Tax Savings Tips

Tax Savings Tips Richard Hammar, attorney and CPA, writes the Minister Tax Guide which may be found at www.guidestone.org/LearningCenter/Ministry/MinistersTaxGuide. From the guide, here are Hammar’s most often missed tax savings […]

Year-End Checklist for Church Treasurers

Housing allowance. The personnel or stewardship committee (or the congregation) should designate a housing allowance for 2011 for ministers who own or rent their home (and for ministers who live […]

Important Tax News

IRS Mileage Rate The IRS business mileage rate for 2015 has just been released and is 57.5 cents per mile 2014-2015 Medical expenses – tax treatment The basic principle is […]

10 plus 20 equals 30

No, this is not a math class, but it is about priorities. Larry Burkett, Ron Blue and Dave Ramsey have spoken to a basic principle for years with regards to […]

Biggest Tax News for 2014

It is surprising that the biggest tax news for 2014 for many of our pastors and church employees is about health care. If the church pays for or reimburses individual […]

Minister’s Housing Allowance Update

A Wisconsin district judge ruled the minister housing allowance unconstitutional.  This ruling affects only western Wisconsin and the order has been stayed (delayed) until all appeals have gone through the […]

Being Wise

We have all seen a lack of wisdom in our world today.  Reality TV was originally such bizarre, bad behavior, but now life imitates TV and these actions are becoming […]