Wednesday, February 05, 2014

A Church Is a Church—Or Is It? And Is It Tax-exempt? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

A Church Is a Church—Or Is It? And Is It Tax-exempt? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: The idea of whether or not certain organizations should have tax exemption, or should be able to receive contributions that are tax deductible to the donor, has been in the news quite a bit lately. There is a lot of dialogue, for example, around the NFL and why it is tax exempt. The 501(c)(4) classification as a whole has come under the microscope. In Valparaiso, Indiana, a new debate is swirling around Preachit, an organization that does not have to pay tax on its 32-acre property. In December, the local legislature had come to the decision that it needed to define what a church was.

Preachit is an organization whose website describes it as a membership organization providing resources “by ministers for ministers.

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