I am clergy who receives a W2. I have entered this including my housing allowance listed in box 14 into the system. When asked about additional self employment income, I selected yes, as I have made some side income from preaching or speaking at churches. When I select that this income is from religious services and that it was clergy services, it asks again about my housing allowance amount which I already entered on my W2 and it has already calculated and charged self employment taxes for. If I enter my housing allowance here, it is as if it charges me the self-employment income on it again and increases my federal tax due by over $1000. This is before it even asks how much I made from these speaking arrangements. Is there something I am doing wrong? A way I can enter this income without the software double-dipping on my housing allowance SE taxes? It is only $500 of income, but before I can even enter that $500 amount, it is skyrocketing my taxes due after asking what my housing allowance was.
Thank you in advance!
