Retirement tax questions


@anonymousbadger wrote:

Ooh, this is an interesting workaround, and I might try it. 

 

I'm using the online version, so I'd need to split W2s. Why would I need to report Box 2 with the SS withholdings and not the rest of the income?


It won't actually matter how you split the box 2 federal withholding.  Most churches don't withhold any taxes, so box 2 will be blank for most clergy.  (It is not improper for a church to withhold in box 2, if the pastor submits a W-4, but it is less common.)