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Enter self-employment tax minister wages and housing allowance

Enter minister wages subject to self-employment tax in the
W2
 screen in the Income folder.
  1. Enter
    1
     in the
    Wage code
     field to indicate
    Minister
    . The amount of federal wages automatically transfers to the Clergy Worksheet 1, Line 1.
  2. Enter
    2
     in the
    Code
     field in the
    Box 14
     statement to indicate Housing allowance, and enter the amount you want transferred to the Clergy Worksheet 1, Line 4a.
  3. Enter data in the
    Clergy
     screen in the Taxes folder.
  4. If a parsonage is provided, complete the
    Parsonage provided by church
     subsection. If an allowance is provided, complete the
    Parsonage or rental allowance provided by church
     subsection. Clergy Worksheet 1 calculates if there's excess allowance to report on Form 1040, Line 1, and the allowed housing allowance will be included on Schedule SE.
  5. If you don't report the information on the W-2, enter the amount of the housing allowance subject to self-employment tax in the
    Parsonage or Allowance Housing Information
     section on the
    Clergy
     screen. Amounts entered in the
    Fair rental value of parsonage provided by church
     field transfer to the Clergy Worksheet 1, line 3a.
  6. Amounts you enter in the
    Parsonage allowance (Force)
     field transfer to the Clergy Worksheet 1, line 4a. The amounts transfer to the applicable line of the SE Earnings Worksheet.

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