DianeW
Expert Alumni

Business & farm

You should select number 4. Pay self-employment tax on wages and housing allowance.  It is assumed that as a clergy employee, the employer is not withholding social security or medicare tax on any part of your income.

If you receive a W2, which includes your housing allowance then this is the correct selection.  If you have no wages in box 1 then you can put $1(one dollar) so that the software can understand the information.  A zero for wages will cause complications for E-file.

Review your W2 entry and use the images attached to assist, click to enlarge and view.

  1. Sign into your TurboTax Account
  2. Select Federal, in the black navigation bar on left
  3. In the search box, upper right, type w2 > jump to w2
  4. Continue to view your entries.