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The Risks of Renting Out Your Church Parsonage in California

Tax & Exemptionschurch house, Church income tax, Parsonage, Property tax

Renting out your church parsonage can risk your property tax exemption and trigger UBIT. Here’s when that happens — and how to protect your exemption.

Fund Your Trust, or It’s Just an Empty Basket

Trusts & EstatesBeneficiary Designation, Community Property, Estate Planning, Retitling Assets, Revocable Living Trust

A trust is like a basket woven for the people left behind. But a gorgeous, empty basket protects no one. Here’s why so many well-meaning church members have a trust that isn’t actually funded, and what to do about it.