Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization on two felony charges and found not guilty. McPherson's cause of death was changed from "undetermined" to "accident" in 2000. The civil suit brought against the Church by McPherson's family was settled in 2004. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, also known as Flag or FSO, is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, the FSO is officially referred to as the "spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology. The organization is located in Clearwater, Florida. According to the official website of the Church of Scientology,
Tax status of Scientology in the United States Falwell's Old Time Gospel Hour – the IRS refused to make public any of the agreement's terms or how much the Church of Scientology had paid in back taxes. It was not until December 30, 1997 that the terms of the agreement became public when they were leaked to "The Wall Street Journal". The source of the leak (which was made to both "The Wall Street Journal" and "The New York Times") was never disclosed but it possibly came from Capitol Hill, where a congressional committee had recently subpoenaed numerous IRS documents. The agreement between Scientology and the IRS comprises