[Breaking news today after a six-year investigation that we first wrote about in 2017. Our man in Hungary, Péter Bonyai, updates us on the latest.] As part of a 2017 police raid, the National Tax and Customs Administration (i.e. the Hungarian IRS) seized a large amount of documents as part of an investigation into Scientology.
Péter Bonyai is one of my heroes. His coverage of European and in particular, Hungarian $cientology has been wonderful. That Hungarian CO$ only did 1.7 million in tax debt for 5 years says all that need be said about the amount of 'sales' in Hungary.
But the criminal organisation known as the "church" as a matter of course went with the criminal conspiracy to not pay taxes. Never mind that, now they got caught, they are going to spend ten times that in legal costs.
Breaking the law is in the DNA of the Co$. It will not stop before it is stopped from the outside.
It is like they can't simply obey the law, they have to try to suck out every euro for their nefarious schemes, even though it is dangerous. The idea of a cost/benefit ratio is unknown to them. They will have to pay huge legal bills and then pay penalties, all for what?
Jens, you are hero too. Your coverage of Dutch and Western European $cientology has been wonderful. No clam can hide from the Volunteer Correspondents.
So the war is not over after all. At least some other countries are paying attention even if the US government continues to bury its head in the sand. Let me guess, scientology’s statement when reached is that those people who were indicted had gone rogue and were not sanctioned by them.
Yes! Now if only our country would do the same. The org thinks that the law does not apply to them. Religious freedom is not a license to do anything you want , just to believe in anything you want to. OK, powers that be, Hungary has given you an example!
Péter Bonyai is one of my heroes. His coverage of European and in particular, Hungarian $cientology has been wonderful. That Hungarian CO$ only did 1.7 million in tax debt for 5 years says all that need be said about the amount of 'sales' in Hungary.
But the criminal organisation known as the "church" as a matter of course went with the criminal conspiracy to not pay taxes. Never mind that, now they got caught, they are going to spend ten times that in legal costs.
Breaking the law is in the DNA of the Co$. It will not stop before it is stopped from the outside.
It is like they can't simply obey the law, they have to try to suck out every euro for their nefarious schemes, even though it is dangerous. The idea of a cost/benefit ratio is unknown to them. They will have to pay huge legal bills and then pay penalties, all for what?
Jens, you are hero too. Your coverage of Dutch and Western European $cientology has been wonderful. No clam can hide from the Volunteer Correspondents.
Yay! for the Hungarian authorities! This is how it is done, everyone!!
Do you hear that IRS in United States of America. Take the lead and do the same thing and get this cult out of business.
So the war is not over after all. At least some other countries are paying attention even if the US government continues to bury its head in the sand. Let me guess, scientology’s statement when reached is that those people who were indicted had gone rogue and were not sanctioned by them.
Scientology said they were selling religious artifacts. What in Scientology could be considered an "artifact"???
Something like a designer toaster, with elegant classic analog dialing?
; )
Yes! Now if only our country would do the same. The org thinks that the law does not apply to them. Religious freedom is not a license to do anything you want , just to believe in anything you want to. OK, powers that be, Hungary has given you an example!