By following these church accounting guidelines and best practices, you can accurately and properly track income and expenses for your church and avoid losing your tax-exempt status.

Aplos is the #1 accounting software for nonprofits and churches. Skip the workarounds and migrate to true fund accounting software that was made with your organization in mind. Switching to…

This is a guest article provided by Cassidy Jakovickas, CPA at MBS Accountancy. Churches can unintentionally misclassify workers or volunteers as independent contractors when they should be treated as employees. This…

This is a guest article provided by Cassidy Jakovickas, CPA at MBS Accountancy. Since being introduced in 2020, the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) has made headlines because of its lucrative potential…

ompensating your minister, pastor, or another religious professional for their housing is a common and accepted practice in many churches for income tax purposes. The word parsonage comes from the…

Compensating your minister, pastor, or another religious professional for their housing is a common and accepted practice in many churches for income tax purposes. The word parsonage comes from the…

What could your church do with an extra $7,000? What about $7,000 per employee per quarter? Many church leaders overlooked the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) in their rush to apply…

Hiring a new pastor is a big deal. Once they are hired, the first things that need to be established are their salary, health insurance, and housing benefits. A pastor’s…

Aplos is the #1 accounting software for nonprofits and churches. Skip the workarounds and migrate to true fund accounting software that was made with your organization in mind. Switching to…

When it comes to taking care of payroll for your pastors, first you have to figure it if your organization qualifies for tax-exempt status. Read more about that here. Your…