Korean Association of Church Law "Supplement Religious Taxation... Realize Earned Income Tax Credit"

The Korean Church Law Association, an academic organization in the Christian community, announced a vision statement emphasizing the enhancement of church financial transparency through taxation of religious workers, while also supporting earned income tax credit benefits for religious workers.

On the 25th, a vision proclamation ceremony combined with the 10th anniversary thanksgiving service was held at the Korea Church Centennial Memorial Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
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On the 25th, at the Korean Church Centennial Memorial Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the Korean Church Law Association expressed this vision during a ceremony marking its 10th anniversary and thanksgiving service. The declaration stated, "Through the establishment and supplementation of taxation on religious workers, we aim to exclude unjust state interference in churches, increase the transparency and reliability of church finances, and assist in providing earned income tax credit benefits."

The Korean Church Law Association plans to address misunderstandings arising from the taxation of religious workers related to church or religious workers’ income by improving any shortcomings. Additionally, it will focus efforts on improving the reality where low-income religious workers do not receive earned income tax credits.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Church Law Association reaffirmed its opposition to the proposed Anti-Discrimination Act. The association stated, "We will prepare legal and doctrinal countermeasures against this anti-Christian malicious law that claims to promote 'human rights' and 'anti-discrimination,' and work together with church union organizations and denominational general assemblies to prevent its enactment."

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