No plans to make churches pay tax on business activities

No plans to make churches pay tax on business activities – Collins

Thursday, July 27th, 2017

Revenue Minister Judith Collins says she has no plans to crack down on charities running businesses and avoiding tax.

Companies like Sanitarium are often accused of not paying their fair share of tax because they’re owned by charitable organisations or churches, which are meant to use the profits for charitable purposes. Continue reading

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