Also, you are probably not really self-employed. Most pastors are common law employees and must receive a W-2, even though for income tax purposes you pay self-employment tax rather than being subjected to FICA withholding. Being a common law employee has other implications; your church must follow wage and hour laws, laws on documenting pay and paychecks (this is a biggie in NY for example) and other things.
You will want to read this.
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