@aprcox20 Unfortunately, there is a minimum limit to what your husband has to spend so that he can deduct business expenses as an employee. It would be best for the church to make those expenses so that he does not have to take the loss. However, if these expenses are not based on his income and are from funds that you received (say from a planting agency) to start the church, you should be tracking that separately, and there are ways to account for those expenditures apart from your husbands W2 income. I recommend that you reach out to your denomination or church planting agency for tax advice on that. If that is not an option, then Google something like "tax help for ministers." There are some great organizations/ministries that know the nuances of ministry/ministers and taxes, and I bet they can help you for a minimal fee or even no cost.
