Is the Trust a tax preparation firm or a law firm?

No. The Trust is an ecclesiastical private trust — a covenant fellowship under Yahweh’s authority. It is not a 501(c) organization, not a state-chartered church, not a marketplace of services. We do not give tax advice or legal advice. Members remain solely responsible for the application of any guidance received within these walls.

What does covenant membership include?

One ongoing covenant offering carries everything: shepherding through the journey at the pace Yahweh sets, encrypted private records in the Vault, weekly fellowship, prayer, and the ministry’s ecclesiastical covering. The Trust stands with the household, not above it.

What are the two stages of the journey?

Stage 1 — The Coming Out is the answering of Yahweh’s call. The household begins to walk by His lawful weights and true scales rather than Babylon’s. With a steward, in prayer and conversation, the patterns of debt, anxious provision, and material striving slowly give way to simplicity, generosity, and trust.

Stage 2 — The Crossing Over is the deeper crossing — for those Yahweh draws further. It is walked privately, household by household, in conversation with a steward who has walked before. The Trust’s covering attends every step. The particulars are not published; they are covenant matters, opened in due season.

Both stages are walked under one covenant. Stage 2 may be entered at the start, or in due season — whenever Yahweh’s hour for it has come.

Why two stages?

The Exodus pattern itself is two-fold. Israel first came out of Egypt — the Coming Out. Forty years later, a remnant crossed the Jordan into the Land — the Crossing Over. One Passover lamb covered both. The Trust mirrors that pattern. The same covenant membership carries you through both stages, walked at whatever timing Yahweh appoints.

Do I have to walk Stage 2?

No. Stage 1 bears its own fruit and is fully sufficient covenant standing. Stage 2 is for those Yahweh specifically draws further; many of His people will walk a faithful Stage 1 and never feel the call to the deeper crossing — in the same way most of the generation that came out of Egypt did not enter the Land. The Trust honors both.

What does “lawful weights and measures” mean?

It is Yahweh’s own standard, given plainly:

“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in measure: just balances, just weights… shall ye have.” (Leviticus 19:35-36)
“A just weight and balance are Yahweh’s.” (Proverbs 16:11)

The world’s economy runs on unjust scales — debt-money, hidden levies, fractional measure. Yahweh requires honest weights in commerce, in courts, and in covenant. To walk by His scales is to refuse the unjust ones. This is the heart of both stages, and the spine of the whole journey.

Why is “Come out of her, My people” relevant now?

Because John heard the cry spoken specifically for the last days, before Babylon’s fall:

“Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)

In every generation Yahweh has kept a gate open for His remnant. He keeps one open now. The Trust exists to companion those who hear the call.

How is this different from a regular church?

A church is generally a 501(c)(3) corporation under state law, gathered for worship and teaching. The Israel of Yah Trust is an ecclesiastical private trust gathered for covenant standing, household stewardship, and the walk out of Babylon. The two callings are not opposed — many members remain in their local fellowship and bring the Trust’s covering home with them. The Trust does not seek to replace where Yahweh has already planted you.

How is the offering structured?

The free-will covenant offering carries the road in two parts:

Stage 1 — ongoing covering, every year:

• $350 / year for the individual (or $30 / month for those who simply cannot afford an annual gift at this time)
• $700 / year for the business member (or $60 / month for those who simply cannot afford an annual gift at this time)
• Widow, orphan, or any brother or sister who simply cannot give right now is carried for free until they are able

Stage 2 — a one-time offering for the living soul, when Yahweh draws further:

• $700 one-time — for the living man or woman; Stage 2 applies to the soul, not the business structure
• Sow on day one of your covenant standing, or later when Yahweh draws further — whenever you are ready
• If you walk both stages in your first year, the total upfront offering is $1,050 for individuals ($350 Stage 1 + $700 Stage 2) or $1,400 for businesses ($700 Stage 1 + $700 Stage 2 for the living owner)
• Specific household matters that arise are walked case by case — suggested $350 per case; when a matter requires significantly more time or resources, your steward will share the appropriate suggested offering with you privately

The annual lump-offering is the form most preferred — it carries the work of the Ministry farthest. If the lump is beyond your present means, monthly is welcomed; you covenant before Yahweh that you do not have the lump at this time and purpose to give every month the best you are able. Members in greater abundance are invited to sow above the lump, that the widow, the orphan, and the poor among the called may be carried through.

Plus a tithe of restored fruit: when Yahweh restores fruit to your hand — refunds received, or any other increase brought back by His labor — 10% returns to the Trust as a cheerful giver, in addition to your annual gift.

What forms of giving are accepted?

The Trust accepts only Bitcoin (Native SegWit) and Monero. No fiat. No PayPal, Stripe, or card processors that re-open Babylon’s reporting hooks. Our gateway converts on the spot and settles directly into the Trust’s self-custodied Sparrow wallet — under Trust keys, never custodial.

I’ve never sent Bitcoin. Where do I start?

You do not need to understand Bitcoin to give in Bitcoin. Most members use one of three apps — Cash App, Strike, or Kraken — to buy the dollar amount of their offering and send it to the address on their covenant invoice. Once the account is set up, the whole flow takes about ten minutes. We have written a step-by-step guide for first-time givers: Sending Bitcoin for the first time.

If anything is unclear, write to apply@israelofyah.is before you send. A steward will walk through it with you.

Can I use Cash App, Kraken, or Coinbase?

Yes — any of those will work. They are simply the on-ramp from dollars to Bitcoin; once the BTC is in your account you withdraw it to the invoice address. Cash App is usually the simplest if you already have it. Strike often has the lowest fees. Kraken is the most flexible. Coinbase, Gemini, and most other reputable exchanges work too. The full guide is at Sending Bitcoin for the first time.

Note: in the United States, Cash App, Kraken, Coinbase, and similar exchanges report your buy and sell activity to the Internal Revenue Service. This does not change the standing of your gift before Yahweh; it only means the Service knows you sent it. The Trust honors that walk and offers Monero for those who prefer the additional privacy.

Is my offering refundable?

Your gift is a free-will offering, not a commercial fee, so the Trust does not operate a retail-style refund schedule. The seed is sown to Yahweh’s work and walks under His hand from the moment it is given. Pray and weigh before giving.

That said, if you sowed in haste, or the gift sits uneasy in your spirit, write the stewards at apply@israelofyah.is. The elders will pray, and at their discretion may restore the unspent portion of your seed in Bitcoin. We do not turn brothers and sisters away over a heart-grief about an offering — the covenant is not built on coerced gifts. “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7.

Do you issue tax-deductible receipts for gifts?

No. The Israel of Yah Trust is an ecclesiastical private trust, not a 501(c)(3) corporation under the United States Internal Revenue Code. We do not issue receipts that may be claimed as charitable deductions on civil tax filings. Give as the Spirit leads, weighed before Yahweh, and let the gift be its own witness.

Is my information private?

Yes. The Vault stores documents encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, in per-member folders, with an audit log of every read, write, and delete. Source documents in the Vault auto-delete one hundred and eighty days after your matter’s conclusion. You may request deletion of any record at any time.

Communication received in response to your application is private ecclesiastical correspondence. The Trust does not advertise members, does not publish a directory, and does not share contact records with any outside party.

Who are the stewards?

Stewards are covenant members who have walked the road and have been called by the trustees to walk alongside others. They are not employees, not contractors, not advisors. They are companions on the journey — one-on-one, prayerful, slow.

The trustees are the seat of the Trust. Their names appear on the Posture page once each has agreed in writing to be named.

What kinds of matters do stewards walk with members through?

The road varies household by household. Stewards have walked alongside members through correspondence with agencies, citations, the matters of inheritance and provision, household decisions, and the unforeseen things that come to a remnant household in these last days. Each is brought as it comes, weighed in prayer, walked one step at a time. The Trust does not guarantee any specific earthly outcome — Yahweh alone gives the increase. The covering is the steward’s hand, the Trust’s prayer, and the fellowship of those walking the same road.

Do I need to fire my accountant or change my tax software?

No. Members keep their current accountant, bookkeeper, or software. Quarterly estimated payments on Form 1040-ES, employee withholding, FICA, sales tax collected from customers, payroll taxes — none of this changes. The Trust handles only the federal and state income tax piece, through amended returns prepared after the original return is filed.

How does the practical filing flow work?

Three paths, depending on the tax year in question:

Path A — Current year, amend after filing. Your accountant files this year’s return on the normal schedule (electronically or on paper). As soon as the filed copy is received, the Trust prepares the corresponding amended return for that year: Form 1040-X for individuals, or the matching amended return form for your business entity (e.g. 1120-X for a C-corporation). You sign by hand, witness, and mail the amended return.

Path B — Current year, edit before filing. When you have time to plan ahead for the upcoming filing deadline, step in before your accountant or software finalizes filing. Have them do the preparation work but stop short of actually filing — you tell them, “I will file this myself.” Pay them for prep work only. Upload the completed-but-unfiled return to your Trust Vault. The Trust edits the return before the filing deadline so you can file the corrected version directly — no amendment needed for that year. This path requires at least 45 days of lead time before the filing deadline.

Path C — Past three years already filed. For the prior tax years already filed (the standard window for amending is the last three filed years, not counting the current year), upload a filed copy of each year’s return to your Trust Vault. The Trust prepares the corresponding amended return for each year — 1040-X for individuals, the matching X-form for the business entity. You sign, witness, and mail each year’s amendment.

What if my income flows through to my SSN, a C-corporation, or another structure?

The flow is the same regardless of how the income is structured. Whether the income flows through to your SSN on an individual return, or runs through a C-corporation, S-corporation, partnership, or other entity, the Trust prepares the appropriate amended return for each filing.

Everything else stays with your existing accountant: sales tax collected from customers, employee withholding, FICA, payroll taxes, quarterly estimated payments, bookkeeping. The Trust’s scope is the federal and state income tax issue only, on the amendment side. The rest of your business or household tax life continues unchanged.

Is there urgency to begin? Why not wait until next April?

Yes — both spiritually and practically. Spiritually, these are the gathering days; the watchman’s call is plain. Practically, matters that go through agencies have their own clocks. Amended-return processing at the IRS currently runs eight to twelve months from mailing. Beginning sooner starts that clock; waiting until next April (or longer) only postpones whatever Yahweh appoints by another full year. The clock begins when the matter is mailed, not when you decide.

What is the Trust’s testimony?

The trustees and stewards have walked this road for many years. We have seen Yahweh restore fruit, open doors, and bring peace to households that had been under heavy yoke. We testify to what we have seen of His faithfulness; we do not promise what He will do for any specific household. Each walk is His work, in His time. The Trust stands as a witness, not a guarantor.

How long does the journey take?

Stage 1 (the Coming Out) takes time, not minutes — most members walk it for many months as the household’s rhythms quietly reorder. Stage 2 (the Crossing Over) is its own season, walked privately at the pace Yahweh sets.

Practical matters that move through agencies have their own pace. Amended-return processing at the IRS currently runs eight to twelve months from mailing; other matters move on their own clock. There is no rush in spirit, but there is a clock in paper — beginning sooner means the agency timelines begin sooner. The covering attends every step.

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