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Why aren’t churches taxed?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:10 pm
I think that churches should be taxed, regardless of whether they preach politics.
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Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:16 pm to UFFan
I think many non profit and not for profits are tax exempt, no?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:21 pm to UFFan
Joel Osteen’s hair dresser is his tax.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:21 pm to UFFan
It makes so much sense to not tax churches, up until the point bad actors organize certain activities to obtain this tax-free status under the guise of being a church, just like so many other non-profit ventures.
I'm not sure there is a really good answer to solving this problem.
I'm not sure there is a really good answer to solving this problem.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:24 pm to MikeAV8s
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I think many non profit and not for profits are tax exempt, no?
By many if you mean all, yes
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:25 pm to UFFan
Tax them all
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:26 pm to UFFan
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I think that churches should be taxed, regardless of whether they preach politics.
Question, do you believe in the concept of separation of Church and state?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:26 pm to UFFan
What exactly do you want taxed?
Church employees pay income tax.
Want the government to take a cut of the offering? Besides sounding weird, if you want to treat it like a business, that seems like taxing capital contributions by members of an LLC.
Church employees pay income tax.
Want the government to take a cut of the offering? Besides sounding weird, if you want to treat it like a business, that seems like taxing capital contributions by members of an LLC.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:26 pm to Darth_Vader
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Question, do you believe in the concept of separation of Church and state?
Answer: what a stupid question
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:27 pm to UFFan
I was once told bc the members are already taxed and a church is the people. The building holds them. Maybe that’s not why churches aren’t taxed, but it makes sense.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:28 pm to Dixie2023
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I was once told bc the members are already taxed and a church is the people. The building holds them. Maybe that’s not why churches aren’t taxed, but it makes sense.
what’s the difference in that and literally any other non tangible selling business ?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:28 pm to Sus-Scrofa
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What exactly do you want taxed?
This is the short answer. Unless church staff are embezzling, any payouts from the church to staff or anyone else gets taxed.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:29 pm to UFFan
The OG lobbyists were the deacons of the first churches in the US.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:29 pm to deeprig9
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Unless church staff are embezzling, any payouts from the church to staff or anyone else gets taxed.
Just like every other non exempt business
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:29 pm to UFFan
Taxed on what? Be specific.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:30 pm to imjustafatkid
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Taxed on what? Be specific.
Are dues not taxable to any other nonexempt entities?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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what’s the difference in that and literally any other non tangible selling business ?
They aren't selling anything. These are literally donations.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Are dues not taxable to any other nonexempt entities?
What dues?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Is a church designated a non-profit? Maybe that’s why. I don’t know the answer to your question. It’s not selling anything and they do community work and give. It was just something I’d heard once re taxes.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:33 pm to Dixie2023
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Is a church designated a non-profit?
Of course
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It’s not selling anything
You don’t have to sell anything to have income as defined by the IRC
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they do community work and give.
So do taxable entities. Makes no difference.
I’m fine with churches being tax exempt, but there’s a lot of dumb shite in this thread
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