Qualifying for Church Status Under Tax Law
The First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees religious freedom to churches. From colonial times and since the creation of the very first tax code,…
Managing Unrelated Business Income for Churches
When a church receives a financial benefit in the form of business income, a number of perhaps unexpected challenges can crop up—particularly with regard to…
Federal Court: Women’s Homeless Shelter is not a Public Accommodation
Late last week, the federal court in Alaska granted a homeless shelter’s request to stop the City of Anchorage from designating is as a public…
7th Circuit says church organist cannot sue for employment discrimination
Yesterday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided an important case under the ministerial exception to employment discrimination laws. The case was Sterlinski v. Catholic…