The following information may be of help in resolving your question as to your W-2 was incorrectly completed.
"Ministers for tax purposes must pay SECA taxes on their ministerial earnings unless they have properly followed IRS rules to opt out of Social Security, something few ministers qualify to do. If ministers have opted out of Social Security for their ministerial income, they must pay Social Security taxes on any income earned from secular employment.
Most ministers are employees for federal income tax purposes. But they are always considered self-employed for Social Security purposes. Unlike other taxpayers who are employees for federal income tax purposes, ministers must pay SECA taxes on their ministerial income.
No. A church cannot pay FICA for someone who is a minister for tax purposes. By law, ministers are always treated as self-employed for Social Security purposes and therefore are subject to SECA taxes on their ministerial earnings. Churches that pay FICA for their ministers are not doing them a favor — they are violating the law. When churches mistakenly pay FICA for ministers, they can cause errors in Social Security Administration records that may affect future benefits."
Ref: What should Ministers and Churches know about Social Security?
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