Scientology gets tax-exempt status - 2002-12-27

Scientology gets tax-exempt status December 27, 2002, New Zealand Herald

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The Church of Scientology will not pay any more income tax after the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) declared it a charity, the church said today.

Announcing its decision on December 24, the IRD said the church was a charitable organisation dedicated to the advancement of religion and its income would be tax exempt.

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