The Zondervan 2018 Church and Nonprofit Tax and Financial Guide annual reference guide continues to be one of the few resources offering tax and financial advice to churches and nonprofit organizations. Issues of financial accountability, receiving and maintaining tax-exempt status, accounting for charitable gifts, and other crucial topics receive careful and full discussion. The 2018 edition also contains a thorough description of tax laws affecting churches and other nonprofit organizations, ensuring compliance with all regulations. The book includes expert advice on handling charitable gifts, sample policies and procedures, easy techniques for simplifying financial policies and procedures, insights on medical expense reimbursements, key steps in sound compensation planning, and examples of required IRS filings.

Author Biography

Dan Busby has a Master's degree in business from Emporia State University and he has worked as controller of a university medical center, partner-founder of a CPA firm, and chief financial officer for a religious denomination. He currently serves as the president with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), Winchester, Virginia, and he is coauthor of The Christian's Guide to Worry-Free Money Management. He has been an author of the Zondervan tax guides for 28 years has authored or coauthored many other books, including TRUST, Lessons From the Nonprofit Boardroom, and Lessons From the Church Boardroom. Michael Martin is an attorney with a Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Regent University Law Review, and has an undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University. He is passionate about helping churches and other Christ-centered organizations comply with ECFA standards. He currently serves as vice president and legal counsel for ECFA, Winchester, Virginia. John Van Drunen is an attorney and a certified public accountant with a Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law and accounting degree from Anderson University. He has devoted much of his time to working in tax-exempt tax policy and other nonprofit related matters. He currently serves as executive vice president and general counsel for ECFA, Winchester, Virginia.