[Lokibob]

Motives aside, in order to come up with a figure, this question needs to be answered:

A man makes $100,000 in a year.
He pays 30% tax.

What figure does he put down on his celestial form 1040 as his tithe, $10,000 or $7,000?

[lepton]

A man makes $100,000 in a year. He pays 30% tax.

What figure does he put down on his celestial form 1040 as his tithe, $10,000 or $7,000?

What about for the employer contributions for health care, SSN, and so forth? Retirement investments could be considered deferred.

[lepton]

On another note, recall Samuels citation of one of the curses of having a king: He'd be so audacious as to claim 10% in taxes.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

What figure does he put down on his celestial form 1040 as his tithe, $10,000 or $7,000?

I personally always pay tithe on gross. My belief is that this is God's money even if the government does take part of it before I get it. There is no mention in the Bible of taxes being exempt from tithes.

[thackney]

He tithes on what is appropriate for him.

IMHO, those who actually give 10% on the net, instead of the gross, give me no cause to complain. If all did this, churches would not have problems taking care of their basic needs and charity.

also, my belief is that God's work is not solely through the Church but in personally taking care of his flock. (i.e. some of that 10% is charity outside the Church)

[DB]

He should pay (if he chooses to) on what he actually received. $70,000.

[vollmond]

Good question. I go with the $7,000, personally (10% of net).