Resource Articles

Payroll and Tax Filing

• Payroll and the Church: Answers to 5 Common Questions
• Tax Planning for Ministry Employee Benefits
• What Pay Records Should Ministries Keep?
• The I-9 and W-4: Pay special attention to these documents
• Does My Pastor Fill Out a W-4?
• Dual Tax Status - What Does It Mean for the Reporting of a Pastor's Wages?
• Three Payroll Problems to Avoid
• DIY Church Payroll: Avoid Costly Mistakes
• Payroll Tax Checklist for Ministries
• How to Find a Payroll Company You Can Trust
• Cell Phone Reimbursement Policies
• Expense Reports - Are You Doing Them Correctly?
• Outsmart Payroll Cyber Thieves
• Religion, Politics, and the Tax Code
• Unrelated Business Income and How it Affects Your Ministry
• How can our ministry identify an independent contractor for tax purposes?
• Cash Gifts to Ministry Staff Could Be Wrapped Up in Reporting Requirements
• Employee Benevolence - If Our Church Gives a Gift to One of Our Employees Is It Taxable?
• Reloadable Prepaid Cards -An Alternative to Direct Deposit for Employee Payroll?
• Housing Allowance - Who Qualifies?
• Housing Allowance - Proper Designation
• Housing Allowances - Reporting on Tax Forms
• Withholdings - Life Events Affect Taxes
• 403(b) Retirement Plans – What Ministries Need to Know
• Unemployment Benefits For Church Employees
• Tips to Boost Employee Records Organization
• Changes to Overtime Pay
• Can a Part-Time Employee Be Paid a Salary?
• Tax Payments – Do you know where your tax payment is?
• Tax Reform: Encourage Employees to Check Their 2018 Withholdings
• IRS Warns of Dangerous W-2 Email Scam

Employee & Volunteer Management

• Getting Started with Onboarding
• HCM Lets You Focus on People, Not Paperwork
• What steps should we take before letting an employee go?
• Workers' Compensation Laws
• Payroll and Benefits Info - Why it Should be Included in Your Employee Handbook
• Sample Employment Handbook Policies: Payroll
• Housing Allowances: Check Your Paycheck
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Employee Benefit Program
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Vacation and Sick Leave
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Retirement Benefit
• FLSA - Overtime Rule Changes Effective January 1, 2025
• Overtime: Does Your Ministry Comply?
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Overtime
• Sample Employment Handbook Policy: Position Classifications
• Who's Exempt From Wage and Hour Laws?
• Worker Classification – Use Caution When Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors
• How to Pay Church Employees
• FLSA Risk Assessment Chart

Affordable Care Act Reporting

• What is Affordable Care Act Reporting?
• What Does Full Time and Full Time Equivalent Mean?
• Health Care: Employer Payment Plans No Longer Allowed Under ACA
• Affordable Care Act Changes W-2 Reporting

Additional Topics

• Payroll Admins: Cyber Security and the Trust Factor
• FLSA Overtime Calculator Advisor
• IRS Tax Guide for Churches & Religious Organizations
• Ministerial Tax Issues by GuideStone Financial Resources
• Pay-Go My Account Instructions
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division