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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2025 Group Ruling Available Now » The IRS released the 2025 USCCB Group Ruling Determination Letter and Memo. To view them: CLICK HERE
Monday, April 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) DHS Issues Alien Registration Requirements for Noncitizens Effective April 11, 2025 » The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a policy in re...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Q & A Institute in Transition: A Resource for the Journey » We are all aware that religious life as we know it and have lived it is in transition. Rather than a dramatic change, tran...
Monday, January 6, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) STANDARD MILEAGE RATES FOR 2025 » On December 19, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced that the optional standard mileage rate ( click here ) for au...
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Q & A - (Ministerial) Public Juridic Persons: Option for Sponsorship of Ministries of Religious Ins » This RCRI resource addresses the notion of Ministerial-Public Juridic Person as an option for structuring sponsorship of m...
Friday, March 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES 2024 » RCRI WEBINAR SERIES FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND LEADERSHIP OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES In 1985, NATRI initiated an annual seminar,...
Friday, May 28, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) EEOC ISSUES UPDATED COVID-19 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE May 28, 2021 » On Friday, May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded techn...
Monday, March 15, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) IRS begins delivering third round of Economic Impact Payments » IRS begins delivering third round of Economic Impact Payments to Eligible Members of Religious Institutes...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines » Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a document: Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-1...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) CARES Act Changes Deducting Charitable Contributions Made in 2020 » CARES Act Changes Deducting Charitable Contributions Made in 2020 As is well known, charitable donations to religious...
Thursday, September 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Guidance and Analysis issued to implement Presidential Memorandum deferring certain employee » Late on Friday afternoon, August 28, , 2020 the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued guidan...
Thursday, July 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) TAX FILING DEADLINE REMINDER AND NAVIGATING THE COVERED PERIOD OF THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM » Reminder: July 15, 2020 IRS Filing Deadline Religious institutes and their sponsored works are reminded tha...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) COVID-19: The Impact of Isolation and Confinement on Religious Communities » Currently in the midst of a global pandemic, we are experiencing a scary time in our world's history. And with this pandem...
Monday, June 22, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Latest on the TCJA and Qualified Transportation Fringe (QTF) Expenses Inbox » RCRI members may recall the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 does not allow deductions for qualified transportation fr...
Thursday, June 18, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Timely Topic - IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE? ADDRESSING COVID-19 CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT ISSUES BY RELIGIOU » IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE? ADDRESSING COVID-19 CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT ISSUES BY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES IN A POST PPP-...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) EEOC UPDATES WORKPLACE FAQ’s CONCERNING RETURNING EMPLOYEES » On June 11, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assista...
Monday, June 8, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) PPP Flexibility Act » JUNE 8, 2020: Members of religious institutes who are currently participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) s...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Treasury, IRS issue final regulations providing relief for certain tax-exempt organizations » Treasury, IRS issue final regulations providing relief for certain tax-exempt organizations WASHINGTON — The Departmen...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application » On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) issued its application and instructions for loan forgiveness under...
Thursday, May 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON PPP LOAN SAFE HARBOR RELIEF AND GUIDANCE ON GOOD-FAITH CERTIFICATION » MAY 13, 2020 – Earlier today, the US Treasury and Small Business Administration (“SBA”) updated its FAQ’s on the Payroll P...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Deposit of Economic Stimulus Checks » Several religious institutes have had a problem in depositing the economic stimulus checks. The issue is gettin...
Friday, May 8, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Timely Topic - LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES CONDUCTING BUSINESS MEETINGS REMOTELY » LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES CONDUCTING BUSINESS MEETINGS REMOTELY Since th...
Thursday, May 7, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SAFE HARBOR EXTENDED AND PPP DOCUMENTATION REMINDERS » Safe Harbor Late on May 5, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), in consultation with the Department...
Friday, May 1, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Your Chapter of Elections Has Been Postponed: Now What? » Prepared by Carole Shinnick, SSND – cshinnick@comcast.net Introduction In the world of a global pandemic,...
Monday, April 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND HEALTH CARE ENHANCEMENT ACT » As members may be aware, on April 16, 2020 the initial $349 billion allocated to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was...
Thursday, April 23, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) IRS, Treasury issue guidance for applying UBTI ‘silo’ rules for tax-exempt organizations by identify » IRS, Treasury issue guidance for applying UBTI ‘silo’ rules for tax-exempt organizations by identifying separate trades or...
Monday, April 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) NEW FAQS ON SICK LEAVE » On Friday afternoon, April 17, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service posted new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding C...
Thursday, April 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) APRIL 16 UPDATE: Latest on the PPP and Stimulus Checks » APRIL 16 UPDATE: Latest on the PPP and Stimulus Checks RCRI members may wish to be aware of the following...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Questions on Non-Filer Tool; PPP; and, Unemployment Insurance » There have been a few questions posed on the forum that perhaps a few words may be helpful? The New IRS N...
Monday, April 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) STIMULUS CHECKS FOR NON-FILERS OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES AND NEWLY- ANNOUNCED IRS TOOL » APRIL 12, 2020 : Members of RCRI may recall receiving on April 2, 2020 RCRI’s document containing highlights of the Phas...
Monday, April 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE PPP, EIDL AND PUA PROGRAMS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES » RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE PPP, EIDL AND PUA PROGRAMS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES Members may r...
Friday, April 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SBA Interim Final Rule Regarding PPP and First Amendment Concerns » Members may recall receiving two documents yesterday from RCRI regarding aspects of the Covid-19 FFCRA Act ("Phase 2") leg...
Monday, March 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) PRIVACY AND TRANSPARENCY ISSUES REGARDING CORONAVIRUS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES » Sadly, there are increasing accounts of members of religious institutes having been sickened by coronavirus. Unfortunately...
Monday, March 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) IRS Filing Deadlines and Forms, especially, Form 990-T. » In Notice 2020-18 (PDF) , the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced special Federal...
Sunday, March 29, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) CARES ACT STIMULUS PAYMENTS AND MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES » RCRI has received many inquiries from religious institutes concerning the recent Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Sec...
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