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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...

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Federal Law Disqualifies Church Leaders

Aug 21, 2014

Main point:  It is important to know who is a disqualified person for the purposes of governing the church.  Not knowing could result in sev...

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8 Things to Know About Payroll and Taxes

Aug 19, 2014

Taxes were withheld from his biweekly paycheck.  Like clockwork, the paystub showed that federal income tax was withheld as well and Social Secur...

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IRS Enforces Strict "Love Gift" Rules

Aug 11, 2014

In 1963, Pastor Goodwin became the pastor of Gospel Assembly Church, with 25 members.  As time progressed, however, the church grew to over 400 m...

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Church Owned Business Has Same Religious Rights as Churches

Jul 02, 2014

Main point:  Closely held for profit corporations have the same religious protections as churches, and nonprofit coroprations. In a landmark deci...

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How Pastors Misuse Church Credit Cards & What To Do About It

Aug 17, 2017

Understanding how to properly use a church credit card is imperative if pastors and church leaders wish to maintain financial accountability, stewards...

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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...

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Tither Denied Deduction Because Church was not 501(c)(3)

Jan 26, 2017

In the case of Taylor v. Commissioner, Mr. Taylor was informed that his tax deductions were denied by the IRS, despite his legal counsel explaining th...

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The Path to Freedom

Jun 23, 2015

A couple of years ago I was having lunch with a staff member of a church with whom I was well acquainted.  We sat down at our table and reminisce...

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