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titleAssociate Expenses

Associate Expenses

Associates are volunteers who have been approved to conduct ministry on behalf of Reliant. Expenses incurred by Reliant associates should meet the general criteria outlined in this standard. Associates are not eligible for any expense recovery that has a taxable component or that is submitted for recovery through a support goal. 

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title90 day Eligibility Extension for Taxable Expenses for Associates who are Pre-Employed Field Staff

Some Reliant field staff (particularly those who are preparing to move internationally) work as non-employees or "pre-employed" status for a short period of time while they raise funds to build up the balance in the MTD account they are responsible for with Reliant. In this circumstance, the field staff clearly intends to become a full-time Reliant employee in the near future.  

With the confirmation of the expected hire date already set in place with Reliant (which must be within 90 days of the purchase date of the "taxable" items in order to qualify), Reliant will allow an Associate field staff to purchase a taxable item with the expectation that it can be recovered through an ERB after being officially hired (and working over 20 hours). The ERB should be submitted upon being hired, and the receipt date should be no more than 90 dates before the hire date. The recovery of the taxable item amounts will not be paid out until the field staff is officially hired and receives a paycheck, thus satisfying Reliant's Standard and our obligation to report the value of the items as taxable income to the IRS.

Note

Key Change to the Standard: This was only offered to International Associates in the past. It is now offered to all Associates. 



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titleFamily Expenses

Family Expenses

Expenses incurred related to a Reliant employee's family members (spouses that are not also a Reliant employee/associate and/or children) that coincide with a field staff's job or ministry may potentially be eligible for recovery but typically only as a taxable expense. As a reminder, Reliant currently offers Child-Care Reimbursement through our Cafeteria Plan (tax-saving benefit). 

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titleNon-Employed Spouse Expenses

If a spouse is not employed or an associate with Reliant and the presence of the spouse is necessary or requested by the local church or ministry, any eligible expenses will be taxable and recovered through an ERB submitted by the Reliant field worker.


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titleChildren Expenses

Family can be instrumental in daily ministry activities and are encouraged to participate in specific family-friendly activities. For children's expenses to be eligible for recovery through an ERB, a child must have resided in the home for at least half the year and is either:

  • Under the age of 19 at the end of the year in which the event occurs
  • Under the age of 24 at the end of the year in which the event occurs and is a full-time student
  • A child with permanent disabilities who relies on you daily

As a reminder, Reliant currently offers Child-Care Reimbursement through our Cafeteria Plan (tax-saving benefit). 


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titleProject Fund Expenses

Project Fund Expenses

In addition to individual MTD accounts, Reliant also manages funds for ministries, non-profits, and churches. When an expense is not directly related to a field staff's specific job role but is more closely aligned to a project or ministry, a project fund Reimbursement can be submitted. Reimbursements from a project require all the same documentation as those from an MTD account and are processed according to the same submission deadlines. Project fund reimbursements also require approval by a designated signer for the fund. 

These types of Reimbursements are paid directly from the project fund based on available funds and the order in which they were received. The MTD account balance the field staff is responsible for does not incur the expense for these reimbursed costs (therefore, the order of pay from the MTD account does not apply), so it is possible for an employee who has back pay and back Reimbursements to receive payment for a Reimbursement that was submitted to be paid from a project fund. Reliant pays project fund Reimbursements if there are available funds in the project fund. A project fund can accumulate back Reimbursements. 

If an expense submitted through a project fund will be owned, stored, and considered solely the property of the church/ministry (with no personal usage by the individual submitting the request), then the expenses are attributable to the church/ministry, which is not taxed for expenses that are usually fully or partially taxed to the field staff MTD fund. 

If an expense is not for an item that will be considered the sole property of the church/ministry, then a field staff can still specify that the project fund (rather than an MTD account) should be the source of funds for a Reimbursement or ERB. In the case of an ERB, the taxable expenditure (including expenses with a partial taxable component) is processed similarly to ERBs funded through MTD accounts. The ERB for project funds can only be routed through a paid employee's payroll; therefore, Reliant associates may not request an expense recovery using a project fund for payment for any taxable expenditures. 


Note

Key Change to the Standard: In the past, Project Funds could not be used to submit expenses that had a taxable component. 


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