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February 12th--Sad Day for Churches in New York

Feb 01, 2012

• Church Law

The United States Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a church in Bronx, NY that was not allowed to rent a school for their Sunday worship ser...

3 Tax Free Gifts For Pastors

Nov 20, 2014

• Taxes
• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law

A few years ago a church of 300 members wanted to bless their pastor in a way that was meaningful.  He had suffered a few financial setbacks rece...

IRS Ready to Take More From Churches

Jan 25, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Self-Employment Tax
• Pastoral Salary
• Love Offerings
• Church Law

When the Small Business Jobs Act was signed into law, Section 2102 amended the tax code and more than doubled the penalties for 1099 forms.  Your...

The Top 10 Blogs of 2011

Jan 24, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, we compiled a list of the most read blogs of 2011.  It was wonderful to see that the most read blogs had to do with the pa...

7 Must Rules for Tax Receipts

Jan 19, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• Love Offerings
• Church Law

It happens each year.  Churches everywhere are trying to make sure they send out tax-deductible contribution statements to their donors by Januar...

Court Says "IRS Allowed to Give You Bad Advice"

Jan 10, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)

The following is a fact-based story relying on the court case; David Michael Maser v. Commissioner. When Pastor Tom received a letter from the IRS sta...

Does the IRS Treat an iPad Like a Cell Phone?

Jan 06, 2012

• Taxes
• IRS
• State Goverment

Back in the days when VCR's and 8-track tapes were a blessing, cell phones were rare and expensive.  They were so expensive that the Motorola Dyn...

The Struggle that Leads to a New Church

Jan 03, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Pastoral Salary
• Church Law

Has there ever been a time in our national history when a timely word from the Lord was more needed to bring healing to many than now?  It is pos...

Merry Christmas From the StartCHURCH Family!

Dec 22, 2011

To all of the churches, ministers and leaders we have served or will serve! As the celebration of Christ's birth approaches we want to take a few mome...