Does the Church pay appropriate levels of tax?

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Does the Church pay appropriate levels of tax?

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This week, you'll be seeing an edgy new commercial targeting the Mormon church in Hawaii, questioning its business practices.

The 30-second spot is paid for by an equal rights organization called Mormon Tips.

They believe the Mormon church is not properly paying taxes, and condemns its Hawaii Real Estate Division -- Hawaii Reserves, Inc. (HRI) -- for its plan to develop Malaekahana with 875 new homes, a shopping center and a school.

The creators have run similar commercials across the nation since the beginning of the year.

"They've got venture capital firms, real estate galore, and they don't pay taxes. We think that's unfair," said Fred Karger, director of Mormon Tips.

Hawaii's commercial begins airing Thursday and will ask the public to send in anonymous tips of potential tax fraud by the Mormon church so Mormon Tips can file a complaint with the IRS.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/3586 ... -tax-fraud

That it is asking people to send in anonymous tips is suggestive that Mormon Tips is stretching.
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