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FREE WEBINAR: “Churches and the CARES Act: Helping Congregations and Employees Weather the Cash Crunch”

FREE WEBINAR: “Churches and the CARES Act: Helping Congregations and Employees Weather the Cash Crunch” ChurchLaw&Tax and ChurchWest Insurance Services is hosting a free webinar at noon E.D.T. on April 2, 2020. For more details and to register, go here.

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FREE RECORDED WEBINAR: The CARES Act—Key Impacts on Churches and Nonprofits (1:00 p.m. E.D.T., March 31, 2020) (requires free registration)
ECFA: How the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Bill Affects Churches and Nonprofits
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP COVID-19 resource page
ChurchLaw&Tax resource page: “Coronavirus and the Church: The Latest News and Advice from Church Law & Tax”
ChurchLaw&Tax: “Your Church Can Be Reimbursed for Mandated Sick Leave Pay Since churches now must provide leave tied to coronavirus, this benefit may prove valuable.”

FREE WEBINAR: “The 5 Most Misunderstood Aspects of Unrelated Business Income for Churches”

On February 26 at noon E.S.T., ChurchLaw&Tax is sponsoring a free webinar about Unrelated Business Income for Churches. Register here.

“Church Members in Church Bankruptcies”

“Church Members in Church Bankruptcies” Church Litigation Update summarizes In re: Sindesmos Hellinikes-Kinotitos of Chicago, Debtor, Memorandum Decision (N.D. Ill., ED, Bankr., 2019), here.

“Two Year-End Tax Law Changes – Nonprofit Law Blog” (One’s the parking tax)

“Two Year-End Tax Law Changes – Nonprofit Law Blog” (One’s the parking tax). Nonprofit Tax Blog has an entry here.

“Becoming a Millionaire on a Pastor’s Salary”

“Becoming a Millionaire on a Pastor’s Salary” Trinity Foundation has a case study of high pastoral compensation and potential developments in the U.S. Senate here.

“The Sale of Charitable Assets to a For-Profit – Nonprofit Law Blog”

“The Sale of Charitable Assets to a For-Profit – Nonprofit Law Blog.” The Nonprofit Law Blog has some tips
here.

“Safeguard against Church Embezzlement”

“Safeguard against Church Embezzlement” Clergy Financial Resources has ten basic safeguards to prevent embezzlement here.

Ind. Ct. App.: Former pastor entitled to settlement amount, attorney fees; no First Amendment bar to court resolution

Ind. Ct. App.: Former pastor entitled to settlement amount, attorney fees; no First Amendment bar to court resolution. In Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Second Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc. v. Kevin P. Grimes, Sr., No. 18A-PL-2346 (Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 26, 2019), the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s enforcement of a settlement agreement arising from a salary dispute between a Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, one of its districts, one of its congregations and the congregation’s former pastor.

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“Abuse and Embezzlement—Why Churches Continue to Struggle with Both”

“Abuse and Embezzlement—Why Churches Continue to Struggle with Both” ManagingYourChurch has the post here.

“Accountability Systems: One basic principle and six simple steps help protect a church’s finances”

“Accountability Systems: One basic principle and six simple steps help protect a church’s finances.” ManagingYourChurch has a short blog entry here.