Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Catholic Charity Group Cannot Claim Religious Tax Exemption, by Daniel Payne

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By Daniel Payne, CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024

Daniel Payne is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency. He previously worked at the College Fix and Just the News. He lives in Virginia with his family.

CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state unemployment system.

Catholic Charities Bureau (CCB) last year argued that the state had improperly removed its designation as a religious organization.

The charity filed a lawsuit after the state said it did not qualify to be considered as an organization “operated primarily for religious purposes.” That order prevented the charity from using a Church-run unemployment system and forced it to contribute money to the state-run unemployment system instead. …

Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Catholic Charity Group Cannot Claim Religious Tax Exemption, by Daniel Payne

Founder’s Quote

Saint of the Day for March 18: St. Cyril of Jerusalem

By Daniel Payne, CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024

CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state unemployment system.

Catholic Charities Bureau (CCB) last year argued that the state had improperly removed its designation as a religious organization.

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