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Pastor Pay, Housing Allowance & Clergy Tax
Accountable vs. Non-Accountable Plans: The Difference
Accountable vs non accountable plan: same receipt, two tax outcomes. What separates the two for a church, and how churches drift into the wrong column.
The Parsonage Allowance vs. the Housing Allowance
Parsonage or cash housing allowance? They work differently, cap differently, and both must be designated in advance. Here's the comparison, side by side.
The Housing Allowance Designation Checklist for Treasurers
The housing allowance checklist for treasurers: what to confirm before the vote, what the minutes must show, and what to hand payroll afterwards.
Adopting an Accountable Plan: The Board Resolution
An accountable plan only exists once the board adopts it. What the accountable plan resolution must contain, and the three rules the policy has to enforce.
The Board Resolution That Designates a Housing Allowance
The resolution is the evidence. What a housing allowance board resolution has to say, who votes on it, and why it only ever works going forward.