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For qualifying ministers, the housing allowance is an invaluable tax benefit—in fact, according to attorney and Church Law & Tax senior editor Richard Hammar, it’s “the most important tax benefit available to ministers.” In October 2017, however, a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled the ministerial housing...

30 August, 2018

The most important tax benefit available to ministers who own or rent their home is the housing allowance exclusion. To the extent the allowance represents compensation for ministerial services, is used to pay housing expenses, and doesn't exceed the fair rental value of the home, including...

23 August, 2018

Churches are required to classify each person that is hired as either a secular or clergy employee. This is a very crucial step in the hiring process. Clergy Staff are taxed differently than secular employees and this treatment is mandated by law. It isn’t optional,...

02 August, 2018

Many employers hire third-party payroll service providers to perform their payroll processing functions and tax-related duties, including making employment tax deposits. Watch Monitoring your outsourced payroll duties on EFTPS to learn about: Using an EFTPS Inquiry PIN to monitor tax deposits The benefits of creating a...

31 July, 2018

In the complicated world of ministerial pay, it is important to know that pastors and other ordained employees can receive a certain amount of money in compensation for basic living expenses. This is called a housing allowance, also known as a parsonage allowance or a...

24 August, 2017

Many businesses nowadays get in trouble for not properly identifying and differentiating employees from independent contractors. Defining what it means to be an employee or independent contractor can be tricky. According to the IRS, an organization must withhold income taxes, withhold and pay Social Security and...

04 April, 2017

As an employer, part of operating your business is complying with employment tax jurisdictions, making timely tax payments and filing the correct reports and returns. Depending on which state you are operating in, there may also be state requirements. To ensure that your payroll tax responsibilities...

22 March, 2017