I can answer this question with one word: EMPLOYEES! The determination of employee/contractor status revolves around one word: CONTROL! The more control a church exercises over an individual the more likely they are an employee. Conversely, the less control exercised over a worker the more likely an independent contractor relationship exists. So if a church […]
Two answers to this question come quickly to mind. First, this technique in essence is untruthful. In order to make good financial decisions a church MUST provide accurate financial reports. Implicit in the word “accurate” is the assumption that “We are telling the truth”. In the handful of times when I have seen this become […]
It’s all up to the donor… If a donor makes no stipulation to set up a separate bank account, then you don’t have to. In fact, our advice is usually to not set up separate accounts. Here’s why. First, maintaining multiple bank accounts means multiple bank reconciliations increasing the workload of the church’s administrative staff. […]