Since 1921, members of the clergy have been allowed to exclude from the income they report to the I.R.S. a parsonage allowance representing the fair-market rental value of their home, plus operating and maintenance costs.
Companies that co-operate may be allowed to exclude the salaries of expatriates, who are few but well-paid.
Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister, sought legal advice on whether the group was allowed to exclude him, and received the extraordinary reply: "The Eurogroup is an informal group.
If insurance is allowed to exclude the "specialty drugs" taken by people with rheumatoid arthritis, people with RA could be stuck with bills of $30,000 annually.
But insurers will not be allowed to exclude people with pre-existing conditions, or charge more for the sick, or put a lifetime cap on medical costs.
The plaintiffs' lawyers argue that while churches are allowed to exclude nonbelievers in their own activities, the law forbids them to do so in publicly financed programs in which churches effectively become arms of the government.
Will insurers be allowed to exclude any other services that they choose not to cover? 5. Will the new plan let insurers reinstate annual or lifetime limits on coverage?
A single home owner is allowed to exclude $250,000 (married couple $500,000) any number of times, as long as it is not claimed more than once every two years.
Just as the Nazis were rightly allowed to march in Skokie, Ill., and just as the organizers of the St . Patricks Day parade in Boston were allowed to exclude marchers carrying gay-pride banners, so the scouts should be allowed to inculcate their values, however much we may disapprove.
