Question about entering housing allowance from two different churches as a pastor. Should the allowances be combined and entered as one amount? I have W-2's from both.

kevin-poole · ‎May 31, 2019

Opus 17 · ‎May 31, 2019

I'm not sure what will happen if you try to enter them separately. I think one entry will erase the previous one, since there is only one field for housing allowance and it is not linked to any particular W-2. I think it will work if you combine them onto the first W-2.

*Answers are correct to the best of my ability at the time of posting but do not constitute legal or tax advice.*

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Opus 17 · ‎May 31, 2019

I'm not sure what will happen if you try to enter them separately. I think one entry will erase the previous one, since there is only one field for housing allowance and it is not linked to any particular W-2. I think it will work if you combine them onto the first W-2.

*Answers are correct to the best of my ability at the time of posting but do not constitute legal or tax advice.*

kevin-poole · ‎May 31, 2019

Thanks. I cleared both W-2 entries and will re-enter them combined, since it seemed like it was only taking the second one entered.

Question about entering housing allowance from two different churches as a pastor. Should the allowances be combined and entered as one amount? I have W-2's from both.