North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church

We receive lots of questions throughout the year and particularly around tax reporting time about whether individuals providing services to churches for payment – musicians, maintenance staff, janitorial staff, landscapers, etc. – should be considered employees or contractors.  The Internal Revenue Service has guidance to help you determine how to classify those individuals based on… Continue Reading→

Especially around this time of the year, we are asked, “What do churches get from paying apportionments?” That is not a question specific to North Carolina but is one that is asked throughout the United Methodist family. When church members ask this of pastors, district superintendents, and conference staff, they may be hoping for an… Continue Reading→

It is a busy time for church treasurers in January as you begin preparing for tax reporting this month. This is the first post of the year (and the first for this new blog) so I am posting a list of a few helpful hints for you at this time of year: Pastors and employees… Continue Reading→

The Conference Treasurer’s Office is launching a blog for 2013 to help highlight priority issues for local church treasurers and finance committees. I (Christine Dodson, conference treasurer) will be the primary author but will share the blog with others from time to time to highlight our shared areas of ministry. Continue Reading→