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Payroll and the Church: Answers to 5 Common Questions



Payroll can be complicated. For that, there's MinistryWorks, a strategic partner of BMA America.


The MinistryWorks® team understands the challenges that ministries face in complying with payroll tax regulations. They’ve created a resource that provides practical guidance and helpful tips about how to handle issues related to your ministry’s payroll.


In this resource, Payroll and the Church: Answers to 5 common questions, you will find answers to questions like:


  • Does my pastor fill out a W-4?

  • Why is paying a pastor so complicated?

  • Can we give each church staff member a housing allowance?

  • Why can't we pay a salary to every employee?

  • When is a gift not a gift?

As a strategic partner of BMA America and an expert in ministry payroll, we wholeheartedly endorse MinistryWorks as our preferred payroll provider. If you’d like additional information on how this resource might benefit your church, let us know!


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Steve Crawley, PhD

BMA Financial

Executive Director

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