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If you are a church residing in the great state of Alabama you know that non-profits pay sales tax.
However in the state of Tennessee, you can apply to State Taxing and receive an exempt number to present when you buy, even if you are a church outside the state buying within the state of Tennessee.
Or...
You may need advise like Church Girl from Small Town USA:
Refuses to Provide SSN/Tax ID for 1099-M: We have an evangelist that speaks at our church quite often. We issue him a check each time - a total of $1200.00 in 2012, but he refuses to provide me with his SSN/Tax ID.
What should I do?
I tried getting it last year too, but was not even acknowledged. He has been a long time friend of the "church family" and believes he is exempt from this law. His theory: "If he doesn't provide a number, the church can't issue him a 1099-M, and so he doesn't report these monies.
PLEASE HELP!!!! He also collects money himself from the congregation. I was told that he doesn't have to pay on this money as it is considered a gift. Thank you so much for some clarity.
Or...
Need an opinion on an accounting issue like Kathy from Illinois:
Entering shirts in fund accounting: Our church took orders for shirts with our name and logo on them. Anyone who wanted a shirt could reimburse the church for the cost of a shirt.
I need to know where you would enter the shirt purchase in the financials.
Do you consider them to be advertising or should they
be under evangelism or admin expense or just a pass through expense?
We have kicked this around for awhile and I thought I would just ask for opinions.
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