Clergy housing allowance

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March 30, 2022
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I am using the Home and Business version. I have spent hours trying to figure out why my clergy housing allowance is doubled. It is listed on my W2 - feel like the interface from paycor may have it burried in it somehow. And then when prompted, I give how much my housing allowance is and then on the SE adj worksheet the value is doubled. I over wrote it with the correct amount and got all the way to filing and it won't let me file. This year, I'm very disappointed in what feels like a bug riddled set of SW in this area!

TurboTax Home & Biz Windows

MaryK4

Level 15

If the amount is listed on your W2 you do not enter it again. See How do I enter a parsonage or housing allowance reported on a W-2?

Ministers can exclude from their income a rental allowance or the fair rental value of a parsonage that is provided to them as pay for their services. This exemption applies only for income tax purposes. The exclusion does not apply to self-employment taxes. For a payment to qualify for the income tax exclusion, the church must officially designate it as a housing or rental allowance before it is actually paid. A definite amount must be designated.

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mirvin4himAuthor

Level 2

This is still not 100% clear on the page you sent me to... Consider (what was steps 4 and 5 (shown below as 1,2))

On the following screen, choose Clergy and select Continue.
Enter your allowance on the Okay, Tell Us About your Clergy Housing screen. For Qualifying Expenses, enter the lesser of:

It doesn't say any thing about not entering the amount if on your W2... feels confusing at best ... Anyway, thanks for the help...