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December 31, 1997$12.5 Million Ended Scientology Tax Battle San Jose Mercury News : $12.5 Million Ended Scientology Tax Battle
March 8, 199010 Cent Underpayment Brings $54.94 Tax Bill (brief mention of Scientology)
November 22, 198869 Church of Scientology leaders, including director Heber Jentzsch, are arrested in Spain for extortion, forgery, and tax evasi Los Angeles Times: 69 Church of Scientology leaders, including director Heber Jentzsch, are arrested in Spain for extortion, forgery, and tax evasion
October 13, 1993After Decades Of Nasty Feuding, The Internal Revenue Service Has Granted The Church Of Scientology And More Than 150 Of Its Corp Fort Wayne - The Journal Gazette : {{B} } Los Angeles Times {{B} } Los Angeles _ After Decades Of Nasty Feuding, The Internal Revenue Service Has Granted The Church Of Scientology And More Than 150 Of Its Corporate Entities Tax-Exempt Sta~ Tus, Ruling That They Are Charitable, Religious Organizations Entitled To Be Free From Taxation. {{Eop} } Marty Rathbun, President Of One Of The Scien~ Tology Organizations That Received The Tax Exemptions, Said The Government Sent 30 Exemp~ Tion Letters To S
April 16, 1992Anti-Tax Protest. (brief mention of Scientology)
August 8, 1987Church Gets Tax Penalty San Jose Mercury News: Church Gets Tax Penalty
November 10, 1980Church of Scientology & IRS to meet in US tax court in LA Los Angeles Times: Church of Scientology & IRS to meet in US tax court in LA
July 19, 1987Church of Scientology loses in court: donations are not tax deductible Los Angeles Times: Church of Scientology loses in court: donations are not tax deductible
October 13, 1993Church Of Scientology Wins Tax-Exempt Status From IRS San Jose Mercury News: Church Of Scientology Wins Tax-Exempt Status From IRS
December 31, 1997Church's Tax Pact With IRS Confirmed Boston Globe: Church's Tax Pact With IRS Confirmed
November 11, 1987Court Backs Limited Access To Tax Returns (brief mention of Scientology)
September 30, 1984Court Holds Church To Back-Taxes Debt Miami Herald: Court Holds Church To Back-Taxes Debt
July 15, 1996Court will allow in camera review of Scientology closing agreement. Tax Notes: Court will allow in camera review of Scientology closing agreement.
November 29, 1993David H. Leichty Grabill Scientology, IRS Reach Agreement The Otherwise Factual Article You Printed From The Los Angeles Times W Fort Wayne - The Journal Gazette : David H. Leichty Grabill Scientology, IRS Reach Agreement The Otherwise Factual Article You Printed From The Los Angeles Times Wire Service About The Tax-Exempt Status Of The Church Of Scientology And Its Related Organizations (Oct. 13) Contained The Unfounded Statement That The Founder Of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, Incorporated Animosity Against The IRS Into Official Teachings Of The Church.
December 18, 1979Dispute over tax status goes to court (part 3 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series) St. Petersburg Times: Dispute over tax status goes to court (part 3 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series)
December 26, 1993Documents Give Peek Into Scientology Papers Filed In Effort For Tax-Exempt Status State : Documents Give Peek Into Scientology Papers Filed In Effort For Tax-Exempt Status
January 20, 1996Dole Releases Tax Statements, Urges Competition To Join Him Contra Costa Times : Dole Releases Tax Statements, Urges Competition To Join Him
November 7, 1993Ex-Scientologists Question IRS Ruling Members Welcome Tax-Exempt Status Boston Globe: Ex-Scientologists Question IRS Ruling Members Welcome Tax-Exempt Status
July 3, 1987Federal appeals court rules that Church of Scientology donations are tax-deductible Los Angeles Times: Federal appeals court rules that Church of Scientology donations are tax-deductible
July 29, 1987Federal appeals court upholds revocation of cos's tax-exempt status Los Angeles Times: Federal appeals court upholds revocation of cos's tax-exempt status
July 29, 1987Federal appeals court upholds the revocation of the Church of Scientology of California's tax-exempt status San Francisco Chronicle: Federal appeals court upholds the revocation of the Church of Scientology of California's tax-exempt status
March 31, 1997Four years later, Scientology exemption still a hot topic. Tax Notes: Four years later, Scientology exemption still a hot topic.
April 19, 1988Group Wants Church Tax Suit Kept Alive (brief mention of Scientology)
June 4, 1988Headline: High Court Rejects Scientology Tax Break St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch: Headline: High Court Rejects Scientology Tax Break
October 13, 1993Headline: Scientology Wins Tax-Exempt Status St. Paul Pioneer Press : Headline: Scientology Wins Tax-Exempt Status
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taxes in the News

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February 18, 1954Church, Los Angeles, California. It, tax-exempt status The first Church of Scientology is founded in Los Angeles, California. It is initially granted tax-exempt status.
August 26, 1977Church, taxes, taxes. Pinellas County Property Appraiser Ron Schultz, $50,000, Clearwater property Church officials say they do not pay federal income taxes or state sales taxes, so they should not have to pay property taxes. Pinellas County Property Appraiser Ron Schultz decided earlier that the church must pay about $50,000 on its downtown Clearwater property.
September 10, 1975Cindy Raymond, Michael Meisner, Justice Department Tax Division, Scientology Cindy Raymond writes to Michael Meisner reminding him of his assignments to infiltrate the Justice Department Tax Division and obtain all files on Scientology.
April 18, 1978Circuit Judge Harry W. Fogle, tax-exempt status, Pinellas County, money., He, income Circuit Judge Harry W. Fogle rules that to be considered for tax-exempt status, the church must tell Pinellas County how it spends its money. He says the church need not reveal the sources of its income.
December 10, 1968FBI, Malmfeldt FBI employee Malmfeldt writes a memo to "Mr. Bishop" (apparently a government employee, although I can't tell where he works) about the letter from congressman Eshleman expressing concern about Scientology. In the memo, he includes the usual FBI information (Hubbard's wife claimed he was "hopelessly insane," and medical advisors recommended he be treated for paranoid schizophrenia). He also notes that the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners had a case against the Hubbard Dianetic Research Founndation in March, 1951, for conducting a school of medicine without a license, and that the Department of Justice requested info about Scientology because of the Tax Division's involvement in litigation over its tax-exempt status. He also notes that Scientology has been investigated by "the Food and Drug Administration, Internal Revenue Service, and the Army."
January 2, 1957Internal Revenue Service, Church, California (CSC) The Internal Revenue Service grants a tax exemption to the Church of Scientology of California (CSC).
July 18, 1967Internal Revenue Service, CSC's tax-exempt status, reasons:, * The Internal Revenue Service revokes CSC's tax-exempt status, citing three reasons: * Scientology practitioners are profiting from the "non-profit" Church; * The Church's activities are commercial; * The Church is serving the private interests of L. Ron Hubbard (a practice known as inurement). Scientology denounces the revocation, declares its intention to ignore the decision and withholds payment of taxes for the next 26 years.
September 5, 1989Jody Darling, Scientologist Albert Jaquier, (two, ago), $200,000, Jaquier. In it Jody Darling faxes fellow Scientologist Albert Jaquier, acknowledging the receipt (two weeks ago) of $200,000 from Jaquier. In it, he proposes paying interest owed on the loan as a "business consulting fee," thus evading taxes.
April 28, 1978Judge Fogle, 1976, taxes., Fogle, Scientologists didn't, 1976, group Judge Fogle decides Scientology is a religion but rules it must pay its 1976 property taxes. Fogle also rules that the Scientologists didn't provide enough information about their 1976 income for him to decide whether they are a nonprofit group.
December 14, 1979pays $126,753, - Pinellas County, -, 1976, 1977 Scientology pays $126,753 in back taxes - Pinellas County property - marking the end of its long legal fight over taxes for 1976 and 1977.
July 19, 1978Pinellas Circuit Court, $50,000, 1976 The church files notice that it will appeal the Pinellas Circuit Court decision that it must pay about $50,000 in county property taxes for 1976.
September 2, 1977properties The church is denied tax exemptions on their two downtown properties.
October 14, 1997Scientologist Mary Frances, Bob Minton, doesn't, critics Scientologist Mary Frances telephones Bob Minton and threatens him with further harassment if he doesn't stop funding Scientology critics. "She indicated that $cientology was prepared to start attacking me on or in a number of areas unless I stopped giving financial support to their enemies. The areas of possible attack conveyed to me were: Family, Children, Ex-wife, Ex-business partners, State and Federal taxes, Mental Health, Drugs, Paying picketers."
March 1, 1976Scientologists, Fort Harrison, Bank, Clearwater buildings The Scientologists file for a property tax exemption on the Fort Harrison and old Bank of Clearwater buildings.
December 13, 1976Scientologists, Pinellas County, $54,600, cult's, properties Scientologists attempt to block a move by Pinellas County tax officials to collect nearly $54,600 in taxes on cult's downtown properties.
June 26, 1995Tax Analysts, IRS-settlement Tax Analysts releases a press release covering their attempts to get information about the secret IRS-Scientology settlement.
December 28, 1977tax-exempt, Clearwater, time The church files suit seeking tax-exempt status for its Clearwater property holdings for the second time.
September 24, 1984U.S. Tax Court, tax-exempt, Church, Scientology U.S. Tax Court upholds the removal of tax-exempt status from the Church of Scientology, ruling that it "made a business out of selling a religion" and that church funds inured to the benefit of church officials. Church ordered to pay $1.4 million in back taxes for the years 1970 through 1972.