Is it fair that the Catholic Church should be exempted from paying taxes?

[®ecycle bin]

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ug nganong catholic church raman? apil mana tanan simbahan bisag unsay tinuhoan apil sa buktot and kana mga foundations na gigamit na ug palusot sa mga dagko na establishment para maka deduction sa tax..... kanang uban yaw mo pataka ug yamuhag ana inyong baba, kay bacin anti catholic lang mo... apil na tanan klasi sa simbahan ang exempted sa tax... mao ngn mga hinampak na JIL, Ang dating daan, Iglesia ni cristo..ug uban pa na dato na cla kay wa nay bayad2x tax.... and BTW apil mga schools runned by religious sect dli kay catholic school ra... Number 1 San jose who owns a share sa San miguel Corporation...

[biano]

For me lang ha.. no tax for the catholic church.. kay naa paman church nga tarong.. problema nana nila sa Ginoo kung kurakoton pa gyd na nila.. They will face greater condemnation as per Bible..

Hehehe Opinion lang.. Peace!

[slimzky]

catholic church is the olderst corporation, hence, should be taxable.

[AntitaniC]

church collection is one of the oldest business in this world....

probably older than prostitution.....

why not pay? LOL are they really that superior in this world?

If I make a new religion right now? will I be exempted too?? I think not..

stupid idea....

[masterjanuarius]

they always have criticisms when political issues come up, and yet they don't pay taxes.

here's my thing: if you don't pay taxes, you don't have the right to criticize or influence any decision-making for the country. pay taxes and you can start blabbing, but until that day comes, the Catholic Church can shut their pie-hole.

I think there is misunderstanding here .. The members of the Church, do pay taxes. Besides there are many other taxes imposed and they pay that too. Only charitable, non profit church based organizations ( and this includes ALL CHURCHES and RELIGIONS!!!) are exempted from paying Tax but, have to report to the BIR all their books and accounting: receipts, donations, etc... Failure to do so means penalty! Why charitable insititutions are not taxed? Because it is the responsibility of the State to look for the good of its citizens .. but our government can not do all .. it had to have partners; thus, the catholic church, protestant churches, christian churches, Islamic Org, Hindu's, etc and etc ... come in. Why should the State taxes institutions doing what it should be doing: free school to the poor, feeding, housing clothing, hospitalizing, etc the poor citizens? Many among us are just biased towards the Catholic Church in particular .. and we even post demeaning thoughts .. I wish these should research first, before posting!

[emow]

too much hate on RC...tsk3x... people have a little idea and just run wild with their imaginations...

[cebulifer]

I think there is misunderstanding here .. The members of the Church, do pay taxes. Besides there are many other taxes imposed and they pay that too. Only charitable, non profit church based organizations ( and this includes ALL CHURCHES and RELIGIONS!!!) are exempted from paying Tax but, have to report to the BIR all their books and accounting: receipts, donations, etc... Failure to do so means penalty! Why charitable insititutions are not taxed? Because it is the responsibility of the State to look for the good of its citizens .. but our government can not do all .. it had to have partners; thus, the catholic church, protestant churches, christian churches, Islamic Org, Hindu's, etc and etc ... come in. Why should the State taxes institutions doing what it should be doing: free school to the poor, feeding, housing clothing, hospitalizing, etc the poor citizens? Many among us are just biased towards the Catholic Church in particular .. and we even post demeaning thoughts .. I wish these should research first, before posting!

free school for the poor... there are some. but how about those exclusive catholic schools for the rich? are they taxed too?

[necrotic freak]

OT:
There are existing threads like this before.. well, another favorite topic for RC haters and atheists..

OnT:
The members of the church are tax payers..

[SioDenz]

OK ra wala tax if kana lan collection sa simbahan, pero if musulod na ug business ang isa ka church kana dapat naa na jud na Tax kay nagprofit naman nah.

[jaypol81]

kana mga lain relihiyon naa pud na sila tax?