Australian missionaries ordered to pay taxes after judge dismisses claim taxation 'goes against God's will'

The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard the case of Christian missionaries Fanny Alida Beerepoot and Rembertus Cornelis Beerepoot who had failed to pay an income tax and other charges in 2017.

Australian  missionaries ordered to pay taxes after judge dismisses claim taxation 'goes against God's will'

An Australian family have been ordered to pay a tax bill of over $2m (€1.2m) after losing a court case saying the payment "goes against God's will".

The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard the case of Christian missionaries Fanny Alida Beerepoot and Rembertus Cornelis Beerepoot who had failed to pay an income tax and other charges in 2017.

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