The annual tax seminar for clergy will be held on Monday, Feb. 11,
sponsored by the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, the Church
of the Brethren Office of Ministry, and Bethany Theological Seminary's
Office of Electronic Communication. Students, pastors, and other church
leaders are invited to attend, either in person at the seminary in
Richmond, Ind., or online.
The sessions will cover tax law for clergy, changes for 2012 (the
most current tax year), and detailed assistance as to how to correctly
file the tax forms and schedules that pertain to clergy including
housing allowances, self-employment, W-2s clergy reductions, and so
forth.
Participants will learn how to file clergy taxes correctly and
legally and how to comply with regulations while maximizing tax
deductions, and will earn .3 continuing education credit.
Greatly appreciated by Bethany Seminary students, this seminar is now
open to clergy and others across the denomination. It is recommended
for all pastors and other church leaders who wish to understand clergy
taxes including treasurers, steward commission chairs, and church board
chairs.
The seminar takes place Feb. 11 with the following schedule: morning
session from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (eastern time) with .3 continuing education
units available upon request for live attendance; afternoon session from
2-4 p.m. (eastern time). Lunch is not included.
Registration is $20 per person. Registration for current students of
Bethany Seminary, the Brethren Academy programs (TRIM, EFSM, SeBAH), and
Earlham School of Religion are fully subsidized although registration
is still required to reserve a seat. Registration also is required for
those attending online to allow proper access to the online seminar and
for instructions and handouts to be sent a few days prior to the event.
Registrations are not complete until payment is received. For space and
quality reasons, registrations may be capped at 25 persons locally and
85 persons online.
Leadership is provided by Deb Oskin, EA, NTPI fellow, who has been
doing clergy tax returns since 1989 when her husband became pastor of a
small Church of the Brethren congregation. She has learned the problems
and pitfalls associated with the IRS's identification of clergy as
"hybrid employees," both from a personal and professional perspective.
During her 12 years with H&R Block (2000-2011), she achieved the
company’s highest level of expertise certification as master tax
adviser, and teaching certification as certified advanced instructor,
and has earned the status of enrolled agent with the IRS and is
qualified to represent clients to the IRS. She was called by Living
Peace Church of the Brethren in Columbus, Ohio, to be the peace minister
to the wider community in 2004 and served as Southern Ohio District
board chair from 2007-2011. She also works closely with several
interfaith peace organizations in central Ohio and currently operates
her own independent tax service specializing in clergy taxes.
Register for the seminar at www.bethanyseminary.edu/webcasts/clergytax2013.
Source: 1/10/2013 Newsline
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