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It's not just about the amounts, but the time tax, and the effort tax. Maintaining tax records is not zero-effort.
by forgotmypw17 6y ago
It's not just about the amounts, but the time tax, and the effort tax. Maintaining tax records is not zero-effort.
- thefounder 6y agoWhy should the non-religious non profit organisations have to maintain tax recods then?
- forgotmypw17 6y agoThat is a great question!
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoIt's not exactly high effort either. If a business can afford to build a megachurch and run TV campaigns to fill it, it shouldn't have a problem finding the time/money to file a fucking tax return. I'll happily to make an exception for any church that is truly run as a genuine non-profit charity, and most income really is spent on good work in the community - not on investments and buying really nice things for the pastors. But that's going to exclude most of these businesses. Unless that changes they won't get any sympathy here. I remember watching the collection round at a church once. Pensioners who literally had breadline incomes were all putting significant amounts of cash onto a plate - for the Catholic Church, which is literally one of the richest and longest established businesses on the planet. I will never, ever forgive that organisation for leeching off its poor devotees quite so shamelessly. Likewise for any other church with significant wealth.
- hunta2097 6y agoThe Catholic church has also claimed over $1.4bn in PPP loans too. I would find that especially galling.