All meal expenses for church pastors and staff should not automatically be reimbursed. The reimbursement of meal expenses must comply with specific IRS guidelines to ensure they are deductible and not considered taxable income. Here are the key considerations: Business Connection: The meal expenses must...
Question: Can all church employees qualify for housing allowance? Answer: No. Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code allows only a “minister of the gospel” to have a housing allowance. Thus, only taxpayers who are serving as clergy under IRS rules for tax purposes are eligible for...
Church staff often wear many hats and juggle countless responsibilities. Create job descriptions to help keep church employees focused on the most important tasks that support ministry goals and objectives. Working for a church is very different than working for a business in that much of what gets...
We’ve worked with some incredible churches, carrying the Gospel with excellence and ministering to their church staff with authentic love. On the other hand, we’ve also seen organizations that miss the mark more than just occasionally when it comes to taking care of people. Whether...
Church salary increases are not keeping up with the rate of inflation. For ministry employees, this means the money they are bringing home, even if it is more than it was last year, isn’t going as far as it used to. As costs of housing, groceries,...
Question: Can we promote an employee to a newly created position without giving others a chance to apply? Answer: In most states, you don’t need to post an open position for all employees to see, but if your company has a policy or practice of posting internally,...
Seventy-five percent of employees have witnessed harassment in the workplace. That’s not a small number. While many ministries think that they are immune to that kind of unsavory behavior, the unfortunate reality is that people are still people who make mistakes whether or not they...
Sarah Secretary starts her new job with high hopes. At the end of week one, she doesn’t have login information for her project management software, is still not quite sure what her health plan covers and isn’t even aware of her option for a retirement...
As Church administrators begin the meticulous process of budget planning, the task of managing payroll, human capital, and timekeeping can seem overwhelming. At Payroll Partners, we understand the unique challenges faced by Church administrators and are dedicated to providing solutions that allow you to focus...
A workweek is not the same thing as hours of operation. Rather, it defines the 168-hour period (i.e., seven 24-hour days) in which you track your non-exempt employees’ time to determine whether they’re owed any overtime. The workweek can start and end whenever you would like...