United States Revokes Scientology’s Tax-Exempt Status

[drauz]

The case was brought forward by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division after concluding a two-year-long investigation into the inner workings of Scientology. The investigation, along with an extensive audit, found the group to be a “criminal operation with a sole purpose of making money”. The eight justices agreed with the IRS and its findings that Scientology was neither a religion or fell under the guidelines of a non-profit charitable organization.

http://abcnews.com.co/united-states-revokes-scientologys-tax-exempt-status/

FUCKING FINALLY!

[Tgo01]

For some reason I don't think that's a legit news site.

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[drauz]

For some reason I don't think that's a legit news site.

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I just saw the abcnews.com and assumed it was real abc news, but wow how did you even catch that?!

[drauz]

and you are right...<sigh>

http://www.snopes.com/church-scientology-tax-exempt/

[Gelston]

Yeah, abcnews.com.co is a faker.

[Allereli]

Maybe it will really happen after Ron Miscavige's interview on Friday night/book release

http://abcnews.go.com/US/scientology-leader-david-miscaviges-father-davids-childhood-joined/story?id=38675334

[Viekn]

I just read this from the Snopes site, and the reason they got the tax-exempt status back is pretty fucked up...

In reality, the history of the relationship between the Church of Scientology and the Internal Revenue Service is a long and complicated one. The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 but lost its religion-based tax-exempt status in 1967 when the IRS determined the outfit was a commercial enterprise and not a religious one. However, after Scientology operatives engaged in a lengthy organized campaign by (including lawsuits, investigations by detectives hired by Scientology's lawyers to dig into the private lives of IRS employees, the creation of phony news bureaus, and the group's financing of whistleblowers to attack the IRS publicly), the Internal Revenue Service granted tax exemptions to Scientology organizations again in 1993.

[Soulance]

I just read this from the Snopes site, and the reason they got the tax-exempt status back is pretty fucked up...

In reality, the history of the relationship between the Church of Scientology and the Internal Revenue Service is a long and complicated one. The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 but lost its religion-based tax-exempt status in 1967 when the IRS determined the outfit was a commercial enterprise and not a religious one. However, after Scientology operatives engaged in a lengthy organized campaign by (including lawsuits, investigations by detectives hired by Scientology's lawyers to dig into the private lives of IRS employees, the creation of phony news bureaus, and the group's financing of whistleblowers to attack the IRS publicly), the Internal Revenue Service granted tax exemptions to Scientology organizations again in 1993.
Yep, that is one of their key fighting strategies. They hire investigators and dig up whatever dirt they can find for blackmail - to push what they need.

[Jarvan]

Some would also claim that Abcnews.go.com is also a fake news site...