Understand Taxes

Help your church develop a tax-compliant benevolence ministry. Churches are commanded to love their neighbors and care for the poor. But the church also must abide by tax rules designed to prevent abuse of a benevolence system. This training downloadable...

This is a Preorder only. Full PDFs will be delivered Late December 2024.   Ministers are responsible for filing federal income tax returns every year, and while that may intimidate many, it doesn’t need to.  The reason? Although many...

In 2020, the US Congress passed—and President Trump signed—two key stimulus deals designed to respond to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this PDF download, attorney and senior editor Richard Hammar provides a side-by-side...

This resource highlights a stand-alone article from the pages of Church Law & Tax Report. In this Feature Report Michael E. Batts, an Editorial Advisor for Church Law & Tax Report and the president and managing principal of Batts Morrison Wales...

Churches are exempt from federal taxes.  But, they still have tax-related responsibilities to fulfill. Churches still must be mindful of numerous duties, obligations, and deadlines affecting them—and understand the consequences they face if...

For more than three decades, Richard Hammar’s Church & Clergy Tax Guide has helped thousands of churches and clergy navigate tax laws and developments with confidence and ease.   This e-book helps clergy: prepare and file...

You've completed your theological training. You're eager to serve God and His church with your gifts and talents. So why is someone asking if you want to opt-out of Social Security? If you're like most new ministers, you're probably overwhelmed by the...