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Cleveland State Law Review

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State Tax Exemptions Of Non-Profit Organizations, Carroll H. Sierk Jan 1970

State Tax Exemptions Of Non-Profit Organizations, Carroll H. Sierk

Cleveland State Law Review

Of the several different types of taxes which need to be discussed, perhaps the real property tax is the most important. The real exemption area currently seems to be where most of the action is, most of the legislative activity and most of the significant litigation. Of lesser importance is the personal property tax. With regard to sales and use taxes, we have two separate exemption areas. The first is that of sales totally exempt because made to charitable organizations. The second is that of sales exempt because made by non-profit organizations. The matter of income tax exemptions under the …


Tax Advantages Of Foundations And Exempt Organizations, Joseph Berman, Daniel S. Berman Jan 1955

Tax Advantages Of Foundations And Exempt Organizations, Joseph Berman, Daniel S. Berman

Cleveland State Law Review

Businessmen these days are playing an ever increasing role in the creation and support of "non-profit" philanthropic foundations. Their purpose is a dual one; to save taxes and to immortalize a family name, and they are as old as the pyramids. We know of about 20,000 foundations existing in England, but the large broad-purpose foundations were created in the United States. The greatest expansion in this area is attributable to the family and corporate foundations. The corporation tax of 52% and the individual income tax of up to 91% are so severe that high-bracket taxpayers can give to charity at …