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IRS Challenges Reimbursements

Jul 25, 2017

If I asked you to tell me the difference between accountable and nonaccountable reimbursements, would you be able to? I imagine some of you would and ...

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Do You Know How to Pay Guest Speakers?

Jun 13, 2017

Churches regularly use the services and spiritual gifts of guest speakers. In fact, chances are that your church has recently hosted a guest speaker, ...

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How to Legally Help the Poor

Jun 08, 2017

As Pastor James was on his way home from Sunday morning service, he noticed a gentleman holding a sign at a traffic light. Without having to read the ...

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Are There Limits on Pastoral Lunch Expenses?

Jun 01, 2017

When was the last time you treated a guest speaker or another pastor to lunch? What about lunch with another staff member? Did you purchase the lunch ...

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Court Says Love Offerings are Taxable

May 16, 2017

In 2012, Pastor Jackson’s church had approximately 25 to 30 active members, seven ministers, and the church held services three days each week. ...

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Compliant Church Equals Silent Pulpit?

May 02, 2017

As I spoke recently at one of our Ultimate Church Structure Conferences, I could feel a familiar tension in the room. When pastors began seeing the ne...

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"They Got Approved!"

Apr 30, 2017

As I walked in the office a while back, one of our team members handed me an approval letter from the IRS for one of our clients. Now, this is not tot...

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Heart is Good, Advice is Bad

Apr 27, 2017

Have you ever received bad advice? Oftentimes the bad advice we receive comes from those with good intentions. At a recent conference I was speaking a...

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One Form Missing, Ministry Owes $1,000s

Apr 25, 2017

What would you do if you were told that your ministry could potentially owe thousands of dollars in penalties and fines before you actually applied fo...

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