Carol stream, il, a company founded by billy graham in 1956 and the publisher of print titles, online church leadership resources and a range of web. Sales tax issues for churches frank sommerville, jd, cpa. It also does not matter that the church paid sales tax when it purchased the books or that it is selling the book below cost. Sales tax issues for churches frank sommerville, jd. Generally, youre an employee if the church or organization you perform services for has the legal right to control both what you do and how you do it, even if you have. Federal reporting requirements for churches federal reporting requirements for churches richard r. Challenging the irs non filing requirements for churches.
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