Churches don’t generally pay income tax. They’re non profits in the true sense of the word.
So why not create your own church? Take your salary, send it directly to the church (say, the Church of Russ), name yourself minister, and before you can say “Let us pray,” there goes all of your tax troubles!
Hint: It had better be a real church.
Second Hint: If you take a vow of poverty, make sure you do so.
Or you could find yourself in trouble. Like the Incline Village, NV man who allegedly formed the “International Academy of Lymphology,” assigning all of his income to the “church,” and then obtaining tax refunds of $100,000 and not reporting income of $500,000. He faces three felony counts of false claims and three counts of tax evasion.