Church payroll vs GA stipend

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2bizE
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Church payroll vs GA stipend

Post by 2bizE » Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:23 pm

A few years ago, long time First Presidency secretary Brook P. Hales was called at the age of 62 to be a General Authority Seventy. As a secretary he would have been a paid employee of the church. After becoming a GA70, I assume he continued to receive funding.
Is this a common thing? Does the church benefit from stopping paying a person as an employee and instead give them a stipend?

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Re: Church payroll vs GA stipend

Post by Red Ryder » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:59 pm

I’m not a Tax accountant but I think it would benefit both parties to put him on a stipend since he would no longer be considered a W-2 employee. It would save him from payroll tax withholdings as well as the church laying the employer portion. Although, considering the non-profit status of the church, a stipend wouldn’t matter to the church since they are tax exempt.

So yes, it’s probably a common thing.
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Re: Church payroll vs GA stipend

Post by Conman52 » Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:25 am

You gotta just Love the unpaid clergy !!
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