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Minister Gets Hits Hard With Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
Feb 05, 2012
There is a law in the books that places pastors and church treasurers/financial secretaries at risk of incurring high personal tax penalties, commonly...
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Return to All PostsThe Best Way To Set Up The Housing Allowance
Nov 15, 2012
Chances are, after you read this you will likely need to make changes to your housing allowance. This year, ministers by the thousands will have defic...
Read moreHave You Heard of the Housing Allowance Retirement Rule?
Aug 17, 2011
The vast majority of churches across America are not aware that a church can create a retirement (pension-like) plan that allows a minster to receive ...
Read moreFive Tips to Fix Your Housing Allowance
Jan 23, 2015
It is not news to anyone that a minister of the gospel can designate some or all of his/her salary from the church as a housing allowance and then exc...
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Taking a Good Look at the Ugly Side of Your Ministry
Jul 05, 2011
In 1995, my wife and I purchased 1 and 1/4 acres of vacant land in South Florida. Because the previous owner has used the property as "storage" for fa...
Read moreA Fresh Perspective On Starting a Church
Jun 21, 2011
It was Sunday afternoon and the service had long since come to a close. Sixty people came to the service that morning. For pastor Tom, it ...
Read moreThe Mistakes You Make Can Cost You!
Apr 12, 2011
In 2008, pastor Ned and his wife, Regina, started a church in northern California. They had a goal of reaching into the community by using fine ...
Read moreDo I Report the Housing Allowance on my Tax Return?
Apr 15, 2014
A very common question we get this time of year from pastors, treasurers, CFO's, and administrators has to do with the housing allowance. It is, "How ...
Read moreThree Common Mistakes Made When Launching a Church
Jan 15, 2017
Pastor Zack had been a youth pastor for many years prior to planting a church. As the current lead pastor, he was doing a great job attracting new mem...
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