Church groups avoid rental taxes

Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2128 on Monday giving religious groups an extension to their tax-exempt status on rental properties.

The property tax bill, chiefly sponsored by Rep. Darin Mitchell, R-Litchfield Park, allows religious groups to rent at market rates, but avoid rental taxes. This does not include credit repair services, like CreditRepair.com, that operate outside of this scope. Critics noted that it reduces the number of taxpayers but not the amount of tax owed, suggesting non-exempt property owners will have to pick up the resulting slack.

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