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Local Church Financial Handbook
01.0 - Introduction
02.0 - The United Methodist Connection
03.1 - Finance Committees
03.2 - Financial Checklist
03.3 - Local Church Audits
04.1 - Staff-Parish Relations Committee
04.2 - Personnel Manuals
04.3 - Clergy Compensation
04.4 - Clergy Compensation - Housing Allowances
04.5 - Clergy Compensation - Professional Expenses
04.6 - Communicating Changes in Lay Compensation
04.7 - Retirement Benefits for Lay Employees
04.8 - Employee or Independent Contractor?
05.1 - Federal Tax Reporting
05.2 - Tax Tips for Clergy
06.1 - Boards of Trustees
06.2 - Local Church Property and the Trust Clause
06.3 - Incorporating the Local Church
06.4 - Local Church Insurance
07.1 - Calculating Your Conference Budget Asking
07.2 - The Local Church Report
08.1 - Year-end Checklist
09.1 - Record Retention
10.1 - Risk Management and Christian Stewardship
11.1 - Resource Materials
12.1 - General Conference Apportioned Funds
Conference Policies
Local Church Financial Handbook
01.0 - Introduction
02.0 - The United Methodist Connection
03.1 - Finance Committees
03.2 - Financial Checklist
03.3 - Local Church Audits
04.1 - Staff-Parish Relations Committee
04.2 - Personnel Manuals
04.3 - Clergy Compensation
04.4 - Clergy Compensation - Housing Allowances
04.5 - Clergy Compensation - Professional Expenses
04.6 - Communicating Changes in Lay Compensation
04.7 - Retirement Benefits for Lay Employees
04.8 - Employee or Independent Contractor?
05.1 - Federal Tax Reporting
05.2 - Tax Tips for Clergy
06.1 - Boards of Trustees
06.2 - Local Church Property and the Trust Clause
06.3 - Incorporating the Local Church
06.4 - Local Church Insurance
07.1 - Calculating Your Conference Budget Asking
07.2 - The Local Church Report
08.1 - Year-end Checklist
09.1 - Record Retention
10.1 - Risk Management and Christian Stewardship
11.1 - Resource Materials
12.1 - General Conference Apportioned Funds
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