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Time to tax the wealthiest preachers/pastors?
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:34 pm
With the price of everything out of control, I would love to see some of the richest preachers finally pay their share. People like Kenneth Copeland and his tax-free house in Fort Worth, appraised at $7 million this year alone. Same goes for Jesse Duplantis in New Orleans and many others.
"Tax records show that the mansions of Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis are owned by their churches, which qualifies them to be tax-free under the Parsonage Exemption. Some of America's most well-known megachurch pastors live in glamorous multimillion-dollar mansions".
"Tax records show that the mansions of Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis are owned by their churches, which qualifies them to be tax-free under the Parsonage Exemption. Some of America's most well-known megachurch pastors live in glamorous multimillion-dollar mansions".
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Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:36 pm to Zapps4Life
They are all over. Even Houston.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:38 pm to Zapps4Life
add Russell Nelson of the Mormon Church
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:39 pm to Zapps4Life
This is dumb, you don’t think pastor's/preachers don’t pay taxes? I’m sure the big names use tax shelters no differently than any other intelligent person that makes a lot of money.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:43 pm to swamptiger99
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pretty sure preachers are taxed.
The value of provided housing is subject to FICA tax but not income tax.
Otherwise, they pay income tax on all salary and benefits.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:45 pm to Duffnshank
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This is dumb, you don’t think pastor's/preachers don’t pay taxes? I’m sure the big names use tax shelters no differently than any other intelligent person that makes a lot of money.
I don't know, but I do know they don't pay for dry cleaning.
This post was edited on 8/20/24 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:45 pm to Loup
quote:broaden the tax base. Think of all the cop cars and basketball hoops we could buy and install.
their churches should be treated like any other business.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:47 pm to LSUFanHouston
so following the laws as it is written and using the full advantage the tax code as it is written to pay their taxes?
I fail to see the issue here.
I fail to see the issue here.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:48 pm to White Bear
Yep, never enough taxes to take so we can make that utopia I hear everyone talks about us being so close to.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:49 pm to Loup
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their churches should be treated like any other business.
How about we just actually cut the govt spending and the need for more taxes instead of creating means to regulate which churches exist
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:50 pm to Zapps4Life
Easy. Provide a property tax exemption up to the median price of that county.
Tax anything over that.
Tax anything over that.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:50 pm to SuperOcean
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How about we just actually cut the govt spending and the need for more taxes instead of creating means to regulate which churches exist
It'd be ideal but as it stands now it's kind of chickensh*t that they get away with it.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 3:51 pm to SuperOcean
quote:firstly, this will never happen.
How about we just actually cut the govt spending and the need
But I agree with you yet officials from neither side ever mentions it.
This post was edited on 8/20/24 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 8/20/24 at 4:00 pm to Zapps4Life
Kenneth Copeland is the devil.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 4:02 pm to Zapps4Life
I was in a wedding with a mega church pastor about 10 years ago. His name was Rich Wilkerson. Man he was a frickin douche.
Posted on 8/20/24 at 4:02 pm to Zapps4Life
A stupid tax is paid by the idiots who send them money
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