Enter unused housing allowance income

Per IRS Publication 517, when housing allowances aren't included on Form W-2, Box 1, and amounts received equal greater than actual costs, report the excess on Form 1040, line 1.
Follow these steps to enter unused housing allowance income.
  1. If reported on Form W-2, enter the total housing allowance received in the
    W2
    screen,
    Box 14
    .
  2. If not reported on Form W-2, enter the total in the Parsonage or Allowance Housing Information section of the
    Clergy
    screen in the Taxes folder.
  • Amounts entered in the
    Fair rental value of parsonage provided by church
    field transfer to Clergy Worksheet 1, line 3a.
  • Amounts entered in the
    Parsonage allowance (Force)
    field transfer to Clergy Worksheet 1, line 4a.
  • The excess housing allowance calculates on Clergy Worksheet 1, line 4i.
  • The excess utilities allowance calculates on Clergy Worksheet 1, line 3e.
  • Excess allowance transfers to Form 1040, line 1.

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