Taxing religious institutions: Matters arising
RECENTLY The Pointer Newspaper of Saturday, September 12, 2015 in a story entitled "Religious Institutions to Pay Tax on Investments," one Barrister Frank Nwugo, a member of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue cited some sections of the law and thereafter, concluded that churches will henceforth be taxed for investments such as school, vehicles, business outfits, and land acquisition. He added in his last paragraph that, "even Jesus Christ himself paid tax."
