Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [Politics] Restrictions on Charitable Organizations (Stupid ones)

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I perhaps am wrong.  This is how it was explained to me by two 
dissimilar folks.  Their explanations matched exactly.  Further, they 
were both saying it in reference to our church's finance manager and his 
reluctance to allow the church perform in the gray area of the law. 
Part of his reason for this is because he is an MU professor teaching 
exactly these topics.



Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>
> > Are any of you out there aware that it is illegal for a church to take 
> > a collection 'earmarked' for a certain cause?
>
>
> Are you sure of this?  For example:
>
> http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ar02.html#d0e491
>
> http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ar02.html#d0e1097
>
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