The Methodist Hospital System: Tax Exemption and Charitable Responsibilities of Not‐for‐Profit Hospitals

Issues in Accounting Education, Volume 16, Issue 1

2001

Hospital

Case

  • Major

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate

  • Financial
  • Nonprofit
  • Systems
  • Tax

  • Action
  • Context
  • Evaluation
  • Experience
  • Reflection

The case focuses on a lawsuit against The Methodist Hospital System, which alleges that it had failed  to provide enough charity care to poor people and the value of having tax‐exempt status.