According to Time, Spain is considering taxing church property as a means of balancing its budget. The value of the property tax exemptions held by the Catholic Church (the dominant religion) in Spain is 2.5 to 3 billion euros annually. With the Congressional Budget Office reporting this week that the United States is on the verge of budgetary catastrophe, will proposals to tax churches and charitable organizations spill over from Spain? full story ![]()
The charity regulator has refused to disclose even basic details of correspondence with a charity operating a massive tax scam,...
thetimes.co.uk (1 month and 5 days ago)
Panic-stricken during tax time, many Americans dig out receipts for last year's charitable donations before filing by April 15 - only to discover the charity they gave serious money to either was a scam or wasn't eligible for a tax-deductible gift.
philly.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
Faced with a yawning budget deficit, Spain is stepping up a more-direct approach to combat tax cheats: face to face.
wsj.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

Spain's prime minister publishes income, tax accounts in bid to defuse corruption allegations
abcnews.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
President Obama?s long-awaited budget proposal, to be released today, does not come right out and say that intends to reduce contributions to charity?but that is almost certainly what would happen were it to become law. Here?s why. The White House has effectively doubled down on a tax change it has been pushing for four years that would limit the value of the...
forbes.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Lamar Odom is facing allegations the tax exempt charity he created is being sketchy with its money ... and not donating ANY cash to cancer research, despite the charity's mission statement. Lamar established the charity -- Cathy's Kids -- in memory of…
tmz.com (1 month and 15 days ago)

Spain's prime minister has published a summary of his income and tax returns in a bid to defuse a corruption scandal engulfing his government after the publication of media allegations that he…
azstarnet.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's prime minister published his tax returns on Saturday in a bid to quell reports he and other conservative politicians received secret cash payments but the opposition said many questions remain unanswered.
reuters.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
The Charity Commission’s handling of a high-profile tax-avoidance scandal that saw shockingly little donated money reach good causes has put charities at risk of losing the public’s confidence – and consequently their money, one of the leading figures in the sector has warned.
independent.co.uk (10 days ago)

George Osborne has a signed an information exchange agreement with the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain in the latest effort to crack down on tax evasion.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 8 days ago)
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