
‘Going Clear’ Director Calls on IRS to Revoke Scientology’s Tax-Exempt Status
Going Clear director Alex Gibney wants the IRS to revoke the Church of Scientology’s tax-exempt status.

Going Clear director Alex Gibney wants the IRS to revoke the Church of Scientology’s tax-exempt status.

Documentarian Alex Gibney’s new HBO exposé Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief has raised new questions about the church’s classification as a nonprofit organization and its resultant tax-exempt status.

The California Franchise Tax Board, following a state audit, has revoked the tax-exempt status of nonprofit Blue Shield of California.