Payroll Compliance – Form I-9
We receive a lot of questions about the I-9—the form used to verify the identity and employment authorization of all individuals hired for employment in the United States. Here are some of the most common: 1: How Should I-9s Be Stored? Separately. We recommend that you keep all I-9s in either a separate master file or…
Safeguard against Church Embezzlement
One of the last places you would expect embezzlement is within the financial offices of a Church. However, if you search the news for “church embezzlement”, you will find it is actually becoming a very common event. Many of these stories begin with a financial crisis. An employee has a mortgage that can’t be paid,…
Are churches exempt from unemployment insurance?
Unemployment benefits are available to workers who lose their job involuntarily because of reasons out of their control and meet basic state law eligibility requirements. Unemployment benefits are administered at the state level and offer temporary financial help to workers who have lost their job and meet state law requirements. Most employers are required to…
It’s Time To Stop Making Payroll Mistakes
Payroll is complicated. There are a lot of tasks, laws, forms, and calculations. With so many things to remember, it’s easy to make a mistake. You should not take payroll errors lightly. Mistakes can result in penalties, interest, and even jail time. The best way to avoid payroll mistakes is by knowing what to look…
Church Pro Advisor Support
Researching a clergy tax law, church payroll & HR or bookkeeping issue on your own takes time and can leave you wondering if you’ve got the right answer. Turn to Clergy Financial Resources to save time while getting the correct answers. Most callers want answers to specific questions, interpretations of new laws or maybe you don’t have…
How to Write a Church Donor Acknowledgement Letter
The IRS sets out that acknowledgments must be provided “in writing, at the time of solicitation or when the payment is received, and in a way that will come to the attention of the donor,” according to IRS Publication 1771. For the letter to be considered “contemporaneous” with the contribution, “a donor must receive the acknowledgment by…
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The best way for your church to track employee hours
Start saving time and avoid costly errors by automatically calculating total hours worked. Here are five time-saving things your church can do when implementing time sheets or a time clock. Collect employee data faster — There’s nothing more frustrating to a payroll administrator than waiting for, or chasing down, employees to get what’s needed to process payroll. Time sheets and…
Avoid Costly Payroll Errors
Let’s face it. Managing church payroll – and the avalanche of payroll regulations – means you’re under a lot of scrutiny, and you have to get it right. Each year sixty percent of the church W-2 forms are reported with errors. This is created by the lack of understanding of the reporting requirements of taxable…