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Mass Stipends

jtkillackey — Fri, 01 May 2020 13:30:02 GMT

To whom this may concern,

I am a Catholic priest, and I have received income from Mass stipends. I did not receive any form from the diocese detailing my earnings, though I have kept track of them. How would I report this income on my tax return for this year?

Also, I have been using Turbo Tax 2019 (Home and Business), and it has been confusing trying to record tax deductions and expenses that I have had. For example, I thought I was just supposed to keep track of mileage for job-related trips. I tried to enter that, but Turbo Tax seems to think that I cannot do that, and then it proceeded to ask me a bunch of questions on repair bills and gas receipts.

God reward you for your help.

Re: Mass Stipends

Opus 17 — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:27:06 GMT

Are usually deal with protestant clergy, I’ll have to do some research to see if Catholic priests are different. One thing I don’t know, is, do you receive a salary? And this income is in addition to the salary or is this your only income? What exactly is a Mass stipend paid for? Also, would you be considered a member of a religious order who has taken a vow of poverty?

Re: Mass Stipends

jtkillackey — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:55:14 GMT

Thank you for your help. I was able to resolve the stipends question. We are supposed to log it under "miscellaneous income."