Can Clergy Deduct Moving Expenses?
Clergy may be able to deduct certain expenses of moving to a new home because they started or changed job locations. Home means the taxpayer’s main home. It does not include a seasonal home or other homes owned or kept up by the taxpayer or family members. Eligible taxpayers can deduct the reasonable expenses of moving…
How to Take Control of Your Student Debt
Know The Options To Help Maximize Your Financial Flexibility. If you left school owing thousands in student loan debt, you don’t need to put your life on hold or risk your future financial security while repaying them. You have options … and your first step is to take action. Learn how to take control of your…
Is the Church Required to have a Sick Leave Policy?
Sick leave guarantees you time of to stay home when you’re sick without losing your job. Paid sick leave includes also a guarantee of pay during the time you’re sick. Sometimes Paid Sick Policies allow paid sick leave to be used to take care for sick family members, to go to medical appointments or to…
Customized HR Documents for your Church
Document Customization is one of the many reasons why churches use our HR services. With our document service our team of certified HR Pros, can easily: Submit your policies for a compliance review Request a custom policy With HR On-Demand, there’s no limit to how many policies can be requested and drafted. Learn more about our HR Support…
Create an Engaging Workplace at the Church!
Most employees are not engaged at work—70% according to Gallup. This is no new trend. The combined number of unengaged and actively disengaged employees remains high from year to year. Poor engagement results in less productivity, less creativity, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover. “You can’t force an employee to be engaged—engagement is ultimately their choice….
How to Get Results From Team Building Activities
At some point in your career, you’ve probably participated in team-building exercises that made you wonder, “What’s the point?” Maybe they were useless group activities that everyone mocked under their breath. Or maybe they were inconsequential events with colleagues that, while fun, didn’t change the way anyone interacted in the workplace. Team-building activities don’t have…
5 Mistakes to Avoid in Retirement
You’ve spent a lifetime planning your retirement goals, contributing to your 401(k) and perhaps investing additional assets in IRAs and other accounts. Now, you’re finally on the verge of retiring. However, you may be surprised to find that retirement planning doesn’t stop once you retire. To keep your life and retirement goals on track, here…
Social Security Scam Targets Retirees
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about a new Social Security Administration (SSA) employee impersonation scheme. SSA and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have recently alerted citizens about an OIG employee impersonation scheme and a scheme targeting former clients of Kentucky disability attorney Eric Conn;…
Tips for Keeping Your Church Data Secure
Churches can be a popular target of cyber criminals. Thousands of attacks happen every day, successful ones can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fortunately, there are effective measures you can take to prevent hackers, scammers, and other ne’er-do-wells from compromising your network, stealing information, and harming your organization, employees, clients, or customers. Here are…
Pros and Cons of PTO
Is it better to offer one bank of Paid Time Off (PTO) or to offer separate vacation and sick leave to employees? There is no one-size fits all answer as having one PTO bank comes with both benefits and disadvantages. Check out this infographic to learn more.
