Taxes back. (Real Estate).The Church of Scientology Church of Scientology: see Scientology, Church of. appears to have paid its tithe tithe Contribution of a tenth of one's income for religious purposes. The practice of tithing was established in the Hebrew scriptures and was adopted by the Western Christian church. . The church, which until two months ago risked having two of its Hollywood properties auctioned by the county for being delinquent on its property taxes since the 1996-97 fiscal year, is now current on the parcels. On June 20, the Church paid the county more than $248,000 for its annex site at 6349 Hollywood Blvd. and more than $156,000 for 6724 Hollywood Blvd. "They were paid in full, which surprised me," said Sharon Perkins, operations chief at the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector's office. "None of the parcels are subject to the tax collector's sale." The payments end a years-long dispute over the amount owed by the church, which owns 17 properties in the city of Los Angeles
Church of Scientology International spokeswoman Linda Simmons Hight hight adj. Archaic Named or called. [Middle English, past participle of highten, hihten, to call, be called, from hehte, hight, past tense of hoten said in February the church had overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. its property taxes and that the properties in question should be considered tax exempt. "We have so many different properties and various portions are exempt, so they had to calculate it all by hand," said Hight last week. "There wasn't anything contentious about it at all." Staff reporter Danny King can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 230, or at dking@labusinessjournal.com. |
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