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A religious corporation is a type of religious non-profit organization, which has been incorporated under the law. Often these types of corporations are recognized under the law on a subnational level, for instance by a state or province government. The government agency responsible for regulating such corporations is usually the official ...
Churches and religious non-profits are something of a special case, because the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids the government making a law "respecting an establishment of religion," and also forbids "prohibiting the free exercise thereof [that is, of religion]." The First Amendment originally bound only the U.S. Federal ...
A 501 (c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)). Such organizations are exempt from some federal income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 set out the requirements for obtaining such exemptions. Many states refer to Section 501 (c) for definitions ...
A religious corporation is a nonprofit corporation organized to promote religious purposes.. Often these types of corporations are recognized under the law on a subnational level, for instance by a state or province government.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (November 16, 1993), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-4 (also known as RFRA ), is a 1993 United States federal law that "ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected." [9] The bill was introduced by Congressman Chuck ...
A 501 (c) (3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 501 (c) nonprofit organizations [1] in the US.
The Religious Organizations Law (宗教団体法, Shūkyō Dantai Hō) was a Japanese law passed by the National Diet in 1939 and enacted in 1940. [1] [2] The law gave the state authority control over religious organizations. [3] Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Religious Organizations Law was repealed on December 28, 1945, and ...
A corporation sole is a legal entity consisting of a single ("sole") incorporated office, occupied by a single ("sole") natural person. This structure allows corporations (often religious corporations or Commonwealth governments) to pass without interruption from one officeholder to the next, giving positions legal continuity with subsequent officeholders having identical powers and ...