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You may see only the short SE schedule however TurboTax will incorporate the self employment tax on your clergy W2 and housing allowance. Use the information below to enter your clergy W2 and/or self employment as well as your housing allowance.
If you are paid through a W2, the housing allowance can be entered by using the steps below. Housing allowance should not be included in the box 1, gross wage amount.
If you are using the self employment business section or you were paid on a Form 1099-MISC, you should be sure to use the appropriate business code to enter the housing allowance amount.
For the principal business code, use 813000 (religious organization). After you enter that business code you will get a screen about clergy income. Select "I Need to Pay Self-Employment Tax on This Income." The next screen will ask you to enter the amount of your housing allowance.
You can go directly to the area to begin to enter your income and expense for your pastoral self employment.
The wages, housing allowance and any self employment income are used for SE calculations as follows:
To review your Form 1040 for the self employment tax you can use the following steps:
To use this tool while you are signed into your TurboTax account (online) follow the steps here.
To use this tool while you are signed into your TurboTax account (desktop).
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