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File the initial registration form (Form CT-1) with the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts. The initial registration must be renewed annually, is required for the majority of nonprofit public benefit corporations, and must be filed within 30 days after receipt of assets.

By definition, that is a non-commercial, hence nonprofit, nature of operations. So, yes?a church is a nonprofit. Now that we've established that a church is a nonprofit, we must now answer the question of whether or not a church is a 501(c)(3).

Registering for a Business License Churches in California are exempted from paying both a gross receipts tax and a business license processing fee. However, they still require a business license. Still, they're classified as non-profit ?religious corporations? under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

For federal tax purposes, a church is any recognized place of worship?including synagogues, mosques, and temples?regardless of its adherents' faith or religious belief. The IRS automatically recognizes churches as 501(c) (3) charitable organizations if they meet the IRS requirements.

After completing its bylaws and statement of belief, the church founders must go through the process of incorporation. This process ends with the receipt of a certificate of formation, which approves the church to operate in the state of California.

The owner/lessor may file a Lessor's Exemption Claim form (BOE-263). The user/lessee church must complete the affidavit stating that the user/lessee church uses the property only for religious worship.