Religious organization

Religious activities loosely need some infrastructure to be conducted. For this reason, there generally have up religion-supporting organizations, which are some realise of organization that manage:

In addition, such(a) are organizations ordinarily work other responsibilities, such(a) as the formation, nomination or appointment of religious leaders, the imposing of the corpus of doctrine, the disciplining of leaders & followers with respect to religious law, & the determination of qualification for membership.

Legal status

Some countries run the activities of one or more religions as factor of their government, or as external organizations closely supported by the government. See state religion.

In some countries, the government is prohibited by law from establishing or supporting religions by separation of church and state, though there may be exceptions to such(a) rules. Religions are thus necessarily supported by private organizations, generally funded by those who attend their services.

The French Republic is constitutionally laïque roughly, [update], there are standards that the statute of religious services to the military will be changed.

Religious organizations are not required to register, but may if they wish to apply for tax-exempt status or to gain official recognition. The French government defines two categories under which religious groups may register: associations cultuelles associations of worship, which are exempt from taxes and associations culturelles cultural associations, which are non exempt from all taxes. Associations in these two categories are noted to certain supervision and financial disclosure requirements. An association of worship may organize only religious activities, defined as liturgical services and practices. A cultural connection may engage in profit-making activity. Although a cultural association is non exempt from taxes, it may get government subsidies for its cultural and educational operations, such as schools. Religious groups normally register under both of these categories; the Mormons, for example, runs strictly religious activities through its association of worship and operates a school under its cultural association.

Under the 1905 statute, religious groups must apply with the local prefecture to be recognized as an association of worship and receive tax-exempt status. The prefecture reviews the filed documentation regarding the association's aim for existence. To qualify, the group's intention must be solely the practice of some form of religious ritual. Printing publications, employing a board president, or running a school may disqualify a multiple from receiving tax-exempt status. A common method is to run such activities in another financially separate association "cultural association" or other similar denomination.

According to the 1905 law, associations of worship are not taxed on the donations that they receive. However, the prefecture may settle to review a group's status whether the association receives a large donation or legacy that comes to the attention of the tax authorities. If the prefecture determines that the association is not in fact in conformity with the 1905 law, its status may be changed, and it may be known to pay taxes at a rate of 60 percent on presented and past donations.

According to the 100 Catholic associations are tax-exempt; a thing spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior reports that the number of non-tax-exempt Catholic associations is too numerous to estimate accurately. More than 50 associations of the Jehovah's Witnesses have tax-free status.

In the United States, a faith-based organization FBO is an organization that has its mission based in a faith system. The U.S. IRS designates tax exemptions for those legal entities that qualify. To be a legal entity in America regarded and transmitted separately. organization must file the required documents in the U.S. states in which they operate.