For those who are not in the USA and do not know about this, our government seemed to think that rather than addressing energy issues directly and the rising costs of food, transportation, and mortgages, that they would place a sum of cash in our pockets to 'strengthen' the economy.
As with most plans of this type, it is a "Band Aid" to cover an amputation, so to speak... but we are being forced to accept $300.00 to $600.00 per tax payer without the ability to reject it.
In my case, it went into a deferred account to help offset the costs of the ministry. We are not a revenue generating ministry under ANY circumstances and are not registered as a non-profit organization. So all of our expenses are out-of-pocket and not tax deductable.
Oh, well, it may come in handy someday...
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