You set your ministry up as a part time home business.
Actually you can, not under a charitable contribution, but as a business expense.
Please pray tell how that is done because as a tax preparer I would like to know.[/quote]
Actually you can, not under a charitable contribution, but as a business expense.
In addition, you can write of the cost of your housing, even if you own your own home:
http://www.jewcy.com/jewish-religion-and-beliefs/home_church_means_big_tax_breaks[/quote]
Let's assume the IRS would accept your ministry as a part time business you would have to show you were running your business to turn a profit and I don't see how one could do that. There are special tax laws for minsters but minsters have to be ordained from a credited seminary and work for a 501(C)3 church. It's highly unlikely that the IRS would accept a home ministry and church as a 501(C)3 or business as the potential for profit is not there.
