@hjw77 ,
while I don't know a whole lot about clergy and tax, the fact that W-2 is issued kind of clouds the situation. I say this because W-2 implies employee status, the employer withholds FICA, Federal and State taxes. If your employer has indeed withheld your FICA taxes ( and contributed at 50% towards the FICA) then that amount should have shown up on boxes, 3.4.5.6 of the W-2 and the requisite amounts transferred to the IRS ( IRS then forwards the FICA/SECA to SSA. So something is wrong here.
My ref. here is --> Topic no. 417, Earnings for clergy | Internal Revenue Service
If it turns out that neither your employer nor you have transferred any of the total SECA ( 2 X FICA), then you do not need to amend your return. Just go to local SSA office and settle your accounts with them. There ois generally NO interest or penalty for this. But you should settle with SSA.
Is there more I can do for you ?
