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This sample credit card policy provides for an efficient and alternative means of payment for approved expenses.
This sample Benevolence Fund Policy is to provide financial assistance to both church members and members of the community who are experiencing difficulties meeting essential life needs such as: food, shelter, clothing, health care or other financial needs.
This sample policy gives some guidelines as to how gifts of stock should be handled, and what processes to follow to protect the donor and your church.
Have you ever thought about how you could give more to your church? There is a way to give more with the financial assets you already have.
This sample Offering Procedures gives detailed instructions as to what, who, and where the offering should go.
This sample is a description of procedures for a counting team.
This sample Counting Procedure discloses the responsibilities and general duties of the counting team and volunteers.
This sample financial Review Guide provides guidelines for evaluating key financial issues in a church each year.
The following information provides some helpful points for any church to minimize risk of fraud or financial theft.
Learn more about the difference between auditing and reviewing.
This sample policy may be useful when churches need guidelines to evaluate if a special fund needs to be established to accurately monitor and track certain income or expenditures.
The purpose of this policy is to set forth broad guidelines under which the funds of the denomination shall be managed. Investment objectives are: preserving the principal value of funds, earning a reasonable return, and more.
This sample policy gives guidelines for establishing and using a Capital Replacement Fund at a church and to assure accountability of funds used for building and equipment upgrades.
Unrelated Business Income defines an activity is an unrelated business if three requirements are met: 1. It is a trade or business, 2. It is regularly carried on, 3...
The information in the attached document provides the names of IRS forms that are commonly filed by churches in the course of ordinary business.
The following link redirects you to the IRS Publications.
Sabbatical Leave is a period of time away from the pastor’s regular duties for the mutual benefit of the church and pastor. Sabbatical Leave is for the benefit of the church and the pastor.
Do you have questions about your Pastor's earnings regarding SECA or FICA, Income Tax withholdings, or Parsonage Allowance?
Income tax, social security tax, and Medicare tax are paid on wages and self-employment income. Social security and Medicare taxes are collected under one of two systems...
The Ministers’ Pension Plan has funds to assist with the final moving expenses for a minister at retirement, or, if the minister dies while in active ministry, for his/her surviving spouse.
Publication 521 explains the deduction of certain expenses of moving to a new home because you changed job locations or started a new job.
A reimbursement or allowance arrangement is a system by which you substantiate and pay the advances, reimbursements, and charges for your employee's business expenses.
Merit pay is based on past performances which is then added to the employee as permanent pay.