felixomor:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax

if u knw so much why need help from an external source mtchheew

Samsimple:

if u knw so much why need help from an external source mtchheew

There is no knowledge on such that is not acquired from external source.

It is people who refuse to browse external source that goof like the way you did above.

Humble thyself.

Samsimple:
Just an opinion, pls no insults abeg

Any organisation that makes profit should pay tax to the government.

johnydon22:

Any organisation that makes profit should pay tax to the government.

Gbammmm!!

felixomor:

There is no knowledge on such that is not acquired from external source.

It is people who refuse to browse external source that goof like the way you did above.

Humble thyself.

this guy

Samsimple:

ur own problem is beyond human and God's understanding i swear

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN CHRIST JESUS.

bloodofthelamb:
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN CHRIST JESUS.

this guy

This is front page material oohh
cc. lalasticlala

Samsimple:
this guy

WETIN DEY SUP?

Samsimple:

another gullible one

You're the one who said no insults and yet you are the first to hurl insults at others

Neminc:


You're the one who said no insults and yet you are the first to hurl insults at others

U dey mind am?
The guy is a complete joke.

johnydon22:


Any organisation that makes profit should pay tax to the government.

And if such organisation incures losses and bankrupts, what should the government do for it?

Samsimple:
Just an opinion, pls no insults abeg

No they shouldn't. Why because it will amount to double taxation.

felixomor:


And if such organisation incures losses and bankrupts, what should the government do for it?

file for bankruptcy like other profit generating organisations

johnydon22:


file for bankruptcy like other profit generating organisations

Good. So take it that the churches are in bankrupt state by default.
And by the way, is the govt ready for the extra responsibility of bail out of such organisation if bankruptcy becomes perennially recurrent?
I think not

Neminc:


You're the one who said no insults and yet you are the first to hurl insults at others

is that an insult

Samsimple:

in other words if a thief pays tithe then the pastor is a thief right..
*shakes head in pity*

Maybe u dnt understand what the individual is trying to say. Let me explain.
A govt worker always has his tax deducted from his income by the govt. If that worker is a christain he may decide to pay his tithe or give freewill offering frm his remaining at his place of worship. The church cannot pay tax frm that same contribution since that has been handled in the first place by the govt. Simply generalised that to every christain worshipper.
Secondly a church is a non profit organisation just like an orphanage or a voluntary organisation since the general aim is not to make profit. If a leader decides to buy jets, erect mansions with the church funds then the church in particular has the sole right to either question the leader or let it pass. The management or mismanagement of church fund just like every other non profit org.has absolutely nothing to do with the govt.

brosci:


Maybe u dnt understand what the individual is trying to say. Let me explain.
A govt worker always has his tax deducted from his income by the govt. If that worker is a christain he may decide to pay his tithe or give freewill offering frm his remaining at his place of worship. The church cannot pay tax frm that same contribution since that has been handled in the first place by the govt. Simply generalised that to every christain worshipper.
Secondly a church is a non profit organisation just like an orphanage or a voluntary organisation since the general aim is not to make profit. If a leader decides to buy jets, erect mansions with the church funds then the church in particular has the sole right to either question the leader or let it pass. The management or mismanagement of church fund just like every other non profit org.has absolutely nothing to do with the govt.

u are blessed, dont mind that felixomor but still i didnt say d government should tax the church members but the church...
I.e nigerian churches now are profit organisations

Samsimple:

u are blessed, dont mind that felixomor but still i didnt say d government should tax the church members but the church...
I.e nigerian churches now are profit organisations

No o,
You should have equated it to thief again.
It took 2 explanations to open your cranium

Yeye dey smell

felixomor:

No o, You should have equated it to thief again. It took 2 explanations to open your cranium
Yeye dey smell

dude u tink what u wrote is explanation hahaha .... U lack sense bro big time

Felixomor what is the name of your church sef

Samsimple:

dude u tink what u wrote is explanation hahaha .... U lack sense bro big time

Sharrap, scum

felixomor:

Sharrap, scum

hahaha

felixomor:

Sharrap, scum

harsh words bro are u guys quarreling b4

Samsimple:
Just an opinion, pls no insults abeg

Your question and subsequent comments on this thread is laughable and this is why. Government doesn’t regulate the Church. It doesn’t pick favorites by providing subsidies to one church but not another. No one is taxed.

Starting up a church does not require government approval. No civil rights laws affect hiring or services (minimum wage is determined by the church and not government).

Government does not audit churches. It does not keep a register of religious groups. There is no “Nigerian Ministry of Religion” that subsidizes or regulates religion. Churches do not even file the same paperwork that other types of nonprofits submit as a means to provide transparency to the public.

Let me itemise it

1. Government can’t pick some churches to tax and regulate but not others (in the case of prosperity preaching churches or preachers). It must practice benevolent neutrality.

2. If we tax churches, then we will need to tax all not-for-profit organizations.

3. To tax churches, government would need to have the (currently unconstitutional) authority to audit and regulate churches. Our constitution as a nation prohibits this and so your OP is nullified.

4. Taxation would benefit large churches and ministries and harm smaller ones

5. It wouldn’t solve the problem and this is why.
If we tax churches, then churches will do what other businesses do. They will increase expenditures in order to reduce taxable income. FYI, income is revenue minus expenditures.

The prosperity ministries million dollar income? That’s an expense!

What they spend on church programmes and Crusades and charities? That's An expense!

The private jet to travel for business? That's Another expense!

Once the expenses deliberately increase there won’t be any income to tax.

God is wise

Cc Felixomor

butterflyl1on:


Your question and subsequent comments on this thread is laughable and this is why. Government doesn’t regulate the Church. It doesn’t pick favorites by providing subsidies to one church but not another. No one is taxed.

Starting up a church does not require government approval. No civil rights laws affect hiring or services (minimum wage is determined by the church and not government).

Government does not audit churches. It does not keep a register of religious groups. There is no “Nigerian Ministry of Religion” that subsidizes or regulates religion. Churches do not even file the same paperwork that other types of nonprofits submit as a means to provide transparency to the public.

Let me itemise it

1. Government can’t pick some churches to tax & regulate but not others (in the case of prosperity preaching churches or preachers). It must practice benevolent neutrality.

2. If we tax churches, then we will need to tax all not-for-profit organizations.

3. To tax churches, government would need to have the (currently unconstitutional) authority to audit and regulate churches. Our constitution as a nation prohibits this and so your OP is nullified.

4. Taxation would benefit large churches and ministries and harm smaller ones

5. It wouldn’t solve the problem and this is why.
If we tax churches, then churches will do what other businesses do. They will increase expenditures in order to reduce taxable income. FYI, income is revenue minus expenditures.

The prosperity ministries million dollar income? That’s an expense!

What they spend on church programmes and Crusades and charities? That's An expense!

The private jet to travel for business? That's Another expense!

Once the expenses deliberately increase there won’t be any income to tax.

God is wise

Cc Felixomor

LOL

They have often explored spparatus of state in ɗispute resolution....so yes, they shoulɗ be taxed!

Samsimple:
Just an opinion, pls no insults abeg

OP SHOULD ISLAM MUSK BE TAX ALSO FOOL

hopefulLandlord:

who told you they're not being taxed?
even if they aren't, this is a question about churches and mosques

Then y is mosque not included in your Topic?

Samsimple:
Just an opinion, pls no insults abeg

Yes they should be taxed after the money they get as offering and tithes has been given by someone who has been taxed, most of these churches are businesses so yes they should be taxed like any other business organization

Fleewpeed:
Why will a non-profit organisation pay tax

It used to be so

hopefulLandlord:


cuz they're making profit?

Non-profit organizations are allowed to make profit. The legal issue is that making profit is not their main purpose of existence. They survive on voluntary donations made in exchange for nothing.
They also provide a useful public service which complements the work of the government. That is why they are exempt from paying taxes.