have forgotten much over the years. I do recall a high priestess who wanted to create a religion around her as a sexual goddess. If she would have hired me to get her tax exempt status I could have done it. It is an art. I had a reputation , from my first audit, which I revoked their tax exempt status as a force. I am not proud to say I have helped a very wealthy slum lords attain tax exempt status.
Churches are taxed on revenue which is unrelated to their exempt purpose.
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
Registered: 2005-6-29 08:21:12
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Date Posted:
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It would mostly impact the poor churches in poor areas that are the churches that are most likely doing good work.
It won't impact the mege churches that much.
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reesescups Title: //Captain America
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Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53
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Mastara posted:
Of which, how much would you be taxed?
If you have to ask - I am guessing you'd be taxed at the highest bracket...
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