Even the Pope Can’t Escape the IRS

[PAF]

May 11, 2025

Daniel Mitchell points out that the new pope, since he is a U.S. citizen, will still have to file a U.S. tax return based on the value of the Vatican benefits he receives.

Even the Pope Can't Escape the IRS - LRC Blog

Daniel Mitchell points out that the new pope, since he is a U.S. citizen, will still have to file a U.S. tax return based on the value of the Vatican benefits he receives.

www.lewrockwell.com

 

[TheTexan]

Even the pope is tax cattle

 

[Swordsmyth]

If we're lucky he'll renounce his citizenship.

And isn't it great that Trump is going to get rid of the IRS using tariffs?

 

[TheTexan]

And isn't it great that Trump is going to get rid of the IRS using tariffs?

Heck yeah it is

 

[acptulsa]

And isn't it great that Trump is going to get rid of the IRS using tariffs?

Enjoying your hopium? 95% of your orange hen's eggs never hatch.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Enjoying your hopium? 95% of your orange hen's eggs never hatch.

They're hatching.

Don't count your duds before they hatch.

 

[acptulsa]

They're hatching.

Your fevered imagination is hatching. In reality, we're going backwards fast. At Warp Speed, in fact.

 

[unknown]

He should tell em to fuck off.

 

[Snowball]

Wrong.

For many reasons, the Roman Pontiff is exempt and has never paid tax to a country as an individual.
But this case it the easiest, and it's really sad that none of these writers have discovered the obvious quick answer yet.

Robert Prevost would have already been filing taxes if taxes were applicable to him, but since he is a member of a religious order that is tax-exempt,
who took a vow of poverty, he doesn't file.

Members of the clergy | Internal Revenue Service

Members of the clergy and other religious workers should file Form 1040 (Schedule SE) and review Publication 517 to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes.

www.irs.gov

Vow of Poverty. The employee is a member of a religious order and has taken a vow of poverty. The religious order must be exempt from federal income tax under Section501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.