Comments on: How Scientology Avoids Paying Tax in the United Kingdom

By: Ron L Hubbard

Ron L Hubbard — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:14:33 +0000

Didn’t Hubbard used to run the operation offshore on a ship?

In any case,
“Under British legislation, all religious entities benefit from a business tax exemption while council tax discounts are given for the homes of religious leaders. Under British law, a building must be the venue used for worshipping a God or deity, but not a philosophy, in order to be considered as a place of religious worship.
But the Equality Bill has some small print which asks councils to protect all religious or philosophical beliefs from local taxes just as a new public-sector equality duty forces authorities to promote equality of those who hold philosophical beliefs and stops them from any discrimination against all philosophical beliefs.”
http://www.wcjb.co.uk/church-of-scientology-tax-exempted-29460

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:17 +0000

For a taste of what income Scientology is evading taxes on, this blog contains price lists (in US dollars) for some auditing and courses. It appears towards the bottom of the page, under “09 Donation and Registration Rates.”
http://offdainnertube.blogspot.com/2010/01/scientologyi-want-my-cash-back.html

By: Berber Anna

Berber Anna — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:13:47 +0000

I’ve seen so many people online seriously argue this sort of vision (granted, usually in comments on news articles, which do tend to gather the pond scum of the net ) that irony just isn’t my first thought when I see comments like this…

By: Lafayette

Lafayette — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:03:10 +0000

It’s a bit of a myth that only stupid people get involved in cults. I believe if anything they tend to be more, not less, educated. Unless they were raised in the cult, of course.

By: Phillis

Phillis — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:44:44 +0000

I think he was being ironic.

By: Berber Anna

Berber Anna — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:22:55 +0000

Rod: Oh yes, ‘stupidity’ (read: loneliness, despair, wanting to belong, being too trusting) is totally genetic. No environmental factors at all. In fact, let’s shoot everyone who displays any type of emotion at all (after all, it’s a weakness that these awesome cults can exploit, so it must be undesirable) and turn ourselves into the Borg.

Is there an opt out for agnostic people as well? Because I’m not sure I want to live in your world, but being a cultist doesn’t hold much appeal either…

By: Rod Sutherland

Rod Sutherland — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:29:27 +0000

Nice one Scientology – some pretty smart tax evasion moves there. Hats off. I don’t see what the problem is with these guys really. Taking lots of money of dumb shits is pure Darwinism at work, it’s a beautiful operation. If only more pseudo religions could do the same stirlling job in slowly eradicating the stupid people from the gene pool the world would be in a better place.

By: Beacon Schuler

Beacon Schuler — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:25:42 +0000

I must admit I find it odd that it has taken the mainstream media this long to start following the money. Glad they’ve finally got round to it though, and glad that, by the sounds of it, the UK authorities are investigating the situation.