'It definitely looks out of place and unusual compared to other parsonages we have,' said a local appraiser.
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland is able to use a loophole in the Texas state law to legally avoid paying property taxes on his $7 million, 18,000-square-foot mansion near Forth Worth, it was revealed Wednesday.
Under Texas law, pastors' houses, known as parsonages, are eligible for a complete exemption from state property taxes. Despite this, officials have stated that while what Copeland is doing may be legal, the law was likely not written with his type of extreme wealth in mind. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland has come under fire for using a Texas state loophole to avoid paying property taxes on his multimillion-dollar mansion, despite reportedly being the wealthiest pastor in the United States. Please note: This is a stock photograph and does not depict Copeland's mansion.However, the Texas parsonage law only allows for tax-exempt churches to be situated on a single acre of land.
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