Court Dismisses Atheist Challenge to Filing Exemptions for Churches Judge cites federal appeals court’s rejection of housing allowance challenge. Matthew Branaugh
Clergy Housing Allowance Benefit Safe—For Now Seventh Circuit reverses 2013 decision, but explains how a future challenge could proceed. Richard R. Hammar
Kentucky Court Dismisses Atheists’ Challenge to Church and Clergy Tax Provisions Conclusion: groups lacked 'standing' in order for federal case to proceed. Richard R. Hammar
Kentucky Court’s Ruling Favors Churches, Clergy Judge’s opinion may shed light on how Wisconsin housing allowance appeal may go. Ashley Moore
Appeal Filed in Clergy Housing Allowance Case The U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal in late January with the Matthew Branaugh
Appeal Filed in Wisconsin Clergy Housing Allowance Case The Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal in late January with the Seventh Matthew Branaugh
10 Key Points from the Housing Allowance Ruling What churches and clergy must know now about the decision in Wisconsin. Richard R. Hammar
Key Housing Allowance Ruling On November 22, 2013, a federal district court judge in Wisconsin struck down the ministerial Richard R. Hammar
20 Finance Questions Churches Ask Richard Hammar answers relevant tax and finance questions for church leaders.
New Simplified Option for Deducting Home Office Expenses Rule may apply to pastors and church staff that conduct work from home. Michael E. Batts
Q&A: Designating Indefinite Housing Allowances Can a church board make a resolution granting automatic approval of housing allowance requests for all future ministers? Richard R. Hammar
Q&A: Too Late to Designate? We failed to allocate a portion of our pastor's salary for housing. Is it too late to do so for this entire year? Richard R. Hammar
Allocating a Housing Allowance It costs the church nothing and saves your pastor thousands. Are you taking advantage of the No. 1 tax benefit for clergy? Richard R. Hammar
Q&A: Avoiding Property Taxes Is it legal to transfer the pastor's title to his home to our church? Richard R. Hammar
Paying the Pastor Three tax considerations all churches should note before setting compensation. Richard R. Hammar
Making the Most of a Housing Allowance Understand how and when to designate a housing allowance. Richard R. Hammar
Q&A: Limits on Housing Allowance Can our pastor buy a home—and live in the parsonage? Richard R. Hammar