And so you would favor the government taking 40% of what the faithful give to the church?
How about they reorganize as 501(c)(4) and say what they want, when they want, and still pay no federal income tax? The big difference would be donations from their congregants would not be tax-deductible.
And so you would favor the government taking 40% of what the faithful give to the church?
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It’s an income tax ... it’s paid on profits not cashflow... It doesn’t take too much imagination to see a church have $0 in income after expenses...