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posted Mar 18, 2023 3:40:47 PM

I am a pastor. How do I fill out a schedule SE in Turbo tax?

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Expert Alumni
Mar 18, 2023 4:05:16 PM

You can follow these steps and TurboTax will guide you through the self-employment for your work as a pastor.

 

  1. Open and continue your return in TurboTax
  2. Search for business code and then select the Jump to link in the search results
  3. Answer Yes when asked Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
    • If you land on the Your 2022 self-employed work summary screen, select Edit next to your clergy entry or Add another line of work if you haven't yet set it up
  4. On the Tell us the type of self-employment work you do screen, type Clergy as the description
  5. Confirm that you work in clergy on the next screen and select Continue
  6. Select It's a main source of income, answer the rest of the questions on the screen, and select Continue
  7. On the Let's get your clergy and religious sect info screen, select if you need to pay self-employment tax or are exempt from self-employment tax, then select Continue
  8. Enter any parsonage or housing allowance you received in 2022, then select Continue
  9. On the Let's enter the income for your Clergy services work screen