Surviving the IRS Church Audit

June 8, 2010, 96th Annual Hampton University Ministers Conference

Date of Presentation: June 8 & 9, 2010

Location: Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia

Description: This presentation will provide churches with critical information to help protect their tax-exempt status and avoid penalty taxes in the event of an IRS audit. Topics covered will include:

    • How to ensure that the IRS has commenced a church tax inquiry properly.
    • How to help protect church leadership from penalty taxes related to excessive pastoral compensation.
    • How to steer clear of taxes and/or loss of exempt status related to prohibited political campaign activity.
    • How to protect the church from the unrelated business income tax.

Speaker: Courtney Dunbar Jones