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Re: Tax-exempt churches, an idea whose time has passed?
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Originally Posted by MattLarson
In these tough budget times, I am at a loss as to why certain religious activities which bring in millions of dollars are exempt from the tax collector.
Now, I understand why a small church might need tax-exempt status to survive. But these shopping-mall sized churches that are popping up would seem to indicate that there are quite a few congregations that are flush with cash. Seems a bit unfair that they don't have to contribute to the tax rolls to me.
Matt
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welllllll, we can say same of colleges that have endowments that are churned for special activities, even though the school still receives monies etc. from the government.
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