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Florida church violated its religious exemption status and got slapped with a $7.1 million tax bill [View all]
The oldest church in Miami has been hit with a mega tax bill by the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser, which determined that the church leased a portion of its grounds to food trucks and a for-profit school a violation of its religious exemption status, the Miami Herald reports.
The church, located at 609 Brickell Ave., has run a K-8 religious school on the property since 2008. The bill comprises a tax lien totaling $6.5 million (including interest and fines) for the years 2009-2017 and a current bill of $509,526.24 for the 2018 year.
The church, located at 609 Brickell Ave., has run a K-8 religious school on the property since 2008. The bill comprises a tax lien totaling $6.5 million (including interest and fines) for the years 2009-2017 and a current bill of $509,526.24 for the 2018 year.
http://deadstate.org/florida-church-violated-its-religious-exemption-status-so-it-got-slapped-with-a-7-1-million-tax-bill/
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Florida church violated its religious exemption status and got slapped with a $7.1 million tax bill [View all]
Soph0571
Dec 2018
OP
So there's a church in Miami that needs to get right with Jesus and the IRS ...
marble falls
Dec 2018
#1
and extremely political...jesus is just their cover because they aint christian
Larrybanal
Dec 2018
#19
Aren't churches supposed to refrain from political activity, too? Why aren't they taxed?
catbyte
Dec 2018
#6
Definitely!!! Most are a sham benefiting the authoritarian rulers of the church. And the little
RKP5637
Dec 2018
#12
Give them tax write offs for real charity, tax their property and income,
greymattermom
Dec 2018
#17