Earnings and Income

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>>>>> "David" == David Noll <dnoll@austinc.edu> writes:

    David> Dear Mr. Brown:


    David> In some cases the tithes do not go to the pastor at all.
    David> Sometimes they go to the church itself.  From there the
    David> funds would be distributed in the proper manner.  But it
    David> all depends on how a particular denomination defines a
    David> pastor's calling.  In the United Pentecostal Church, we
    David> believe that G_d calls the pastor to his profession;
    David> therefore, he would receive the tithes.

Well, since this is an Apostolic list, then taken within that context, 
and without further qualification, "church" would mean "Apostolic
church", and then in that case, the pastor would receive the tithe.  I 
was operating under the assumption that the list would understand
"church" to mean "Apostolic church".

You do introduce an interesting topic, however.  From a tax point of
view, is all contributory income classified the same way, for purposes 
of federal income taxes, or is it posible for a minister to receive
contributory income that is considered passive?

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