Posted on 04/14/2021 8:17:04 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Cemeteries pay zero property taxes, something the mainstream media will NEVER tell you. That means the funeral home businesses that own that type of property make a fortune off of funerals, but pay no property taxes. I am an old man and just learned that yesterday and I read extensively. Interesting that the media doesn't see fit to print all that is news.
In exchange for a one-time windfall, the property is maintained in perpetuum (more or less).
If it is so great, get into the business. I don’t see a need to tax the grave.
So death trumps even taxes.
In my town the cemeteries are owned by the city itself. In other situations, I imagine churches own the land. I am not aware of any cemeteries owned by individual mortuaries.
I say that since the people in cemeteries vote- they should pay taxes.
No wonder they always vote to raise taxes...
But the residents still get to vote.
Really? This is what upsets you?
My wife and I bought our plots from the township in which we live.
The township being a government does not pay taxes on real estate.
Not saying they aren’t out there, but I’ve never seen a cemetery owned by a funeral home. Around here, they are supported by our property taxes and maintained by a cemetery district.
Do you want to pay taxes forever? You are already voting democrat forever.
The dead pay a big estate tax. They do continue to vote however!
There are also some (generally very old) private family cemeteries.
If they don’t pay property taxes it really doesn’t bother me.
The ones I have seen are usually only may be 50 ft X 50 ft.
That’s because the issue was defeated at the polls by the inhabitants.
There are also private mortuaries that are structured so that the land is owned by a non-profit or by a trust.
I’m an old man also who lives in Texas. The cemetery where my wife is buried pays $7300.00 a year in taxes on property valued at $267,000.
Just buried my Dad; the fees and costs were reasonable, and sufficient to ensure that things were done right. I don’t see the need to tax cemeteries; what are you going to do if they default? Confiscate them and sell them at auction? They are a public service, we need them, and you can go compete against them if you think they are too expensive. Good luck.
I just don’t get your animus about this.
I don’t think the Sheriff would get any bids on a cemetery at the tax sale.
Can I incorporate my family property as a cemetery? I’m pretty sure I can convince grandma and grandpa to Rest In Peace in the family plot.
Why do you want to tax gravesites?
Correct. Cemeteries need to have a plan to be around forever. That means that once a cemetery is full and no new money is coming in, it must have a large enough endowment so that the interest covers maintenance.
If it also had to plan to pay property taxes for an infinite numbers of years into the future, the cost of each burial would have to be much larger.
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