More generally I&#x27;ve never understood why charity is tax free. When I or others to give money to charity that is great and I support that. But why do so many expect they can take from the governments pocket when funding a cause they believe in? Dont get me wrong, I understand &#x27;the logic&#x27; to encourage charitable giving this is a net positive.<p>In my home country charities are often abused by business and individuals. Given increasing sophistication and selfishness of individuals non-profits and charities should be taxed like any other organisation. Ideally real charities would have very low tax rates anyway. They typically distribute income to causes creating expenses against income, basically turning them into very low margin and subsequently low tax business. And those that abuse this structure or hoard income can pay tax like any other business. Little bit controversial I know but I  find this tax-free relationship is taken as &#x27;its the way it is&#x27; without further thought.