The process of creating a legal entity involves much more than merely filing paperwork with the Secretary of State. Filling out the filing paperwork should
any churches that have disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church have done so without legal counsel. The choice to leave without the assistance of an attorney may have been due to timing, cost or simply a decision by leaders that they could complete the process on their own. While the local church may have saved money on legal fees through the process, they may not have set themselves up for success in the future. Considering this, now may be the right time to review your corporate documents with legal counsel to see if your local church is fully protected.
In a potentially groundbreaking case, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a church member may proceed with a lawsuit to recover donations when a denomination fraudulently told its members that it was using tithes and offerings for charitable means, when in fact the funds were used for a commercial enterprise.
Each year, thousands of churches across the country close. If you are on a board of a church that is likely to close, you may
We previously posted about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — the clean energy bill that allocates $369 billion incentivize clean energy economy – and how
Few things are scarier to a nonprofit organization than an audit. Not even the most well-run and tax-compliant nonprofits want government agents taking a microscope
The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. Despite the legislation’s name, it’s primarily a green energy bill that allocates
Every year, millions of dollars are stolen or misappropriated from churches and non-profits across the country. The culprits are often the least expected people in
The warning signs are there but churches don’t even realize it. In this video, Dan Dalton discusses the three strategies Bishops use to close churches.
One thing a number of churches forget to do is audit their membership role. In this video, Dan Dalton discusses how members of a church
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