{"id":14743,"date":"2024-03-19T13:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/what-would-televangelists-pay-if-their-homes-werent-tax-exempt\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:50:46","slug":"what-would-televangelists-pay-if-their-homes-werent-tax-exempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/what-would-televangelists-pay-if-their-homes-werent-tax-exempt\/","title":{"rendered":"What would televangelists pay if their homes weren\u2019t tax exempt?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“Inside Edition<\/a>” recently investigated the topic of tax-exempt parsonages. The news report featured drone footage and pictures of some of America\u2019s largest church-owned mansions. Investigative reporter Lisa Guerrero attempted to interview televangelist Jesse Duplantis regarding his residence, but he refused to answer questions.<\/p>\n

Associate Pastor and Political Scientist Ryan Burge told “Inside Edition”: \u201cIf you have a multi-million-dollar house, your property tax bill could be $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year. But if it\u2019s classified as a parsonage, now you don\u2019t have to pay property taxes on that home. That $50,000 could pay the salary of an elementary school teacher in your local public school.\u201d<\/p>\n

The property-tax exemption on church and ministry-owned homes is governed by state laws. It differs from the parsonage housing allowance which was created by Congress and involves a tax exemption from the federal income tax.<\/p>\n

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In 2021, a\u00a0Houston Chronicle investigation<\/a>\u00a0identified 28 parsonages in Texas worth more than $1 million.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of the largest pastor parsonages in the United States and how much televangelists and their churches are saving by using this tax exemption.\u00a0<\/p>\n