pmd@cbsck.UUCP (Paul Dubuc) (10/08/85)
>Suppose I send off $25 and have myself declared a priest; should this >automatically exclude me from being taxable (I'm assuming here that you mean >the state has no right to tax the church)? >Padraig Houlahan. I suppose you would have the same tax status as clergy. And you can apply any income you receive from your devout followers in return for your services as a priest according to the same formulas as other clergy. I wish you luck in your new religion. Paul Dubuc
padraig@utastro.UUCP (Padraig Houlahan) (10/10/85)
> > >Suppose I send off $25 and have myself declared a priest; should this > >automatically exclude me from being taxable (I'm assuming here that you mean > >the state has no right to tax the church)? > > >Padraig Houlahan. > > I suppose you would have the same tax status as clergy. And you can > apply any income you receive from your devout followers in return for > your services as a priest according to the same formulas as other clergy. > > I wish you luck in your new religion. > > Paul Dubuc Thanks. By the way, why shouldn't any income earned in the service of the Great One be tax exempt? What if I decide to exchange minor "token" gifts like software in exchange for contributions? Padraig Houlahan.