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26 U.S.C. § 508 (Cornell LII)
Section 508(c)(1)(A) excepts churches, their integrated auxiliaries and conventions or associations of churches from the requirement to give the IRS notice of exempt status. It concerns notice. It does not, by itself, decide whether any particular body is a church.
26 U.S.C. § 6033 (Cornell LII)
Annual information-return rules, including the mandatory exception for churches and related bodies in § 6033(a)(3)(A)(i).
IRS Publication 1828, Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations
The IRS’s own description of how it looks at whether an organization is a church, including the characteristics it considers. Read this as the agency’s view; it is the strongest public statement of the contrary position to anyone who says a declaration alone settles status.
Illinois Attorney Act, 705 ILCS 205/1
The Illinois statute on who may practice law. BIND’s act router uses it for Illinois only. Other places have their own rules; we do not apply Illinois conclusions to them.
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