Should one of if not the biggest businesses in the US be tax exempt?

If they can prove the money goes back into the church properties & activities along with the members I guess it would be ok. Perhaps there should be disclosure like SEC filings on organizations pulling in this much money.
 
When I was in the church I would have agreed that church's should get non-tax status. As a non-Christian now and considering that as a tax payer, I'm supposed to include even monetary gifts in my tax remittance's, I'm inclined to think that maybe church's shouldn't get preferential treatment, except maybe where they are supporting a food bank or soup kitchen or something like that. Maybe I need to think this through more, so just throwing that idea out there.
 

Debby said:
When I was in the church I would have agreed that church's should get non-tax status. As a non-Christian now and considering that as a tax payer, I'm supposed to include even monetary gifts in my tax remittance's, I'm inclined to think that maybe church's shouldn't get preferential treatment, except maybe where they are supporting a food bank or soup kitchen or something like that. Maybe I need to think this through more, so just throwing that idea out there.
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I doubt the average member of a church knows what is in that church's coffers when they put their much needed money into the collection plate.
 
Figure that most large businesses can come out ahead on their taxes just by acting like non-profits - donating to causes - and I don't see the need for non-profit status for churches.
 
I believe if a Church wants to become involved in politics and the formation of policies and legislation, as so many seem to... they should immediately lose their tax exempt status. If they stick to tending to their flock and caring for the poor... they can remain not for profit.
 

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