Financial Publications & Resources
Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs
This comprehensive, user-friendly manual identifies requirements and seeks to provide helpful advice on sound, practical internal controls, accounting guidelines, and business practices. The Episcopal Church believes that it can be a tool that will support your efforts to perform the duties and responsibilities of your office. Visit the Episcopal Church website to download a copy.
Church Finance Today
Church Finance Today presents timely, accurate and practical financial planning, tax compliance, and risk management information written in plain English! Each monthly issue helps churches and other ministries stay up-to-date on relevant IRS developments, court rulings, and legislation and find practical assistance in responding to problem areas that often catch ministry leaders by surprise.
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2024 Federal Reporting Requirements for Episcopal Churches
The Church Pension Fund (CPF) annually provides the Federal Reporting Requirements for Episcopal Churches to assist church bookkeepers and administrators file their clergy and lay employee wages with the IRS. View and downoad a copy of the 2024 Federal Reporting Requirements for Episcopal Churches.
2024 Clergy Tax Guide
The Church Pension Fund (CPF) has provided the 2020 Clergy Tax Guide to assist Episcopal Ministers in the preparation of federal income tax returns. Tax laws and regulations affecting clergy are extremely complex. Whether or not clergy prepare their own tax returns, it is essential that they understand the special tax rules pertaining to them. If another person prepares their tax returns, it is important that he or she study this publication as well. View and download a copy of the 2024 Clergy Tax Guide here.
