Lanky_Pomegranate530M to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMormon church fined over scheme to hide $32 billion investment fund behind shell companieswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1617arrow-down18cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
arrow-up1609arrow-down1external-linkMormon church fined over scheme to hide $32 billion investment fund behind shell companieswww.nbcnews.comLanky_Pomegranate530M to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
minus-squareBabyWah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·8 months 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-up4·8 months 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.