Subject: Re: Social Security From: David Mayo Date: 1996/05/15 Message-Id: <4ndn22$gpo@light.lightlink.com> Sender: electra@light.lightlink.com Organization: Art Matrix - Lightlink Electra Gateway v2.4 Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Tue, 14 May 1996 18:02:22 GMT, hkhenson@netcom.com (Keith Henson) wrote: >Rod Keller (rkeller@netaxs.com) wrote: >: Following a discussion on the IRC channel #scientology about Steve >: Fishman's idea to collect info from SO members on unpaid Social Security, >: I decided to go check out the tax code. Well, not personally, but I asked >: a knowledgeable somebody. Apparently members of religious orders in the >: US usually get a form 1099, as independant contractors. This form is not >: required to be filed if the compensation is less than $600 per year. From >: what I hear, that might very well be true in most orgs. > >Rod, don't forget that you must include compensation "in kind." For >example, if you have a nanny who lives in, you must include at least >minimal charges for her room and board. Now, the accomodations at >most Scientology orgs and the food may be really bad, but my bet is >that the IRS would rate them as being worth more than $600 a year. > >: Anyway, it might be that the IRS agreement also included a deal on Social >: Security and tax withholdings. I think this angle is probably out for >: now, but it was worth thinking about. > >The biggest problem is that the IRS fears CoS--likely with good cause. > >Keith Henson > While I was in Scientology(tm) I was informed that the CofS was not obliged to pay Social Security for its ministers if they signed some type of waiver or release. I do not recall what it said but I did sign something. After I left Scientology, I heard that such an exception has been made for other churches and ministers. A possible reason why such signed statements might not be valid is that they were signed on the expectancy and understanding that later in life such ministers would be provided for by the church. Since it does not do so, that might void the agreement. My opinion. Rev. David Mayo "So many have fallen, yet so far left to go ... " (finger for key) PGP ID: 1024/4D5EE559 1996/01/04 PGP Fingerprint: 0D 69 92 87 79 2F 38 72 FE 03 CE 51 31 D5 6D E9 ***************************************************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMZpboemCyCdNXuVZAQG1YQP9FEyiau7J3iHAljxUIE/oNcgKRIdTWP87 outnVVLjwdDpgxuou/EJJ0FVPIMVsvWEcUwSCaORo56P8Fw2fRiuNzT0Ifl0wcRy MwwsLswTyOzAFz5aUco2hdcaFv1KIapsvuH3+j92Oj7AF4nwqBhsAz/ymq21IuWQ SSGNJf+msKo= =uxp7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----