To avoid making a mistake in church bookkeeping, you should carefully examine each person who is being paid for a service. The IRS guidelines (link to the Misclassification article), will help you determine whether they should be classified either as an employee with proper payroll tax withholding and matching, or as an independent contractor.


FT Walton Church Bookkeeping LLC serves as a resource for clients to help analyze the complexity of clergy tax law, church payroll & HR issues. Our professionals are committed to helping clients stay informed about tax news, developments and trends in various specialty areas.

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Our experts will make sure all information is present and accounted for. Let us handle the busy work, so you can focus on your mission.

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What deductions can a pastor claim

What deductions can a pastor claim


You should be aware that your church's growth will also increase the cost. A lot of features that go beyond basic church management or accounting also come with an additional cost. FT Walton Church Bookkeeping LLC, however, will help you grow.

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Absolutely, we can have regular meetings so you can advise on the reporting you need and you can access your bookkeeping online at any time to pull reports and review the books.

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Even if a member of your congregation is a nonprofit accountant or bookkeeper, engaging a specialist to help with your church’s bookkeeping will likely be a sizable investment. We encourage you to make this investment a priority. Doing so can benefit your church in three ways:

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The church's administrative and leadership staff can focus on its mission rather than on bookkeeping.

Frequently Asked Questions

Churches and religious nonprofits must maintain highly accurate accounting and bookkeeping records in order to maintain their nonprofit status, budget accurately, and provide reporting to government entities and their parishoners or members.

Bookkeepers maintain the financial records of the church that includes income and expense records. They are supposed to keep records of the dates and amount of every transaction of the church.

Churches And Transparency

The standards of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability require that member organizations provide audited financial statements on request.

81% of church revenue came from individual donations. 34% of congregations have endowments, which constituted on average 4% of their revenue. Only 2% of churches received revenue from government grants; 12% received finance from non-government grants.