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question about scientology

Sal The Butcher

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im not sure where to ask this, maybee another section would be better suited, i dont know which tho,

as far as im concerened this would be the best group of people to ask this question to....


now, from what i understand the church of scientology has some sort of tax exempt status based on the fact that it is recognized as a religion...

i have heard a quote, that said 'you can be a jew and a scientologist, you can be a christian and a scientologist, you can be a muslim and a scientologist'...

wouldnt that exclude its being a religion?
 
well...there's been alot of fight over the tax exemption status of scientology.

There's a few good resources out there on the Co$, I would reccommend starting with www.xenu.net

The quick answer to your question is that their tax exempt status does not mean they are a "recognized religion." It means they met a standard of requirements to become a not for profit org in the eyes of the IRS.

You can be a Jew and be a Scientologist....if you accept the idea of thetans and evil alien overlords...
 
To add perspective, by the logic that they use to claim they are a recognized religion, the American Cancer Society could claim they are a recognized religion.
 
fowlsound said:
It means they met a standard of requirements to become a not for profit org in the eyes of the IRS.
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Scientology...NOT FOR PROFIT?!?
Is this the same Scientology that charges hundreds of dollars for every step on your path to enlightenment?

sheesh....
Nice work, IRS. That's a real fool-proof system you got there.
 
Axiom_Blade said:
Scientology...NOT FOR PROFIT?!?
Is this the same Scientology that charges hundreds of dollars for every step on your path to enlightenment?

sheesh....
Nice work, IRS. That's a real fool-proof system you got there.
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Just goes to show you can cook the books any way you want.

Hey Sal, hop on down to the forum Community section and introduce yourself in the thread for new folks!

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4665&page=70

and welcome to the forums.
 
fowlsound said:
Just goes to show you can cook the books any way you want.

Hey Sal, hop on down to the forum Community section and introduce yourself in the thread for new folks!

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4665&page=70

and welcome to the forums.
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i made my first post there, that thread seems to move REAL fast cuz i cant find the post i made in the last 3 pages

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as far as NFP, if a buisness is owned by one man, and he never allows the buisness to have a surpluss because he pockets anything above breaking even would that be eligible as a NFP if the man himself payed personal income taxes on all the money he made?
 
Sal The Butcher said:
as far as NFP, if a buisness is owned by one man, and he never allows the buisness to have a surpluss because he pockets anything above breaking even would that be eligible as a NFP if the man himself payed personal income taxes on all the money he made?
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No. You have to jump through a lot of legal hoops to become a not-for-profit. It's something like 32 pages of IRS paperwork (I did this for a PTO). And you have to file taxes every year showing where you spent your money, who you spent it on, and how much you received.
 
Sal The Butcher said:
i made my first post there, that thread seems to move REAL fast cuz i cant find the post i made in the last 3 pages

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as far as NFP, if a buisness is owned by one man, and he never allows the buisness to have a surpluss because he pockets anything above breaking even would that be eligible as a NFP if the man himself payed personal income taxes on all the money he made?
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We get lots of new people all the time :)

Now that question is more complicated. In the instance you cite, I would need to clarify if the person in question is "pocketing the rest" in the form of a salary, or simply embezzling it.

In either respects, I'm not qualified on tax law enough to speculate. perhaps one of the folks familiar with not for profit and tax law can answer that one.
 
WAIT A MINUTE!
a) 6 month begiining membership - free
b) Annual membership - 300 US $
c) Lifetime membership - 2,000 US $
d) Sponsor - 5,000 US $
e) Crusader (New!) - 10,000 US $
f) Honor Roll - 20,000 US $ or 20 new members for the IAS recruited
g) Patron - 40,000 US $
h) Patron with Honors - 100,000 US $
i) Patron Meritorious - 250,000 US $
j) Gold Patron Meritorious - 1,000,000 US $
k) Senior Honor Roll - 100 new members for the IAS recruited or "contributed to IAS expansion in some stellar fashion".
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YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR A MEMBERSHIP?!?!?!?!?!?!?

thats ludacris, i thought they just charged you for that lie detector treatment thing
 
According to the IRS, the Church of Scientology is a public charity. It is the same type of non-profit as the JREF, the PTO I volunteer for, and my mom's church.
 
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