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If 100% of your compensation is a properly designated housing allowance (meaning it was designated in advance and in writing by the board) then you don't get any tax forms. They should just issue you a letter stating the amount of housing allowance for your records.
You will need turbotax self-employed (online) or Deluxe or higher (CD or download). Enter that you have a small business. Use code 813000, that will bring up a question to enter your housing allowance. If you have cash side income such as honoraria for weddings and funerals, enter that as additional cash income not on a 1099-MISC.
You will not be allowed to deduct any work-related expenses such as mileage or supplies that you paid for since all your compensation is income-tax exempt (called the Deason rule).
If the housing allowance was not designated in advance and in writing then it's taxable compensation and you should receive a W-2. Although clergy are treated as self employed for some tax purposes, if you answer to the church (via direct election or a board) or if you answer to a denomination, you are a common law employee and should have a W-2 (except in the case when 100% of your compensation is a housing allowance.)
You and the church probably need this http://www.ecfa.org/PDF/2016-Preparing-Tax-Returns-For-Clergy.pdf
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