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If you were paid on a W-2, then after entering the W-2, check the box for "religious wages" on the page of special circumstances. You will then be asked about her housing allowance and housing expenses, and you will be asked how to pay self-employment tax. One of the choices is that you have an approved form 4361 exemption.
If you are paid on a 1099 – MISC form, then you need to use business code 813000 when you set up your schedule C. This is a code that includes charitable organizations and will trigger a question about your housing allowance, housing expenses, and payment of self-employment tax. You can again select that you have the 4361 exemption.
I cannot find "special circumstances"or "religious wages" on my Turbotax after entering the W-2.
In Turbotax, enter your W-2 as-is, then on the page for special circumstances, check the box for "religious wages". You will be asked if you have a housing allowance, and the program will generate a schedule SE to assess self-employment tax.
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To enter your parsonage or housing allowance on your W-2, follow the steps below. These instructions will work if your housing allowance is included in box 1 of your W-2. If it's not in box 1, it may result in an over adjustment of income.
When you see the Your W-2 info so far screen, select Edit to view your W-2 information. If the Box 1 amount hasn't been adjusted for your housing allowance, enter a Line 21 adjustment to income. Here's how:
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