Original post by Church Law & Tax on December 17, 2015 The most popular articles on ManagingYourChuch.com this year reflect major tax and law changes and have many tips about how to manage the variety of tasks done in the church office. This list is based on unique page views in 2015 and articles published in 2015. Starting with the tenth-most uniquely viewed post, this list builds up to the first-most uniquely viewed post. See the list of articles here. #ChurchLawTax #Manage

Original post by Church Law & Tax on November 1, 2015 "This was the largest capital campaign in our church's history, so my wife and I were asked to meet face-to-face with key leaders. As Karen and I drove to Caribou Coffee to meet a twentysomething couple in our church, I thought, This meeting may not be easy. Mark and Debbie care so passionately about social justice, they moved into the lowest-income apartment complex in our area, and they have the bedbug bites to prove the

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Original post by Church Law & Tax on September 21, 2015 1. The tax treatment of educational benefits for pastors. "Pastors who receive educational assistance benefits from their church under an 'educa­tional assistance program' can exclude up to $5,250 of those benefits each year. This means that the church should not include the educa­tion benefits with the pastor's wages and oth­er compensation. (This also means that the pastor does not have to include the benefits on his o

Original post by Church Law & Tax on September 7, 2015 1. Getting pastors and staff to comply with church financial policies."Know the rule. Identify the specific law or regulation that may be affected by the church or church leader's activity. Is it an internal procedure? Is it an IRS regulation? Be prepared to clearly state the rule that needs to be followed" ("Coaching Up Pastors and Staff," by Samuel Ogles, SkillBuilders). 2. To get more church work done, consider interns