Posted by:
Gray Matter
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Date: May 02, 2015 10:25PM
Templar Wrote:
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> You don't have to lie to the IRS. What is
> generally not known is that churches are not
> required to file income tax statements - EVER!
> Unlike non-profits, churches are exempt - PERIOD!
> Almost nothing given BY the church has to be
> reported as personal income including home, car,
> trips, clothing, family medical care, mission
> expenses, tuition, etc. That's why all the leaders
> of the mega-churches, including Mormonism, have
> such opulent life styles.
>
> Many years ago, I learned how incredibly liberal
> the tax laws are governing churches (essentially
> non-existent). I became a minister and started my
> own church. I saved a bundle in taxes and never
> filed a false personal return. I, of course, was
> not required to file one for my church. The same
> laws that let TSCC get away with so much also
> applied to my little church. I was always
> completely honest in all my dealings with the IRS
> as I did not want to go to prison for tax evasion.
> I was never audited, but had I been, all I did was
> in strict compliance with existing tax law.
Wow! Were you actually religious at the time, that is did you genuinely believe in what you were doing? If not that's OK, I certainly won't judge!
Check this out:
http://oursaviorschurch.com/giving/online-giving-options/Note on the right where it says: "Giving -- My heart always goes where I put God's money."
And it's NOT supposed to be a joke...!