Tag : Self-Employment Tax

Return to All Posts

What You Need to Know About Your Pay, Part 2

Apr 30, 2015

In Part 1 of this series we spent some time discussing the definition of compensation. We delved into the fact that ministerial compensation drastical...

Read more

What You Need to Know About Your Pay, Part 1

Apr 28, 2015

As we get ready to head into the month of May, it is safe to say that the brunt of tax season has surpassed us. During this tax season, our CPAs at St...

Read more

10 Simple Steps to Ensure Legal Ordination

Jul 19, 2018

What steps should a minister take to become ordained? When you do a Google search for “what does it take to become ordained,” you will fi...

Read more

When Pastors Lose Their Way; Part 1

Sep 15, 2014

He pastored a longstanding and very successful church. Sunday services were always full to capacity as he delivered the Word of God with passion and c...

Read more
Raves

The Ultimate Retirement Strategy For Ministers

Sep 10, 2014

It was approximately 6 months before he would reach retirement age, and he was worried because he did not have enough credits to qualify for Social Se...

Read more

Honorariums Into Tax Free Housing Allowance?

Aug 27, 2014

The ride home from the airport felt unusually short.  So short, that I could not even recall the journey.  I had been too engrossed in my th...

Read more

3 Common Mistakes Churches Make When Paying Pastors

Apr 26, 2016

Since we are through the brunt of tax season, we can take a moment to breathe a sigh of relief; we all made it through and in one piece. However, befo...

Read more

Ministers and Public Insurance

Mar 11, 2014

Key Point:  A minister can apply to become exempt from paying the 15.3% self-employment tax.  Most ministers today that apply for the self-e...

Read more

#1 Deduction Ministers Miss

Mar 19, 2015

Pastors all across America work hard and are underpaid. Statistics show that the average pastor is severely underpaid; more than in any other professi...

Read more
Podcast

And receive Book 1 of our Grow Trilogy FREE today! This series gives you the strategies you need to get started growing your church plant today!