Posts by: Founder Raul Rivera

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Independence From Tithes and Offerings

Jun 27, 2013

Recently, a church was notified that space in a retail outparcel became available.  The owner stated that he would allow the church to rent the s...

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Pastor Ordered to Pay Taxes on Salary He Never Received

Jun 25, 2013

Imagine with me for a moment the moving scenario where a church pastor tells his board of directors to no longer pay his salary so that the church can...

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6 Deadly Legal Sins Pastors Commit

Jun 18, 2013

Finding out early that he had committed some very big mistakes was good for him because it gave him the opportunity fix them before they got too big. ...

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One Big Scam for Churches to Avoid

Jun 12, 2013

Today, I want to talk to you about a scam that has been circulating for several years, causing severe legal and tax problems for pastors and churches ...

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Ministers; The New IRS Bull's Eye

Jun 10, 2013

Owing thousands of dollars to the IRS was the last thing on Pastor King's mind.  The church he pastored-with its approximate 85 members-was only ...

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Three Documents Board Members Must Sign

Jun 06, 2013

Is there any special paperwork that has to be filed in order for someone to officially serve on the board of directors of a church?  How about a ...

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Convert Honorariums Into Housing Allowance in 5 Easy Steps

May 30, 2013

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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Pastor T's. Good Heart Looked Bad On Paper

Sep 25, 2014

He could not believe that something he had done for so many years was actually illegal.  In the 6 years that he had pastored the church, the stro...

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Public Insurance and Ministers

May 24, 2013

Key Point:  Many people think that if a minister "opts out" of Social Security  Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a properly ...

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