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Originally Posted by janmcn
The same can be said for all of downtown Clearwater which is owned by the Scientologists.
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Actually, and I am doing this from memory, they own about 60 or so properties and ONLY those used for "religious purposes" are exempt.
I THINK that amounted to about 2/3 of the properties that they own. When they buy a hotel it is not exempt from taxes, and trust me I am not a defender of this "religion" because they will do whatever is necessary to shield their income. They often used false names and shell corporations to make buys.
Glad this came up as folks are posting about the "church" and wonder what "church" they refer to when they say that so generically.