I'm not sure if I understand what the big deal is.
There are people, christians included, who lie like dogs on their income taxes. Tons of people do it and they never blink an eye.
Perhaps it's those people that we should be angry at?
My church sends a statement every quarter and it tells what you gave and if you gave a designated item, it states that, too. And you dont' have to write a check. Just put the cash in the Sunday School envelope and write your name and if it is designated for anything on it. I thought all churches did that. Maybe I am just naive.
New IRS Rules Require Receipt for Church Donations
Discussion in '2008 Archive' started by LadyEagle, Jan 20, 2007.
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Scarlett O. ModeratorModerator
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We have the same system as scarlett - we get 1/4ly reports and a year end report. our administrative pastor was an accountant in his former life and he's a stickler about the finances. we also have an audir yearly by an outside accounting firm to make sure all is kosher.
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I don't see what the problem is, we have always had tax reciepts from church. Should a person just be able to say I gave away x amount of dollars and the goverment take their word for it. I don't think so.
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Scarlett O. ModeratorModerator
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My Wife and I always write a check and put it in the donation plate, and every church I have ever gone to gives a printed sheet with our donation totals for the year.
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This thread isn't 3 pages long.
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Closed per previous warning. LE
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