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How to Handle Year-End Donations, Part 2

Dec 08, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

In Part 1 of this blog series, we looked at the story of Pastor John who is the pastor of a resourceful church located near the bayous of Louisiana. T...

How to Handle Year-End Donations, Part 1

Dec 03, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

Pastor John was always amazed by what the holiday season yielded in his ministry. He loved seeing his congregation’s faith revived in rememberin...

Is Your Home Office Deduction Legal?

Nov 19, 2015

• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Pastoral Salary
• Housing Allowance
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

Today, most ministers have an office in their home. For some ministers, their home office may be a converted spare bedroom, and for others it may simp...

Politics and the Church; What Every Pastor Needs to Know!

Nov 17, 2015

• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Lawsuits
• Federal Laws

On October 30, 1992, four days before the presidential election, Branch Ministries, a tax-exempt church in New York, placed two full-page adds in two ...

$250 Gifts, Possible New Laws

Oct 29, 2015

• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

On September 17th, 2015 the IRS proposed changes to the way a church can give tax deductible receipts for any contribution a person gives to the churc...

Can Donations Risk Your Tax-Exempt Status?

Oct 16, 2016

• Church Management
• IRS
• State Goverment
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

Raising enough funds to sustain a church is no easy task. In fact, it is a “thorn” in the side of many pastors. Pastors I speak with have...

Before You Close Your Church

Oct 06, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• State Goverment
• 501(c)(3)
• Board Meetings
• Federal Laws

Change is an inevitable part of life. Seasons change, new opportunities arise, and old things must become new. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that, “...

How to Prevent an IRS Audit

Oct 01, 2015

“If I were you, I would never get the 501(c)(3). I heard that if you do, the IRS can audit you and can also restrict what you preach.”&nbs...

Is Your Tax Status at Risk?

Jul 30, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

The IRS is about to automatically revoke the tax-exempt status of thousands of ministries across America. Every year in the month of August, this happ...