Clergy Tax Preparation
DOES YOUR ACCOUNTANT UNDERSTAND CLERGY TAX LAWS?
Clergy Financial Resources is the only national accounting and finance organization serving churches and clergy in 50 states. We are dedicated to meeting the unique tax and finance needs of today’s religious professional and their church. Without even knowing it, you may be losing out on the best tax filing strategies. We will sort out the questions and simplify your tax return and do all the tedious work that eats up your valuable time.
Ministers are treated differently under the tax code than anyone else in the country and have advantages and disadvantages. Our goals and objectives are to teach some basic principles and techniques to provide technical guidance; to determine the eligible tax deductions and benefits that you are not utilizing at this time and to help reduce and minimize your tax liability.
Selecting an accounting firm may seem easy at first. However, a closer look at the effort, cost, liabilities, education, and ongoing training reveals some potential challenges. The greatest challenge for you in selecting an accounting firm is finding someone who is truly qualified in clergy tax law. Knowledge and experience in clergy tax law are critical. Secular accounting firms may be great with for-profit businesses. However, they do not provide any guidance and adequate knowledge relating to clergy compensation, PARP, pension accounts, clergy W-2 forms, etc. A basic accounting firm only knows what you tell them. If their office personal or contact person does not have an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of standard tax law and clergy tax law as it specifically affects individual situations, your tax return can become nothing more than an exercise in wrongdoing. 60% of clergy W-2 forms were issued in error by churches and payroll companies. Clergy must understand these challenges and recognize the need for industry specialists.
Our clergy tax professional can sort out the complexity of your tax return. Without even knowing it, you may be losing out on the best tax filing strategies. We will sort out the questions and simplify your tax filing and do all the tedious work that eats up your valuable time.
As trusted advisors, we can work as partners offering valuable advice for all their tax needs. Along with a tradition of serving clergy with competence, integrity, and objectivity, our clergy tax professionals possess up-to-the-minute skills and training needed to translate increasingly complex information into information critical to making informed decisions.
There are no fee schedules common to this profession. Fees are based on time required to perform services, the type of services required, and the level of expertise and the complexity of the work. Different types of services command different rates because of the expertise level of the people who perform them. We can always provide a more accurate estimate after further review of your tax returns, if desired. Cost is always an important factor to consider in addition to the value of the service.
Each year Clergy Financial Resources publishes a tax organizer for clergy, which is designed to be used as a learning tool and reference guide. The organizer will assist you in gathering the information needed to prepare your current tax return. We do this to provide you with better and faster service, but also to get you started with sound record keeping practices for the following year.
How can I get the most value from your tax services?
Since 1980 , more clergy have trusted Clergy Financial Resources than any other service to help them save money at tax time. At Clergy Financial Resources, we'll give your taxes the personal, confidential, professional attention they deserve. Try us and see.
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