Contribution Guidelines
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Type of Contribution |
Report in year |
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2024 |
2025 |
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Cash |
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Cash donations/offerings received by December 31 |
X |
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Checks |
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Checks written in December 2024 and deposited in the mail and postmarked in December 2024 but not received by the church until January 2025 |
X |
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Checks were written in December 2024 and deposited in the church offering in January 2025 |
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X |
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Checks written and deposited in church offering in January 2025 but “backdated” to December 2024 |
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X |
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Checks written and deposited in church offering in December 2024 but “postdated” to January 2025 |
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X |
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Checks written in December 2024 but not postmarked until January 2025 and not received by the church until January 2025 |
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X |
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Credit Cards |
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Credit Card tithe envelopes received and processed by December 31, 2024 |
X |
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Credit Card tithe envelopes postmarked in December 2024 and received in January 2025 |
X |
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Online Giving (Adventistgiving) |
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Online Giving processed by December 31, 2024, but posted in Bank Account in January 2025 |
X |
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Please announce the following to your church members (in the church bulletin, on screen, online, etc.):
Important Notice: To ensure the deductibility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2024 income tax return until you have received a written acknowledgment of your contributions from the church. Some of your contributions may not be tax-deductible if you file your tax return before receiving a written acknowledgment of your contributions from the church.
Annual Reporting Requirements for Payments to Independent Contractors
Please obtain the EIN or Social Security Number and Address of independent contractors paid by the church to perform services (see form W-9). This information will be needed to prepare the 1099 Forms that are due to the contractors and the IRS by January 31, 2025.
Please contact the Auditing Department at the Conference Office for assistance with the preparation of these forms as indicated in the 1099 Verification Form - (559) 347-3146 or auditassist@cccsda.org.
