Should Mormon Temples be Taxed?

The Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sacred places of worship. Public, however? Not so much. As a result, their exemption from tax liability in the United Kingdom is not guaranteed.
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[bobicusrex]

Well the LDS Church says that they believe in following the laws of the land so they should gladly pay their taxes like everyone else

[Caveman]

Should they be taxed? YES!! Temples are a "pay to play" (or enter) places. If you don't pay the entrance fee (10% of your income for life), you can't enter. It is NOT used for charitable or public purposes. If you can't afford the entrance fee, you are prohibited from entrance. Tax them and use the money for the public who can use the money.

[ageofwander]

It's ALWAYS been about money. Members who don't believe that, I dare you to simply stop paying your tithing this year, and see what happens. Keep attending church, keep serving, keep wearing yourself out being a good human being ... just cut back on the money. Money doesn't matter, right? Spoiler alert: If you don't pay enough MONEY to the church ... or if your bishop doesn't "feel impressed" that you paid enough MONEY - your "FULL" allotment ... then you will not be considered "worthy" enough to have a Temple Recommend. And without a temple recommend, you can not receive your "eternal blessings", be on the "covenant path" to live with God again, or have an "eternal family". No Money = No Temple Recommend = No Celestial Kingdom. Just think about that. LDS members must literally PAY a minimum of a full 10% of their earnings TO THE CHURCH in order to PURCHASE an entrance ticket into God's highest heaven. Tithing is the Mormon version of "Indulgences". In the end, it is not about how kind or good you are, how much service you gave to your fellow man, or how much "faith" you had ... you might have all of that but you still cannot gain Exaltation WITHOUT GIVING THE LDS CHURCH YOUR MONEY! ... and then, that same Church doesn't even use your MONEY to do good and follow the admonition of Christ [feed the hungry, clothe the naked .... etc.]!! Nope. They stash it all away in shell companies trying to hide their Dragon's hoard of hundreds of BILLIONS from their membership who are required to KEEP PAYING NO MATTER WHAT TO PROVE YOUR LOYALTY AND BUY YOUR "WORTHINESS" .... Jesus Christ taught 11 of His 39 parables about money. The love of money, and obsessive hoarding of wealth is considered one of the greatest sins against God and mankind.

[citizen]

Yes, they should pay taxes. Members cannot enter the temples until they’ve paid the church 10% of their income and thus the church has earned an income from said members.

[suthatheplee]

This is the kind of issue that GAs around the world deal with. They are businessmen, accountants and lawyers mostly. The “spiritual” leading takes a distant second seat to their primary roles in Area offices around the world: build and protect assets!

[bewitched]

Yes, non members shouldn't support the infrastructures with doubled taxes

[Zeett]

It’s crazy to me that a church is not required to pay tax AND not required to be transparent in their finances.

[markh.harris]

There is no lawfull tax exemption that might be claimed by the LDS.

Churches should NOT be tax exempt; that is, ALL churches, not just the LDS.

marcus

[EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim]

Please then the Watchtower organisation as well😊

[anitakephart]

Yes and yes
I am tired of these mega churches being built and taking advantage of a tax-free benefit. All the churches not just mormon.

[KC-oric]

The Mormon church should have its nonprofit status removed in the US because of its political advocacy.

[Kristy_not_Kristine]

I'm one of those who believes as you said about taxes, however, since taxes are collected, they-lds- should not be exempted.

[JDCYLINDERNUT]

Nemo, American here, I understand and accept the intended purpose of taxes……it’s what they tax me on and what they waste my tax dollars on that drives me insane.

[BabbaDmo]

It’s is all very underhanded stuff done with a smile they are very cheeky

[bill]

It is past time for the church to understand that they must pay property taxes to the governments where they have buildings. If we as members have to cough up our ten percent to get in, then it’s only right that the church should have to obey the laws of the countries where they are and that includes paying property taxes. These 70, 80, 90, and 100 year old men who are the GA’s need to get over the idea that the law of the land does not apply to the church. The sad reality is that the laws do apply to the church. I can just bet what would happen if those gentlemen didn’t pay their individual taxes; a certain amount of time would pass and then the State or municipal authorities would start procedures for getting them to pay up or suffer the consequences. There would be no extenuating circumstances applied unless the reasons were very believable (illness) or other reasons. The fact it’s an inconvenient thing to do is not surprising. It’s something that adults have to do along with paying income tax because we have to be employed to a job ( and that matter can hit a person as early as 16. The facts are that taxes are what we pay to support our government and other services we depend upon. If an alternative could be found in both cases (government or tithing to the church), I’m sure it would be very welcome to all.

[andycarrillo]

Yes, ALL churches that generate any income as a corporation should pay taxes. Mormons who wish to enter any of its temples are required to pay 10% of their ‘gains’ to obtain a worthiness temple recommend; if not, they are barred from worshipping therein. In light of the SEC’s $5M fine for concealing the true nature of church investments over a 20 year period, why should members pay a church tax/tithe?

[susiekathryn]

I really hate how the church thinks they are above the law… in any country!🤬

[allekatrase]

All religions should. They can claim exemptions for charitable giving, which is what they're theoretically doing that justifies the tax exempt status. The rest of their activities don't need to be exempt.

[RicardoCoyote]

Thank you, Nemo, for this excellent report.

[dtondevold]

The amount of revenue and land and more wealth than the Catholic Church. I’d say yes no more tax exempt status. It’s a business/corporation