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dadcowell
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Member Contributes Her Purchase

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A member made a purchase of food/supplies for a church function.
She handed me the receipt and asked that rather than reimbursing her for the purchase, could I just record it as general "giving" in her account. So her year-end statement would be increased by that amount.
Is this an acceptable practice, or does church need to swap checks with her?
Bill

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We do one of two options depending on what they want.
1. Write them a letter thanking them for the donation. This woud not show up on their giving statement.
2. Write them a check as reimbursement for the expense, then have them endorse the check to the church and give it back. this way it will show up on their giving statement.
I believe only cash can show up on the giving statement. But I may be wrong.
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FWIW ... I would go the 'thank you/gift acknowledgement' route. This satisfies the IRS, but also separates it from normal tithes since the IRS separates such giving on the 1040 form.
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dadcowell
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Thank you both for your responses. I take it that I cannot just increase her year end giving statement since the cash did not come directly to church.
And that I either need to reimburse her and wait for her donation or send her an acknowledgment letter.
Bill

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dadcowell wrote:
Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:26 am
Thank you both for your responses. I take it that I cannot just increase her year end giving statement since the cash did not come directly to church.
And that I either need to reimburse her and wait for her donation or send her an acknowledgment letter.
Bill
Yep ... and the letter is a much easier way to do it as you don't have to issue the check, then deposit it later.
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