Lanky_Pomegranate530 to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoMormon church fined over scheme to hide $32 billion investment fund behind shell companieswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down18
arrow-up1563arrow-down1external-linkMormon church fined over scheme to hide $32 billion investment fund behind shell companieswww.nbcnews.comLanky_Pomegranate530 to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareBabyWahlinkfedilinkEnglish18•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-squareFuglyDucklinkfedilinkEnglish4•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.