Radio church gets real estate tax exemption
A divided Supreme Court of Ohio has held that real estate used by a religious organization to broadcast Christian music and weekly religious services is entitled to real estate tax exemption as “property used for church purposes.” Two dissenting justices, including the Chief Justice, dissented on the grounds that the majority had gone too far in its ruling. Christian Voice of Central Ohio operates several radio stations from a property it acquired in Gahanna in 2008 to replace studios it had previously operated from tax-exempt property in New Albany. Its application for exemption for the new property was denied by the tax commissioner and the denial was affirmed by the Bureau of Tax Appeals...
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