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Enter Form 1099-MISC clergy income (and housing allowance) as a self-employed business on Schedule C. If you report clergy income and your employer does not pay Social Security and Medicare tax, you must pay these taxes yourself in the form of self-employment tax or have an exception.

In TurboTax Home & Business edition, select your clergy business or enter a business profile for your ministerial services. Continue to or click Enter next to the Business Code line.

1. On the Business Code screen, verify your code (813000, religious organization is a common code), then click Continue.
2. On the Clergy and Recognized Religious Sects screen, check the I Need to Pay Self-Employment Tax on This Income button, and click Continue.
   NOTE: If you've filed Form 4361 or 4029 and it was approved, check the appropriate line.
3. On the Clergy/Members of Recognized Religious Sects screen, enter the amount of your housing allowance or parsonage allowance, then click Continue.

Continue through the business interview to the Business Income category.

1. Click Start/Update next to Business Income line.
2. On the Business Income screen, click Start/Update next to the 1099-MISC topic.
3. Follow the prompts to enter your Form 1099-MISC for clergy earnings.

Be sure to also enter any business expenses associated with your ministerial services.