I ask this because some people on here believe that churches should have their tax exempt status removed. Now, the churches make money off of what people donate mostly. The money the people donate was already taxed when the person received their paycheck. If they tax a church for the money they receive then the money is being taxed twice, is it not?
2007-12-06 06:43:51 · 11 answers · asked by civil_av8r 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Not only churches. Everyone is taxed in multiples....more people should support the Fair Tax. People who don't know much about it think it is just a flat sales tax and no income tax. But the fair tax will actually remove all of the excessive embedded taxes that most don't even realize they pay.
2007-12-06 07:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It isn't the "money" that is being taxed, it's the church. Churches pay no income taxes and no taxes on the property they own. The fact is, churches use city services. If you live next to a church, you know that a large church means more traffic. The city expects to receive all of the same services that any company expects, so why should a church, which is trying to make money just like any other corporation, get a free ride for city services it uses, while the rest of us, esp. those of us who own businesses, pay more taxes for that lost revenue. Does that seem fair to you?
2007-12-06 07:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by Kal H 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's normal. You pay payroll taxes, then everything from sales to property to gas and cigarette taxes on the rest. When you die, if you leave anything, your family will pay taxes on that. I think churches and other charitable organizations should be tax free, as long as they stay out of politics. That's the law. But if they tell you how to vote, they are no longer exempt and they need to pay taxes like anyone else.
2007-12-06 06:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every one else is taxed two to three times on the same money, why should the church be exempt.
We get taxed when we get money as income tax.
We get taxed when we spend money as sales tax.
We get taxed for keeping property that we have already paid sales taxes on as personal property & real estate tax.
We get taxed on the money that we have saved for our entire lives when we die as estate tax.
Furthermore, any money given to the church or any other non-proffit org is tax deductible from your income tax so therefore the money that the church receives is never taxed in the first place.
2007-12-06 07:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your money is taxed twice now. Ever heard of sales tax? They tax it when you earn it, then they tax it when you spend it, and in the case of some items it's taxed three times because of property taxes you have to pay on things you spent your money on.
2007-12-06 06:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
you may ought to report a recent Tax rfile in case you gave that $100K to a minimum of one guy or woman, yet you does not certainly owe any tax on it except you may already reached your lifetime present allowance of ... um ... i think of it incredibly is $a million million. the guy receiving the money might have not got any ought to rfile it. a recent is in no way seen taxable earnings to the recipient, no remember how a lot that's.
2016-12-10 14:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.It is already taxed several times over in many instances if you examine just how taxation works.
2007-12-06 07:59:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems like everybody gets taxed twice then...
2007-12-06 06:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
your money gets taxed every time you fill up your tank, buy a pack of cigarettes, buy a bottle of beer.
2007-12-06 07:59:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No !!
It should be taxed 0 times !!
2007-12-06 07:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by achian 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋