A Lesson on the Housing Allowance! Part 2
Apr 28, 2009
Setting up the Housing Allowance After reading part 1 of this series you may feel a little lost. Although Congress made changes to the Housing Allowa...
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Apr 23, 2009
The Housing Allowance is one of the best tax saving benefits that exists for pastors. Every pastor in America, whether or not he or she is on salary ...
Read moreAre You Really Legally Ordained
Apr 23, 2009
We, at StartCHURCH, have always encouraged every church in America to have its own licensing and ordination program. Whether your church has been aro...
Read moreHow to Decrease the Chance of a Personal Lawsuit Against the Pastor and Board!
Apr 21, 2009
We are living in a time and era when lawsuits against churches have increased over 2,000 percent since 1992. Litigating attorneys have fou...
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Church Loses Property Over Bake Sales!
Apr 16, 2009
Beth-El, an African-American church in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood, purchased some property on 63rd Street in 1976. The church rehabilitate...
Read moreA Board Meeting Without Any Board Members Present
Apr 03, 2009
State laws concerning board meetings require that certain criteria be met in order for a board meeting to become legally valid. At a minimum, the boa...
Read moreTax Court Rules a Pastor's Pass Through Gifts as Taxable Income!
Mar 20, 2009
The IRS told a pastor that the love offerings given to him by members of the church were taxable. In disagreement, he sued the IRS in tax court statin...
Read moreCourt Tells Pastor, You Are No Longer In Charge
Mar 17, 2009
A Washington court ruled that a church's board members were not board members because the church did not follow state law in selecting them. Moreover,...
Read moreEcclesiastical Authority and Accountability!
Mar 11, 2009
With increasing measure the IRS has made attempts to limit the authority of the pastor in the church. In 2006, regulation kicked in to require that t...
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