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In some cases, the state does not estimate the value of a tax break, leaving the tax break value empty in its tables.

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Tax breaks for: Religious organizations

by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan
September 23, 2014

<h1>Tax breaks for: Religious organizations</h1> <p class="byline">by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan <br />September 23, 2014</p> <br /> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Has Michigan got a deal for you</h3> <p>Click on any of the categories below to see how many tax breaks are out there, and&nbsp;how much they cost the state treasury.&nbsp;The numbers were taken from the state’s <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/ExecutiveBudgetAppendixOnTaxCreditsDeductionsAndExempts_FY_2013and2014_394614_7.pdf">executive budget for 2013 and 2014.</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-table"> <table class="has-fixed-layout"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-individuals/">Individuals</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-nonprofits/">Nonprofits</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-businesses/">Businesses</a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-manufacturers/">Manufacturers</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-miscellaneous/">Miscellaneous</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-farmers/">Farmers</a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-veterans-and-active-military/">Veterans and active military</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-students/">Students</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-historic-preservation/">Historic preservation</a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-oil,-mineral-industries/">Oil, mineral industries</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-the-poor/">The poor</a></strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-religious-organizations/">Religious organizations</a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://bridgemi.com/2014/09/tax-breaks-for-native-americans/">Native Americans</a></strong></p> </td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </figure> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Tax breaks for religious organizations</h1> <figure class="wp-block-table"> <table class="has-fixed-layout"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Type of tax</th> <th>Category</th> <th> 2014 tax break value </th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Sales and Use Tax Expenditures</td> <td>Church Cars</td> <td> $2,650,000 </td> <td>Exempts sales of most cars and trucks to regularly organized churches or houses of religious worship.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sales and Use Tax Expenditures</td> <td>Church Construction</td> <td> $1,977,000 </td> <td>Exempts materials used in the construction of a church sanctuary. This exemption was created by Public Act 274 of 1998. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </figure> <p>In some cases, the state does not estimate the value of a tax break, leaving the tax break value empty in its tables.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/truth-squad-companion/tax-breaks-religious-organizations/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com&quot;&gt;Bridge Michigan&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=10877&amp;amp;ga4=G-1E2G9MSHX5&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://bridgemi.com/truth-squad-companion/tax-breaks-religious-organizations/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bridgemi.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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