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Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions
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RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions
August 31, 2012 at 5:11 am
(August 30, 2012 at 11:07 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(August 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm)Undeceived Wrote: So you think nonprofits should pay taxes? People in the church already pay taxes. You want their freely-pooled money split to the government a second time?

Donations to qualified churches in the U.S. are tax-deductible (as I expect they are most places that have income tax). That is to say, that the money flowing from churchgoers to the church has not, in fact, been subject to taxes to the donor.

Unless of course, the donor chooses to not claim the deduction, which would hardly be the fault of anyone by the donor. Taxpayers that don't itemize get the standard deduction, which more than covers what would have been deductible (because, duh, if it didn't, it would be in their interest to itemize). So, no, that money has NOT been taxed to the donor, except by the donor's consent.

So, what was your point again?

Wait.

...He HAD a point??
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Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 30, 2012 at 9:23 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 30, 2012 at 9:45 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 9:00 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 6:25 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 7:16 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Jackalope - August 30, 2012 at 11:07 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Creed of Heresy - August 31, 2012 at 5:11 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Thor - August 31, 2012 at 5:25 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Angrboda - August 31, 2012 at 5:13 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Angrboda - August 31, 2012 at 6:18 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Jackalope - August 31, 2012 at 8:42 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Gambit - August 31, 2012 at 7:59 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:02 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Jackalope - August 31, 2012 at 8:07 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 8:26 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:30 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 8:33 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:38 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 8:41 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Jackalope - August 31, 2012 at 8:44 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:59 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Gambit - August 31, 2012 at 9:08 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 9:17 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Gambit - August 31, 2012 at 9:23 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 8:17 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 8:43 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - August 31, 2012 at 8:45 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - August 31, 2012 at 9:29 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Minimalist - August 31, 2012 at 10:48 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Angrboda - September 1, 2012 at 3:28 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by CBA222 - September 1, 2012 at 5:14 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by genkaus - September 1, 2012 at 5:26 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by CBA222 - September 1, 2012 at 5:45 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by genkaus - September 1, 2012 at 6:19 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by CBA222 - September 1, 2012 at 6:21 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Tobie - September 1, 2012 at 6:53 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 9:13 am
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - September 1, 2012 at 1:45 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Tobie - September 1, 2012 at 2:05 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - September 1, 2012 at 3:08 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 3:17 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Polaris - September 1, 2012 at 3:30 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 3:42 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Angrboda - September 1, 2012 at 6:48 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by CBA222 - September 1, 2012 at 7:13 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Angrboda - September 1, 2012 at 8:05 pm
RE: Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions - by Minimalist - September 1, 2012 at 8:01 pm

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