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Feature Article
Requirements for Hiring Foreign Nationals at Your Church
Articles
Recent Developments
Pastor’s Multiple Acts of Sexual Misconduct Not Necessarily Protected by First Amendment
Court affirmed Youth Pastor’s 40-year Sentence for predatory sexual assault
Six-Year Sentence for Youth Pastor Who Engaged in Sexting
A Church Could Be Liable for Negligent Hiring and Supervision
Fired Employee Can Sue for Pregnancy Discrimination
Fired Transgender Employee Could Sue for Employment Discrimination
Pastor Who Embezzled Must Make Restitution
Clergy-Penitent Privilege Not Applicable to a Conversation with a Church Elder
Compelling Priest to Disclose Confidential Information Violated Religious Freedom Restoration Act
“Church Autonomy” Applies in Church Name Dispute
What Can Happen When Childcare Facilities Fail to Report Abuse?
Tax Calendar
April 30, 2019
Churches having nonminister employees (or one or more ministers who report their federal income taxes as employees and who have elected voluntary withholding) ...
April 29, 2019
Churches hiring their first nonminister employee between January 1 and March 31, 2019, may exempt themselves from the employer’s share of Social ...
April 15, 2019
- Federal income tax and self-employment tax returns by individuals for calendar year 2018 are due by this date.
- Last day for most taxpayers to file an amended federal income tax return (Form 1040X) for calendar year 2015 (unless you received an extension of time to file your 2015 return).
Monthly Requirements, March/April 2019
If your church reported withheld taxes of $50,000 or less during the most recent lookback period (for 2019 the lookback period is July 1, 2017, through ...
Semiweekly Requirements, January/February 2019
If your church reported withheld taxes of more than $50,000 during the most recent lookback period (for 2019 the lookback period is July 1, 2017, through ...
