Should All Meal Expenses for Church Pastors and Staff Get Reimbursed? Deciding when meal expenses for church pastors and staff should get reimbursed. Vonna Laue
Let the Buyer (and Leaser) Beware Six tips to keep your church from getting financially burned by copier costs. Bobby Ross Jr.
Finance Basics with Vonna How to Monitor Your Church’s Financial Health Three indicators you can check throughout the year. Vonna Laue
Reduce Your Church’s Expenses How to strengthen your bottom line and eliminate activities that miss your mission. Michael E. Batts
4 Expense Ratios and Measurements Your Church Should Monitor These key calculations will help you measure the financial costs of doing ministry. Vonna Laue
Q&A: How Do We Treat Excess Reimbursements That Aren’t Repaid? We pay advances to our employees for upcoming church-related business and travel expenses. We know Richard R. Hammar
Q&A: Does Our Pastor Have to Report This Payment as Income? One couple in our church wanted to get married out of state. They paid our Richard R. Hammar
An Opportunity When a Church Expense Runs High Evaluation and communication can yield a far better return. By Terrence Chavis, as told to Matthew Branaugh
Tracking Expenses During Mission Trips What church leaders should know about documenting expenses in foreign countries Elaine L. Sommerville
Q&A: How Can Churches Get Staff to Turn Credit Card Receipts? Why one church has only one credit card. Ed Marino
Responding to Financial Realities What to do when either giving or expenses—or both—don’t go according to plan. Vonna Laue
Q&A: Can Our Church Buy Crosses from a Foreign Business? Check export and import rules, and suspected terrorist lists. Frank Sommerville
Funding Foreign Activities Seven legal areas that trip up churches—and how to navigate them. Frank Sommerville
Recap of New Health Flexible Spending Account Rules Starting in 2013, health FSAs cap at $2,500. Richard R. Hammar
The Deductibility of Pastors’ Business Expenses Tax Court addresses substantiation requirements for clergy taxes. Richard R. Hammar
Maximizing Your Church’s Buying Power How to find the ideal combination of price, quality, and reliability. Lee A. Dean