Belinda Whitfield, CPA explains how to report benevolence payments or assistance to the needy. Video Transcript Is Benevolence Taxable Income? Hi, I'm Belinda Whitfield, and…

Updated 7/28/2015 If your church or ministry has employees, you are required to withhold payroll taxes and make payroll tax deposits on a regular basis. …

Let’s now turn our attention to the systems of internal control that would be need when dealing with money placed at the altar. This usually…

Find out whether there are any housing related tax breaks available to a minister that doesn't receive a housing allowance. Video Transcript: Hi, Belinda Whitfield and…

Find out what your organization should do to report PayPal transactions on your books. Video Transcript Hi, I'm Belinda Whitfield and today is Open Q and…

The church should do everything in its power to safeguard its reputation by putting measures in place to prevent any appearance of impropriety.  These controls…

Internal controls need to be in place for managing the collection, counting offerings for worship services and Sunday School. Do remember that these procedures or…

That's right, many organizations will get their 501c3 status revoked by the IRS with an effective date of 5/15. Why? Because of they did not…

We are on to another area of systems of internal controls for managing church finances.  Let’s focus now on the collecting offerings. This function is…

Choose Ushers Wisely - Here are tips on screening, selecting and training ushers on handling money. Your ushers are at the heart of the internal controls…