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Pastor Ordered to Pay Taxes on Salary He Never Received

Jun 25, 2013

Imagine with me for a moment the moving scenario where a church pastor tells his board of directors to no longer pay his salary so that the church can...

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Ministers; The New IRS Bull's Eye

Jun 10, 2013

Owing thousands of dollars to the IRS was the last thing on Pastor King's mind.  The church he pastored-with its approximate 85 members-was only ...

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Three Documents Board Members Must Sign

Jun 06, 2013

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 T's. Good Heart Looked Bad On Paper

Sep 25, 2014

He could not believe that something he had done for so many years was actually illegal.  In the 6 years that he had pastored the church, the stro...

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Bookkeeping

IRS Revives Section 7611 Church Compliance Audit

May 20, 2013

Several years ago a church's tax-exempt status was revoked, retroactive 15 years.  When Music Square Church was audited by the IRS under section ...

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Pastor Sentenced to 37 Months for Church and Ministry Commingling

May 07, 2013

Pastor Hope was a man on the move.  He pastored a growing church in Rockville, MD and also had his own ministry.  The ministry was a private...

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Housing Allowance - Prophet or Historian?

May 01, 2013

In a recent Ultimate Church Structure Conference, I used an illustration to better teach how the housing allowance ought to be done.  I taught th...

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IRS Says it can Read Your Emails

Apr 18, 2013

It is a telling sign of the times in which we live.  A few days ago, a report came out in many news agencies that the IRS believes it can read th...

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Are You Misappropriating Church Funds?

Mar 19, 2013

Often times, churches and ministries receive designated offerings for building campaigns, outreach programs or benevolence. You may be surprised to k...

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