tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post7683467200021599152..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: Better get it right in your church's giving acknowledgementsWilliam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-44584642056167235302012-12-06T19:02:49.490-05:002012-12-06T19:02:49.490-05:00The GA guidestones are about 45 minutes from me. I...The GA guidestones are about 45 minutes from me. I will pass on the conspiracy stuff.William Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-8499424046333795662012-12-06T11:25:51.827-05:002012-12-06T11:25:51.827-05:00All a part of the plan to put the clamps on the ch...All a part of the plan to put the clamps on the churches and to bring them to heel to the state. The folks with the great sense of insecurity are now in charge of the world, and, as they grow more insecure, we will find the rules grow more onerous. What4 will really stick in our craw is to find that they think we are using up their resources, and that it is time for us "useless eaters,&Dr. James Willinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813835260250606422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-8496777439232289062012-12-05T19:06:15.019-05:002012-12-05T19:06:15.019-05:00I got carried away with brevity. I have fixed the ...I got carried away with brevity. I have fixed the quotation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318761483549322086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-10182483395371279402012-12-05T16:55:56.068-05:002012-12-05T16:55:56.068-05:00Thanks for the link. By the way the sentence you ...Thanks for the link. By the way the sentence you quote has an error, that I noted in the actual post. The rule applies to donations of $250 or more, not greater than $250. Subtleties like that always drive me crazy, but they can be important sometimes.Peter Reilly CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199307021804040667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-51926829412273274272012-12-05T16:55:36.571-05:002012-12-05T16:55:36.571-05:00Thanks for the link. By the way the sentence you ...Thanks for the link. By the way the sentence you quote has an error, that I noted in the actual post. The rule applies to donations of $250 or more, not greater than $250. Subtleties like that always drive me crazy, but they can be important sometimes.Peter Reilly CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199307021804040667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-65480062493107643512012-12-05T14:35:55.363-05:002012-12-05T14:35:55.363-05:00Good post, William. As for Land's end-of-the-...Good post, William. As for Land's end-of-the-world comments, I tend to views such predictions along the lines of this: the doom is never as bad as the naysayers predict nor is the benefit ever as good as the proponents predict<br /><br />I'm sure doing away with the deduction would have an impact, but if tax rates were reduced along with it, I wouldn't have a problem with doing awayEd T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16626291412360863687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-46711418759372316712012-12-05T14:31:26.371-05:002012-12-05T14:31:26.371-05:00Our church has always been good about separating p...Our church has always been good about separating payments for ski trips, retreats, etc. from tithes and offerings. We also mail out giving statements that list all our contributions to the church and which ones are tax deductible and which ones are non-deductible.<br /><br />We thought we were doing well until we found out that our youth fundraisers were not legal according to IRS guidelines. Luke Tolbertnoreply@blogger.com