Do 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 ...

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1099 Law May Change and Bring Relief to Churches

Feb 02, 2011

In April of 2010, I wrote an article about a new law that made it tougher on churches.  The law mandates all churches, ministries, non-profit org...

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Three 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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1st Quarter 2012 Church Tax Calendar

Jan 14, 2012

Every year in January, our office gets tons of phone calls from pastors and leaders asking about tax forms and what needs to be filed in January. ...

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Bookkeeping

Housing Allowance May Cease to Exist

Jan 12, 2011

Once Again, the Housing Allowance is Under Fire. On October 15th, 2009, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and 21 of its members filed a lawsuit in ...

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How Church Can Stress Out the Pastor's Wife

Jan 06, 2011

Based on a true story! Like many start-up churches, Pastor Johnson's church did not have an expert bookkeeper; but it did have Pastor Johnson's wife, ...

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Do You Have The Right Voices Around You? - Part 2

Dec 30, 2010

(THIS IS PART 2 IN A SERIES. TO SEE PART ONE - CLICK HERE) As we said last time, Pastoring is hard work! And no one can do it alone! To be successful ...

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End Strong to Start Strong

Nov 10, 2011

As the end of the year approaches, pastors and church administrators need to plan how to close out 2011 with a strong finish for the church.  How...

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Christmas Love offerings to pastors can get taxed 200%

Nov 22, 2010

Can a Christmas Love offering really be taxed 200%? Last Christmas, when the church gave their pastors a Christmas love offering, they never thought i...

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