When a nonprofit engages in business activities unrelated to its nonprofit purposes, taxability is usually not a question of choice; various laws and regulations require that the organization pay taxes on this income and, typically, on sales and property. For related activities, however, a nonprofit that can claim tax exemption sometimes chooses to carry out these activities in the form of a taxable enterprise. But why would an organization decide to pay more taxor at least appear to pay more taxthan the law requires?