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Religion doesn''t exempt taxation.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-AUG-03 		Format: Online - approximately 697 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Religion doesn''t exempt taxation.(Business)

Article Excerpt
Byline: ON THE JOB By Dan Grinfas For The Register-Guard

Question: I have a Muslim employee who initially refused to complete a W-4 form, claiming that for religious reasons he is exempt from having taxes withheld from his paycheck. I convinced him that by law he had to complete the W-4, but he is still adamant that we may not withhold taxes. Does he have a valid basis to claim an exemption?

Answer: No. Many employees, invoking the First Amendment to the Constitution, have argued that they should be exempt from the income tax because taxes are used to fund government programs that...

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