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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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Is One 501(c)(3) Better Than Another?

Jun 08, 2011

Part two of the article "Why You Should Get 501(c)(3) Status Before the Year Ends." What a strange question.  What do you mean?  Are th...

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What is in Your Church's Public Record?

Nov 08, 2012

When it comes to getting good information on the topic of 501(c)(3) status for churches and ministries, the Internet leads the way in creating confusi...

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The Latest on Churches Filing Form 1099-Misc.

May 16, 2011

On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The now infamous healthcare act amended section 6041 to...

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Can your church get a $2,500.00 refund for providing health insurance?

May 12, 2011

One of the goals of the health care act is to help small employers afford the cost of providing health insurance to their employees.  The health ...

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My Church is too Small

May 10, 2011

Two years after the start of our church, I attended a very large youth conference during which the speaker, on the last day, wanted to honor all the s...

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