Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMormon church fined over scheme to hide $32 billion investment fund behind shell companieswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1548arrow-down17cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
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minus-squareBabyWah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThanks, I forgot about the background completely. I agree, be it a mosque, synagogue, church, … tax them all. If they make money, they should pay, like everyone else.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agothey can deduct actual charitable contributions, for things like running a soup kitchen, and stuff. but that’s subject to auditing, and not at all allowed to go into ‘charitable funds’ that dish out to the board members.
Thanks, I forgot about the background completely. I agree, be it a mosque, synagogue, church, … tax them all.
If they make money, they should pay, like everyone else.
they can deduct actual charitable contributions, for things like running a soup kitchen, and stuff. but that’s subject to auditing, and not at all allowed to go into ‘charitable funds’ that dish out to the board members.