Posts by: Founder Raul Rivera

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Have 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 minister to receive...

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Three Things To Grow Your Church Within 30 Days

Aug 11, 2011

This year's summer has been brutal.  Not only have we had one of the hottest in recent history, it has also been filled with political turmoil, s...

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How to Legally Remove a Board Member

Jun 26, 2014

Removing a board member is much more difficult than adding one.  Aside from the board member voluntarily resigning by submitting a resignation le...

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The Church Board, Adding, Removing and Must Sign Documents

Jul 14, 2011

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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Pastor Duped Into Tax Fraud Scam Pleads Guilty

Jul 11, 2011

It was late in the afternoon on a Monday morning in July and Pastor Tom was sweating bullets over the offering on Sunday.  "No matter how hard I ...

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Five 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...

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Surprise of the Year: 1000's of Ministries Lose Tax Exemption

Jun 28, 2011

Many Americans that made tax deductible contributions after May 15th, 2010 will get a big surprise when they find out that those contributions were in...

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Love Offerings--When They Are Taxable and When They Are Not

Jun 23, 2011

The dialogue that surrounds the taxability of love offerings is similar to a pendulum swinging from one extreme to the other. There are some that...

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