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Churches and religious non-profits are something of a special case, because the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids the government making a law "respecting an establishment of religion," and also forbids "prohibiting the free exercise thereof [that is, of religion]." The First Amendment originally bound only the U.S. Federal ...
The home must actually be used as a home by the clergy. The allowance cannot exceed the fair rental value of the home, furnishings, appurtenances, and utilities. [4] [5] [6] Clergy may legitimately include housing costs such as cost of buying or renting a home, real estate taxes, mortgage interest, condo or co-op fees, homeowners association dues, heat, electricity, basic telephone service ...
In an 8-1 ruling, the court found the school did not meet the tax-exemption requirements placed on 501(c)(3) organizations, and could not due to their discriminatory policies.
A church may have a significant number of people associate themselves with the church on a regular basis, even if the church does not have a traditional established list of individual members. [54] In order to qualify as a tax-exempt church, church activities must be a significant part of the organization's operations. [55] [56]
Donors are allowed to claim a charitable deduction for donations to a church that meets the section 501(c)(3) requirements, even though the church has neither sought nor received IRS recognition that it is tax-exempt. In addition, because churches and certain other religious organizations are not required to file an annual return or notice with ...
Klooses are running for Legislature. Despite the IRS investigation, God's Storehouse has expanded to an East Topeka location that opened last month. The appellate court's decision also comes as ...
A right-wing activist group’s reliance on evangelical churches for Republican get-out-the-vote efforts could land the congregations in hot water with the IRS, legal experts say.
The United States Senate inquiry into the tax-exempt status of religious organizations was an investigation of six 501(c) religious organizations conducted by the United States Senate Committee on Finance lasting from 2007 until 2011.