Massachusetts Court Considers Global Warming In Property Tax Case
You might wonder why the Town of Hawley fought this case so hard. Apparently, the woods to people ratio in Hawley is high enough that exempting a lot of forest could be a real hardship. If you take a look at the vicinity of Hawley on google maps, you will note that there is no local shortage of trees. In the last census, the town had a population of 337. The town’s website indicates that it may not be done with the struggle
Church 501(c)(3) Status Is A Good Deal – Do Not Ruin It With Corporation Sole
The court ruled that the Gunkles’ depositing of funds into the Pastoral Account as donations and assigning their income to Bruce’s corporation sole based on their vows of poverty lacked substance and were unavailing, as were their contentions that they were acting as agents of the corporation sole.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.