Just Because the Pastor Did Not Take A Salary Does Not Mean He or She Will Not Be Taxed on One There are thousands of pages of Internal Revenue Service regulations that pertain to Churches. I do not know of any Church Treasurer that is aware of everything written in the statutes that apply to [...]
Your Donations May Not Be Tax Deductible We are quickly approaching the time of year when people will be gathering records for the annual dreaded ritual of filing their individual income tax returns. Most Christians rely upon and take for granted that the donations they make to their local Church will be tax deductible. [...]
Why A Pastor Should Not Have A Discretionary Fund As I travel the nation teaching Church Management and Tax Conferences I discover many Pastors who maintain a Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. I realize the motive behind this fund and that those Pastors want the freedom to help those in need, who cross their paths. However, [...]
Be Careful when Claiming Charitable Contributions Over the years our Government and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stripped away at our allowable deductions for income tax purposes. The supposed reasoning was to streamline the tax code and bring more revenue into the Government coffers. However, the tax code has not been streamlined or [...]
Improper Classification Can Be Costly One of the biggest mistakes Churches make, that get them into trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, is the practice of misclassifying employees. Churches have a bad practice of paying people in the Church and providing a 1099 instead of a W-2. This practice recently cost a Church in [...]
Government Infringement Is on the Way PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS BEWARE! The Federal and State Governments are on the way. It seems they are determined to chip away at our religious liberty in this nation until the day comes when no freedom of religion remains. During the past few years laws and Executive [...]
Government Infringement Is on the Way PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS BE AWARE! The Federal and State Governments are on the way. It seems they are determined to chip away at our religious liberty in this nation until the day comes when no freedom of religion remains. During the past few years laws and [...]
Steps Every Church Must Take NOW: Pt 3 Previously I told you that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking steps and providing guidelines to assist Churches in reducing violence or terrorist attacks in their Houses of Worship. Without a doubt we are living in a crazy world and it seems Churches [...]
Steps Every Church Must Take NOW: Pt 2 Previously I told you that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking steps and providing guidelines to assist Churches in reducing violence or terrorist attacks in their Houses of Worship. Without a doubt we are living in a crazy world and it seems Churches [...]
Steps Every Church Must Take NOW: Pt 1 As a follow up to a previous blog, I find it interesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking steps and providing guidelines for Churches to reduce violence or terrorist attacks in their Houses of Worship. Without a doubt we are living in [...]