The IRS has extended multiple opportunities for ministers to save money on their taxes. Unfortunately, however, not all CPAs know about the tax-saving opportunities available for clergy. If your CPA is not up-to-date on all of the unique tax benefits available to clergy, you might be over-paying your taxes.

Taxes connect us to one another, to the common good, and to the future. This is a book about taxes: who pays what and who gets what. More than that, it’s about the role of government, about citizenship and our collective well-being, about the Canada we want. The contributors, leading Canadian practitioners and scholars, explore how taxes have become a political “no-go zone” and how changes in taxation are changing Canada. They challenge the view that any tax is a bad tax and provide broad ...

Written by one of the country's leading tax writers, this edition of the highly successful UnderstandTax for Small Businesses is aimed at small businesses and fills a conspicuous gap in the market. Following the business lifecycle, it provides highly relevant information and advice on the real events that business people experience, whether self-employed or running a company.Throughout this book the reader gains a basic understanding of tax principles, the operation of the tax syst...

What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes:“The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with questions now being raised about the quality of congregational life, nature of leadership, and responsibility for ministry among all believers . . . As we have prepared t...

A groundbreaking history of why governments do—and don't—tax the richIn today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage ask when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizens—and their answers may surprise you.Taxing the Rich draws on unparalleled evidence from twenty countries over the last two centuries...

A combination of practical guidance and inspiration on character, relationship to church and pastor, stewardship, missions and more.

Filling out your personal Canadian tax return by yourself can be a daunting task. Many Canadians lose out on hundreds or even thousands of dollars by missing out on hidden tax deductions. In this Personal Tax Planning Guide for Canadians, I will give you the answers to the most frequently asked questions that people have while filing their personal tax return. This book is available for free to anybody who either needs a little or a lot of help for their upcoming tax return.

Since its publication in 1995, Ron Crandall’s Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church has become required reading for anyone striving to revitalize the ministry of a small membership congregation. That book was built on extensive interviews and studies conducted in dozens of small membership churches, across several denominations, that had experienced significant turnaround. In a new study Crandall has now returned to those congregations to see what it takes to make the turnaround work ...

In this brief work, The Speciality, Generality, and Practicality of the Church Life, Witness Lee sets forth three vital items for the maintenance and growth of the church: the speciality—the faith held in common by all believers; the generality—the general attitude practiced by the apostle Paul in Romans 14 regarding practices not common to our experience; and the practicality—the practical way for the church to grow.

Why, when, and how should a church add to its professional staff? Here is a practical manual dealing with the issues of hiring and utilizing multiple staff positions to encourage church growth.

A collection of creative wedding ceremonies and helps to guide the pastor in making the wedding service a worshipful experience.

A large and growing number of congregations are setting up church-based nonprofit organizations in order to operate community development or educational programs. Once formed, the nonprofit structure allows for new opportunities for accessing additional funding and drawing new collaborative partners and volunteers into the ministry. Joy Skjegstad outlines the step-by-step procedures for setting up a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization connected to a congregation using simple, easy-to-understand...