Do Churches/Ministries File a Tax Return

[TakingDominion]

Question for our resident accounting/money experts (looking at you Tithesmeister). I'm reading on IRS.gov that charitable organizations recognized as a 5013c usually file a form 990. However, I also see that there are exceptions to this filing requirement and churches/ministries seem to be in the excepted category. Am I reading these requirements right? Do churches have to file anything with the IRS? Would a ministry organized as a 5013c be "excepted" from filing the form 990?

[Esaias]

Ask Kenneth Copeland. :)

[Scott Pitta]

As a retired church treasurer, I do not recall ever handling form 990. We did not send any church documents to the IRS about the church finances.

[TakingDominion]

As a retired church treasurer, I do not recall ever handling form 990. We did not send any church documents to the IRS about the church finances.

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[hometown guy]

Question for our resident accounting/money experts (looking at you Tithesmeister). I'm reading on IRS.gov that charitable organizations recognized as a 5013c usually file a form 990. However, I also see that there are exceptions to this filing requirement and churches/ministries seem to be in the excepted category. Am I reading these requirements right? Do churches have to file anything with the IRS? Would a ministry organized as a 5013c be "excepted" from filing the form 990?

We do not have to file however anyone that we have paid $600 or more to we have to 1099.