The Simple Invoice You Submit Could Send You to Prison Pastor Jack came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea. As much sought after speaker, he was constantly flying from city to city, accumulating an enormous amount of frequent flyer miles. The Churches at which he spoke regularly guaranteed to pay first [...]
Is Your Church Safe from Employment Liabilities? In our 77 plus years of our Church and Clergy Tax Ministry, we have witnessed a continual rise in employment related lawsuits against Churches. As a rule Churches experience much more freedom in hiring and firing staff, especially Pastors, than other organizations. Unfortunately, the Constitution does not [...]
Arrogance – The Downfall of Many Pastors Anyone who undertakes any task should do so with confidence. However, there is a big difference between confidence and arrogance. Confidence is defined as: “full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. [...]
Tax Time Is Approaching – Get All That Is Rightfully Yours Now that the New Year has arrived, the tedious task of gathering necessary supporting documentation for our tax returns has moved to the forefront. Every year members of the Clergy file inadequate returns that result in overpayment to the Internal Revenue Service [...]
We Won – For Now In an earlier Blog I iterated just how much Churches and other non-profit organizations depend upon donations from members and generous citizens to further their tax-exempt purpose. Churches depend upon the tithes and offerings that are received during their regularly scheduled worship services to pay the bills, including salaries, [...]
The IRS Increases Its Intrusion You purchased a ticket for a speaking engagement in Great Britain or South Africa and the day of departure has finally arrived. You and the host Church have been anticipating this upcoming event for months, but as you check in at the airport and begin to process through security, [...]
ACA Reporting Deadlines Delayed Finally the Internal Revenue Service has done something to help us rather than burden us. At the end of 2015, the IRS acknowledged some reporting issues that would make it difficult for employers to meet the reporting deadlines as currently required by the ACA. The due dates have been extended. [...]
Why We Are the Pastor’s and Church’s Best Friend Within the halls of both Houses of Congress in our Nation’s Capital are lobbyists who are busily attempting to influence the House and Senate in favor of their clients. This has been part of the political process for years. Although we do not have [...]
A Montage of Tax “Need-to-Knows” For this Tax Season We are approaching one of the most dreaded seasons in our Nation. Not a season of winter, or drought, but the dreaded tax season. Every year about this time people begin to gather receipts and other supporting documentation needed in preparation of their annual tax [...]
One New Year’s Resolution that You Should Make and Keep Over the next few days, people will be making New Year’s resolutions around the world. While, for many it is just something we do, there are some resolutions that should be made and kept. In addition to people making the resolutions, there are some [...]