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Question: Are Contributions To Jehovah’s Witnesses Tax Deductible?

Do Jehovah’s Witnesses give a contributors a receipt for their contributions at the door? Like how Goodwill does.

Answer: Yes but the cult itself tries to dodge paying taxes.

The cult has often criticized other churches for passing collection plates during meetings. Other fundraising efforts have also been repeatedly condemned before 1990. After this year the criticism stopped and the cult began to openly solicit donations.

The California Board of Equalization wanted to assess sales tax on the sale of books, tapes and other items by the Jimmy Swaggart ministry. The JW cult filed amicus curiae (a friend of the court legal brief) in support of Swaggart’s stance that a religious organization should be exempt from such taxation. (The WTS considers all other religions to be under the influence of the devil, but in this case it joined hands with the devil!).

On January 17, 1990 the Supreme Court in California Board of Equalization vs. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries ruled against Swaggart.
One month after the Supreme Court ruling the JW cult announced a new policy—that in the USA its literature which was heretofore sold at a fixed price should be offered free to the public and a donation solicited.

The JW cult introduced this new donations policy evidently to avoid tax on the sale of its publications. Asking for donations – something condemned for a century – had become acceptable.

Despite WTS writers often implying that the main source of funding is “contribution boxes” in Kingdom Halls, most comes from the efforts of six million JWs who trudge the streets and knock on doors to offer WTS literature. These same JWs are obliged to buy personal copies of all magazines and books the Jw cult puts out. The Jw cult has millions of captive buyers expected to purchase the publications without even looking at the contents!

The Jw cult produces its literature at minimal cost. Materials are bought in bulk and every step in production is by “volunteers”.

Whereas free-literature-for-donations came into force in the USA in 1990, it came into effect in Australia from January 1, 2000. Apparently, the Goods and Services Tax, effective in Australia from July 1, 2000, was the catalyst.

God Bless!

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Valmont Announces Record Fourth Quarter, and Fiscal Year 2010 Results

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a leading global manufacturer of engineered products for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, reported sales for the fourth quarter of $598.7 million compared with $398.6 million for the same period of 2009. Fourth quarter 2010 net earnings were $34.9 …

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Question: is a new wood stove a tax deduction?

I live in Ohio and we have newly installed a wood stove in our home as a form of heating that uses a renewable energy source versus the propane furnace we were using…. Is the cost of the new stove a tax deduction federal and state?

Answer: It is not deductible for federal taxes. There are energy tax credits, but a wood stove is not one of them. I dobt that the state would have any tax preference item for a wood stove.

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Cabinet OKs corporate tax cut, carbon levy

The government approved tax reform plans Thursday for fiscal 2011 that include a cut of 5 percentage points in the corporate tax and a hike worth about ¥500 billion for individuals, especially high income earners. The tax reform plans, proposed by the Tax Commission and adopted by Cabinet, include an environment tax on carbon emissions to fight global warming, as well as a cut in the aviation …

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Question: How to Donate to Goodwill??

I’ve never donated to the Goodwill…

I want to drop clothes & stuff off at the local goodwill, it says online it has a donation center, however I read some locations have a drop off fee…

1) Is the Drop Off Fee true??

2) How do you donate stuff you want to Drop Off IN PERSON at the goodwill??

3) Do you have to fill any forms out??

4) Is it tax deductible??

5) How does it work?????

if it makes a difference… it will be a goodwill in Southern California.

Help pls thx!! =)

Answer: In most cases there is a drop off box. It should be free and if it is not then give the cloths to a homeless person directly.

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