Taxes

"Congress has failed, to this point, to heed the latest urgent request from a coalition led by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to rescind a provision in federal law requiring churches to file tax returns for the first time in American history." - BP News

"A popular tax credit for adoptive families that was controversially cut by House Republicans in their initial tax reform plan has finally been restored." CToday

Churches don’t pay taxes, and donations to churches are tax deductible. But what qualifies as a church can be debated

Are Churches making America Poor?

The Obama Budget Proposal: Tax Increase on Charity

Calif. Tax Bill Seeks to Punish Scouts for Gay Ban

The legislation would deny tax-exempt status to nonprofit youth groups that discriminate on the basis of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or religious affiliation.

Southern Baptists Against Clergy Tax Abuse

Evangelical group opposes GOP tax plan