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Jul 14, 1989
Judge holds up Scientology auction // Court to decide whether church has to pay taxes — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Teresa Burney Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — A judge has decided to stop the auction of Church of Scientology property until a court can decide whether the church has to pay the taxes. The church and the Pinellas County property appraiser have disagreed for years about whether the church, which has its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, must pay taxes on the property it owns in the county. The property appraiser's office has sent the church tax bills every year and the church has refused to pay ...
Jul 13, 1989
Scientology's changing strategy... Confront controversy, gain converts, and make money — Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Jun 22, 1989
Court must reconsider Scientology tape privilege — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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William Vogeler Source:
Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California) Helping judges determine when to permit an exception to the attorney-client privilege, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that judges may conduct in camera reviews of attorney communications to their clients — if the judges reasonably believe the clients sought advice to commit a crime or fraud. Reversing a decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the justices ordered the appeals court to reconsider whether a trial court judge properly refused to listen to tapes the Internal Revenue Service ...
Jun 13, 1989
Scientology buildings may be auctioned — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
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Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Seattle lawyer Walter D. Palmer says it was strictly "a business decision." But a result of an investment he made with business associate John G. Ritchie could result in a forced sale of Church of Scientology buildings in downtown Clearwater. And holding the auction for the men would be the Pinellas County government. Scientology lawyer Paul B. Johnson said he will seek an injunction to stop the sale. The proposed auction, which Palmer suggested two weeks ago, relates to Scientology's annual ...
Jun 8, 1989
High court rules against Scientology in tax case — Associated PressMore: link
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Richard Carelli Source:
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Contributions called "fixed donations" made to the Church of Scientology by its members may not be claimed as federal income tax deductions, the Supreme Court ruled today. By a 5-2 vote, the justices upheld the Internal Revenue Service's contention that the fixed donations are not charitable contributions that can be counted as tax deductions. Lawyers for the Scientologists had argued that the IRS singled out their church for unfair treatment - a contention with which two justices agreed. ...
Jun 7, 1989
Taxation // Deductions are denied for payments made to receive religious services — Daily Appellate ReportMore: link
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Daily Appellate Report TAXATION Deductions Are Denied for Payments Made to Receive Religious Services Cite as 89 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7177 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus HERNANDEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT No. 87-963. Argued November 28, 1988—Decided June 6,1989* The Church of Scientology (Church) provides "auditing" sessions designed to increase members' spiritual awareness and training comes at which participants study the tenets of the faith and seek to attain ...
Jun 7, 1989
Taxation // Deductions denied for payments made to receive religious services — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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Janice A. Boles Source:
Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California) The U.S. Supreme Court has held that taxpayers could not deduct as charitable contributions payments made to the Church of Scientology in order to receive "auditing" and "training" services. Members of the Church of Scientology believe that an immortal spirit live in each individual and that a person becomes aware of the spirit through a process called "auditing." Auditing is a one-on-one encounter between a participant and a church official. The church also offers "training" sessions to instruct participants wishing to ...
Jun 6, 1989
High court strikes at Scientology // Ruling will stop tax deductions — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Tampa Tribune (Florida) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that taxpayers can't deduct the cost of Church of Scientology courses and counseling. In Clearwater, where the church has its headquarters and is locked in legal battles with the city and the Pinellas County Property Appraiser, local officials were encouraged by the ruling. The 5-2 ruling written by Justice Thurgood Marshall said that money paid to the church by Scientologists for training and a form of counseling called "auditing" are more like fees for ...
Jun 6, 1989
Scientologists lose tax deduction case — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
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David G. Savage Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the "fixed donations" paid by members to the Church of Scientology are not tax-deductible, charitable contributions. In the 5-2 ruling, the high court said that money paid to the church by Scientologists for training and a form of counseling called "auditing" are more like fees for a service than donations to a church. The church requires fixed donations of as much as $3,000 for 12 1/2 hours of "auditing," during which a person ...
Jun 2, 1989
Judge removes himself from Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
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Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A Pinellas judge presiding over a Scientology tax dispute has removed himself from the case because of a newspaper report that cited a real estate transaction between the judge and the Church of Scientology. The St. Petersburg Times reported in December that Circuit Judge Howard P. Rives, who was presiding over a lawsuit concerning taxes on Scientology properties, sold one of those properties to the church in 1979. Rives said in December that there was no conflict in his role because ...
Mar 29, 1989
75 Scientologists go on trial today — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
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Ruth E. Gruber Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) ROME - Seventy-five members of the Church of Scientology's Italian operation go before a Milan court today to face a long list of charges ranging from fraud, extortion and tax evasion to the illegal practice of medicine and taking advantage of incapacitated people. "It should be a lively court session," said the Milan daily Il Giornale, predicting possible courtroom demonstrations by Scientology sympathizers. The Scientologists have hired some of Milan's most prominent lawyers to defend them and are expected to base ...
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