tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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Officials also demanded reforms to admissions and oversight of course content and threatened to remove its tax-exempt status.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In 2019, the nonprofit tax-exempt status for JMMI was revoked.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The structure is especially powerful because the trust itself is a tax-exempt entity under Section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only one church has lost its tax-exempt status over politics, NPR reported.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In 2019, the nonprofit tax-exempt status for JMMI was revoked.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The structure is especially powerful because the trust itself is a tax-exempt entity under Section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only one church has lost its tax-exempt status over politics, NPR reported.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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