‘Mormon Land’: Does the LDS Church simply have too much money?

Tax law expert examines the faith’s financial practices, the increased federal scrutiny it faces, and how leaders could put the issue to rest.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Office Building in downtown Salt Lake City in March 2022. Sam Brunson, a popular Latter-day Saint blogger and a tax law professor at Loyola University Chicago, would like to see the church be more forthright about its finances.

‘Mormon Land’: Does the LDS Church simply have too much money?

Tax law expert examines the faith’s financial practices, the increased federal scrutiny it faces, and how leaders could put the issue to rest.

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