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April 10, 2004 Jewish Couple Sue IRS, Seek To Deduct Cost Of Children's Religious Education In their lawsuit, Michael and Marla Sklar of Los Angeles contend the IRS erred by disallowing their tax deduction claim when the agency permits Scientologists to write off the cost of spiritual counseling and instruction on that religion's tenets. "You have a particular sect that's being favored by the state based on religion," said Michael Sklar, an accountant. The case "will have enormous ramifications whatever the ruling is. I didn't do this for the $3,000 that's at stake." lawsuits, Press, taxes, United States
November 7, 1993 Ex-Scientologists Question IRS Ruling The recent federal government decision giving the Church of Scientology tax-exempt status has the group exulting that its 40-year struggle for official respectability has at last been won. But several former members interviewed since the decision last month say they are perplexed by the decision, and that the government should not have accorded the church its new status. former members, IRS, Press, United States

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November 8, 2005 US State Dept: International Religious Freedom Report for 2005 The United States Department of State released its International Religious Freedom Report for 2005, noting issues with Scientology in two countries, Belgium and Germany. United States